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Fasch. Concertos & Overtures. Kammerorchester Basel. Julia Schröder, conductor & solo violin. Giuliano Sommerhalder, trumpet.

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Close finish gives Swiss skiers two top spots

This content was published on Feb 7, 2009 Cuche’s second-place finish behind Canadian John Kucera in Val d’Isère on Saturday still made for a good day for the Swiss team. Carlo Janka took third to give the men two of the three podium slots. “I’m overjoyed,” Cuche said. “It’s super that it panned out again.” Other Swiss hopefuls didn’t fare so well on…

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New technology helps reconstruct complex car crashes

This content was published on Feb 7, 2009

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Vivaldi. Concerti per violino III ‘Il ballo’. Duilio M. Galfetti, violin. I Barocchisti. Dir. Diego Fasolis.

This content was published on Feb 7, 2009 Allegro. From Violin Concerto, RV 307 D. Galfetti; I Barrochisti

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Silver is Gut for Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 6, 2009 The 17-year-old finished the two-run downhill and slalom in 2 minutes 20.69 seconds, 0.56 seconds behind Austria’s Kathrin Zettel. Bronze in Friday’s race went to Elisabeth Görgl of Austria. US skier Lindsey Vonn led after the downhill leg – and finished the slalom in the quickest time – but was disqualified for splitting a gate.…

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“It’s up to the pope to apologise”

This content was published on Feb 6, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI officially rehabilitated four members of the Valais-based Society of St Pius X on January 24. Among them was Richard Williamson, who has made statements denying the full extent of the Nazi Holocaust. Küng also criticises the Vatican for following a more conservative line under Pope Benedict. swissinfo: First Pope Benedict XVI lifted…

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Skeleton rider whistles to world cup second

This content was published on Feb 6, 2009 Despite badly biting his tongue in practice and not knowing until eight hours before the start whether he would race, Stähli finished the course in one minute, 48.06 seconds. Canadian Jon Montgomery finished 0.53 seconds ahead. “I was fresh because I had to pause regularly during the training sessions,” said Stähli, who in practice had…

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Film star Blanc is dead at 89

This content was published on Feb 6, 2009 Blanc’s first film role was in 1939’s Wachtmeister Studer (Constable Studer), but her breakthrough came with the title role in director Franz Schnyder’s 1941 film Gilberte de Courgenay, a propaganda film extolling the Swiss virtues of freedom and independence. She went on to star in 31 pictures, including four with Swiss-Austrian director Leopold Lindtberg. Her…

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Will tough times drive Romanians out?

This content was published on Feb 6, 2009 While some young Romanians may be tempted to seek work elsewhere, on a visit to Romania swissinfo found little indication that they were keen to leave their country in droves. In late January, Romania’s centre-left government of Prime Minister Emil Boc’s approved a budget to ease the country’s deficit from five per cent of Gross…

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Fasch. Concertos & Overtures. Kammerorchester Basel. Julia Schröder, conductor & solo violin. Giuliano Sommerhalder, trumpet.

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Close finish gives Swiss skiers two top spots

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New technology helps reconstruct complex car crashes

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Vivaldi. Concerti per violino III ‘Il ballo’. Duilio M. Galfetti, violin. I Barocchisti. Dir. Diego Fasolis.

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Bad parents

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Silver is Gut for Switzerland

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“It’s up to the pope to apologise”

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Skeleton rider whistles to world cup second

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Film star Blanc is dead at 89

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