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Jodlerklub Noger Ausserberg: Typisch Noger.

This content was published on Feb 26, 2008

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Measles continues its forward march

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 It said in a statement that 358 new cases had so far been reported in 2008 – more than a third of the total infections registered last year. In 2007 1,081 people contracted the illness, with the highpoints being in July and August. Switzerland has been in the grip of an epidemic since November 2006.…

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Dog owners could face tougher rules

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 On Sunday voters in canton Geneva agreed to tighten the leash, banning dangerous dogs and requiring owners whose dogs weigh more than 25kg to have a permit to walk them in public. Although Geneva is a canton of dog lovers – 32,000 dogs live on its territory of less than 250 square kilometres – about…

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Lynx to send signals of his whereabouts

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 The lynx – the first discovered in the park for 25 years – was trapped on Friday before being anaesthetised and fitted with the device, which will monitor the wild cat’s movements. A statement said the lynx was a young fully-grown male weighing 24 kg. Blood samples were taken to try to identify where the…

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Cancellara trails Leipheimer in California

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 The eight-day event was won by defending champion Levi Leipheimer of the United States. Cancellara, who had clinched the prologue of the race, finished one minute 18 seconds behind Leipheimer. Britain’s David Millar took third place ahead of American ChristianVandevelde. Another Swiss rider, Alexandre Moos, came tenth. George Hincapie of the US won Sunday’s final…

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Construction numbers reach decade high

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 It said 43,570 units were completed in 2007 – a five per cent increase over the previous year – and 58,000 units were under construction by the end of December. The cities of Geneva and Lausanne in western Switzerland experienced large rates of growth while the city of Zurich and the capital Bern saw more…

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Beyeler shows painting in motion

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 On display at the museum at Riehen near Basel are several works by its most famous proponent, American artist Jackson Pollock. In total, the exhibition brings together more than a hundred paintings from all over the world. The term action painting was coined by United States art critic Harold Rosenberg in 1952 to characterise the…

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Marathon runner reflects on Tokyo success

This content was published on Feb 25, 2008 Röthlin, 2007 world championship bronze medallist, is now looking ahead to the Beijing Olympics this summer. Scores of fans and a chorus of cowbells greeted the athlete after he touched down at Zurich airport on Sunday – one week after his Tokyo victory. Röthlin’s time of 2.07:23 improved his Swiss record by almost a minute…

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Snowboarder heads for triumph

This content was published on Feb 24, 2008 Pesko has a lead of 600 points over her nearest rival, Soko Yamaoka of Japan, who came second in Gujo. There are three competitions left before the end of the season. Pesko has already won the halfpipe cup three times, in 2003, 2006 and 2007. In the men’s parallel slalom event Simon Schoch came fourth…

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Songs Without Words. Andrea Kollé, flute. Jasmine Vollmer, harp.

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