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Daily struggle tests Cuban revolution

This content was published on Jan 8, 2009 Swiss Cuba experts examine the impact and future challenges of Cuba’s revolution at a time when islanders are struggling to cope with uncertainty and financial hardship. The very fact that this anniversary is being celebrated “is almost a miracle, a triumph for an island which has faced open hostility from the world’s biggest power over…

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Authorities find mother of baby left on train

This content was published on Jan 8, 2009 A 23-year-old woman living in Germany was arrested on Wednesday evening in Bavaria. She reportedly admitted to abandoning her ten-day-old baby in a cradle on a train bound for Baden on December 19. The mother’s name was not released, but authorities said she worked as a domestic servant in southern Germany. They would not name…

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Cisalpino trains taken out of service

This content was published on Jan 8, 2009 Rail passengers between Basel and Milan will instead travel on conventional trains leased from Swiss Railways and the Italian state rail company, Trenitalia, the firm announced on Thursday. Travellers will also have to change trains in Domodossola, the first station inside Italy, instead of the usual direct service. However, Cisalpino says this will only add…

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Mozart. Piano Concerto F major KV 459. Piano Concerto D minor KV 466. Christian Zacharias, piano and conductor. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne.

This content was published on Jan 8, 2009

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No apology from Geneva in Libya row

This content was published on Jan 8, 2009 “We have found that the rule of law was respected, that international conventions were not violated and in the final analysis, there was perhaps a problem of a lack of tact,” the cantonal government president, David Hiler, said on Wednesday. He added that the Geneva police would not be made scapegoats in the case and…

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Furnishing Ticino’s genealogical castle

This content was published on Jan 7, 2009 A substantial piece of the first page is missing; some of it eaten by mice and part damaged by humidity. Yet Willemse says even the entries on the intact pages are often incomplete or misleading. The expatriate Dutchman is a data recovery expert so he knows what he is talking about. In his free time…

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Visiting a winter wonderland in Schwarzsee

This content was published on Jan 7, 2009

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Ranchers’ rags to riches story

This content was published on Jan 7, 2009 Discover how Swiss-Italian immigrants achieved ranching success in California.

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Zermatt visitors demand snowy streets

This content was published on Jan 7, 2009 For the first winter ever Zermatt’s local authorities have cleared snow and ice from paths and roads throughout the picturesque mountain resort to help prevent accidents. But they have been met by an avalanche of complaints. Extremely cold winter weather and heavy snowfalls over the holiday period have left most of Switzerland under a thick…

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“We were transported to shore by the lice”

This content was published on Jan 7, 2009 Despite the appalling conditions on board the ship, Agen Heinrich, Pozzi survives the long journey from Hamburg to Melbourne following the route around the Cape of Good Hope. Life on board is “barbarous”, according to Pozzi. The food is barely edible, the sleeping quarters are no better than “stables” and the captain is denounced as…

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