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Two paintings recovered from Zurich heist

This content was published on Feb 19, 2008 Cézanne’s The Boy in the Red Vest and Degas’ Count Lepic and His Daughters, the most and least valuable of the stolen works, are still missing. Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet were found in an abandoned vehicle in a psychiatric clinic’s car park on Monday afternoon, according to local police. The…

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Jodlerklub Herisau-Säge / Ländlerquartett Tanzboden: …oder au e so.

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Federer wins record fourth Laureus award

This content was published on Feb 19, 2008 The Swiss champion won his fifth straight Wimbledon title last season to equal Björn Borg’s record in addition to three of the year’s four grand slam tournaments. Federer was handed his fourth consecutive trophy during a gala evening on Monday at St Petersburg’s Marinski theatre. Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the many guests to…

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Same-sex unions mark first year

This content was published on Feb 18, 2008 The law – which allows couples to have the same pension, inheritance and tax rights and obligations as heterosexuals – has received some praise from gay rights activists, but there are also concerns about its effects. Moël Volken, executive director of Pink Cross – an organisation representing gay men – says the law is certainly…

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Public shows little fear of flu pandemic

This content was published on Feb 18, 2008 The survey showed that most residents do not intend to buy masks. Around half of the 1,011 respondents said they considered a pandemic unlikely, while a third questioned the value of such a measure. The health office issued personal hygiene recommendations last year. Besides stocking up on masks, these include regular washing of hands with…

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Tradition goes up in flames

This content was published on Feb 18, 2008 But although people like to think that their fire customs go back to pagan times, most of them are barely more than a century old. One very widespread custom is the burning of an effigy, often a snowman, at the end of the carnival held in many Swiss towns and villages around the beginning of…

Cancellara rides to victory in California

This content was published on Feb 18, 2008 Cancellara, who won the 2007 prologue of the Tour de France, completed the 3.4 kilometre course in three minutes and 51.2 seconds, almost five seconds ahead of Britain’s Bradley Wiggins. Tyler Farrar of the United States finished in third position. The Swiss rider, who is a two-time world time trial champion, said afterwards that he…

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Röthlin achieves marathon win in Japan

This content was published on Feb 17, 2008 Röthlin, the bronze medallist in the world championships in August in Osaka, broke his personal record by nearly a minute. “To be third in Osaka and then win here at a place where marathon is so popular is unbelievable,” Röthlin said. “I’m so happy I can’t put it into words.” Japan’s Arata Fujiwara finished second,…

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More podiums for snowboarders

This content was published on Feb 17, 2008 In the parallel giant slalom Roland Haldi and Heinz Inniger came second and third respectively, behind Austria’s Benjamin Karl. On Saturday Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov came third in the FIS World Cup halfpipe competition. Swiss skiers were not so successful. In the men’s World Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, Marc Berthod, who was lying third…

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“Every picture here is a piece of my soul”

This content was published on Feb 17, 2008 This why Rosengart believes that theories claiming a collector was behind the SFr180 million ($165 million) theft of a Cézanne, a van Gogh, a Degas and a Monet in Zurich last week are not plausible. An art dealer by trade like her father, Rosengart donated her collection of works by artists such as Picasso, Braque…

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