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Russia take Switzerland 4-2 at hockey worlds

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 Perhaps the game’s relatively close 4-2 outcome in favour of Russia at the Ice Hockey World Championship was some consolation for Switzerland’s inability to hold a one-goal first period lead against a more physical Russian opponent. “We saw that we can play with one of the world championship favourites,” said Swiss coach Ralph Krueger. “That’s…

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Tracey Emin

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 “Tracey Emin: 20 years”, a major retrospective devoted to the controversial British artist, is drawing curious crowds to the Museum of Fine Arts Bern.

swissinfo attracts more Swiss abroad

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 Mediapulse, a market data firm for electronic media outlets in Switzerland, said on Tuesday that swissinfo.ch had 55 per cent more unique visitors in 2008 than in 2007. During the past six years, awareness of the site, which now covers news about Switzerland in ten languages for an international audience, grew from 14 per cent…

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Daniel Pezzotti’s Cellobration

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 In A New York Minute Daniel Pezzotti

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Migration drives population increase

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 The population density will increase, but the country wouldn’t become as crowded as the Netherlands or Britain. Immigrants will make up the bulk of the population increase, believes the Federal Statistics Office, which released the information. “We expect there to be more arrivals than departures,” the federal office’s Raymond Kohli told swissinfo. Foreigners, especially Germans…

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Die Orgeln des Berner Münsters. The Organs in the Cathedral of Berne. Heinz Balli.

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Pegasus: Heroes & Champions

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Pressure increased to set up abduction alert

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 The House of Representatives on Monday followed the Senate in pushing for closer cooperation between cantonal authorities, the media, transport and telecommunication companies as well as victims’ organisations. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told parliamentarians the federal authorities and the 26 cantons had agreed at a meeting three weeks ago to set up an alarm system…

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Pandemic scare raises Tamiflu resistance fear

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 The drug, developed by Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, would be one of the primary defences against a pandemic. Experts are closely watching the deadly flu outbreak that started in Mexico. The new strain of influenza, H1N1, is already believed to have claimed more than 150 lives in Mexico, and cases have also been detected in…

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