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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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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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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.

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