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Ammann and bobsleighers come second

This content was published on Jan 10, 2009 Ammann, who remains the overall World Cup leader in the ski jumping discipline, scored 390.1 points on Sunday compared with Schlierenzauer’s 398. Ammann’s best jump of the day was 207.5 metres, but Schlierenzauer set a new hill record of 215.5 metres. After 12 of 28 events Ammann remains overall World Cup leader with 957 points.…

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Viletta delights Swiss fans in Adelboden

This content was published on Jan 10, 2009 But the surprise of the day was 22-year-old Swiss skier Sandro Viletta, who improved from 25th after the first run to finish fourth, missing out on his first World Cup podium by two-tenths of a second. Raich, who also won on the famously steep Kuonisbärgli piste in 2006 and 2007, had a two-run time of…

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Federer trounced by Murray in Doha

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 In the first set, Murray led the tiebreak 6-5 but Federer managed to hold out by winning three points in a row. After that Murray dominated to the end of the match. “It is disappointing to lose after the first set when things were going my way,” Federer said. “I just couldn’t give the knockout…

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Construction begins on controversial minaret

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 The white spire with gold trim and a blue tip will be located in an industrial district in Wangen, western Switzerland. Cantonal authorities last year extended the structure’s building permit, which was due to expire this spring. Communal authorities, however, claimed the permit actually expired in 2007, and some 3,500 people signed a petition against…

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Salt mines go into overdrive

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009

Driver takes fast track to Formula One

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 At age 20, Buemi will be taking on the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastien Vettel on circuits around the world. He told swissinfo he was ready for the challenge. After serving as the Red Bull team’s test driver in 2008 and finishing sixth in the second-tier GP2 championship this season,…

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This content was published on Jan 9, 2009

Free water debate fizzes in restaurants

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 Both in and outside Switzerland water is now regarded as an important source of revenue for restaurateurs. Everyone’s had the experience: ask for water in a restaurant and you will almost always be asked to decide between “sparkling or still”. Although this appears a straightforward question, it is also clear that what will be served…

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Influenza cases are on the rise

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 The Sentinella system, an index that tracks infection rates on the basis of information submitted by doctors and health professionals across the country, showed a two-fold increase from the last week of 2008 to the first week of 2009. Health officials say there are now 63 suspected cases of influenza per 100,000 residents. They consider…

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Swiss Post helps out Father Christmas

This content was published on Jan 9, 2009 Swiss Post said on Friday that its six-person team had answered 97 per cent of the 16,401 letters sent by children to the figures traditionally associated with bringing presents. The only letters that didn’t get a reply, and a little gift, were those with illegible or incomplete addresses that thwarted the team’s best efforts to…

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