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Swiss signal they like train protection system

This content was published on Aug 21, 2008 The Federal Transport Office said on Thursday that after one year in operation, the second level of ETCS – which involves signals being read from the driver’s cab – would be gradually introduced across the normal network of tracks in a simplified form by 2017. The cost is estimated at SFr370 million ($338.5 million). ETCS…

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upgrade 08 – Gallery

This content was published on Aug 21, 2008 Der Schweizer Fotograf Andreas Seibert setzt sich seit Jahren mit dem Thema der chinesischen Wanderarbeiter und ihren Lebensbedingen auseinander. Seine Bilder sind zur Zeit in der Fotogalerie CoalMine in Winterthur ausgestellt. Im Lars Müller Verlag ist ein Bildband erschienen.

Marazzi/De Maria sail past the podium

This content was published on Aug 21, 2008 The Swiss finished Thursday’s final and most critical race in Quingdao as runners-up, earning a fifth place overall. Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson of Britain captured the gold with 45 points, ahead of Sweden and Brazil. Marazzi and De Maria finished the regatta with 59 points after completing ten preliminary races and the final race,…

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Competition body approves beer merger

This content was published on Aug 21, 2008 The Federal Competition Commission on Thursday said there was “no sufficient evidence of a permanent dominance” by what will be the country’s two main beer producers – Heineken-Eichhof and Switzerland’s largest, Carlsberg/Feldschlösschen. Previously, the competition body had expressed concern that the two firms would unfairly dominate the market but after a review, said local and…

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New football coach gets off to a good start

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 The game, played in Geneva in front of 14,500 spectators, was a friendly. The score was opened by Stocker in the 8th minute, with Yakin making it 2-0 in the 27th. Makridis scored the only Cypriot goal just before half time. Nef and Vonlanthen were the scorers in the second half. The Swiss team contained…

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Many dead in Madrid airport plane crash

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 It’s the worst aviation accident in Europe in the past 15 years. Three days of official mourning have been announced in Spain. The plane, carrying 164 passengers and nine crew, overshot the runway as it took off on Wednesday afternoon and burst into flames only a few feet off the ground. It then broke up.…

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Celebrations in the Swiss House

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 Journalists, athletes, officials and Chinese Federer fans follow the exciting final of the men’s tennis doubles event from the House of Switzerland. (Pictures and text: Shao Dahai, Yang Xudong, swissinfo)

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The Locarno film festival – in a bag

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 Entrepreneur Nathalie Bonalumi creates stylish bags using screen material. Stars Anthony Hopkins and Christian Slater have one, as do cabinet ministers Pascal Couchepin and Micheline Calmy-Rey. The Piazza Grande is the traditional heart of the Locarno festival, Switzerland’s most established film event. Each year thousands gather there to watch movies on the giant outdoor screen.…

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ICRC gets green light to work in South Ossetia

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 The ICRC will be the first humanitarian agency to work in the breakaway Georgian province since the beginning of the ten-day conflict between Russia and its southern neighbour Georgia. “It’s very positive that after all these efforts we can enter,” ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger told journalists in Geneva on Wednesday after a three-day humanitarian mission…

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Hitzfeld era kicks off against Cyprus

This content was published on Aug 20, 2008 The friendly is the first with German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld at the helm and will be a useful warm-up and learning exercise before qualification for the 2010 football World Cup begins in September. Switzerland’s win over the Portuguese – admittedly a reserve team, since Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team had already qualified – was their first…

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