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The race that leaves the competition standing

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 Six-time Lauberhorn champion and local legend, Karl Molitor, takes swissinfo readers through the longest piste on the World Cup circuit. The downhill, slalom and, for the first time, a super combined event have long become early-year fixtures in the skiing World Cup and an important contributor to the local economy. “The Lauberhorn downhill and the…

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Orchester Reto Parolari

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New list of Holocaust-era accounts published

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 The publication in New York comes after months of negotiations, and forms part of a $1.25 billion (SFr1.64 billion) settlement reached between Swiss banks and Holocaust survivors in 1998. An earlier list of 21,000 names of Swiss account holders considered likely to have died in the Holocaust was published in 2001. Lawyers for survivors described…

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Davos mountains still work their magic

This content was published on Jan 12, 2005 As well as being the setting for the WEF meeting, Davos is a centre for research and claims to be the “highest altitude town in Europe”. What it is not is a typical Swiss ski resort. Arriving in Davos, visitors are often surprised to find it is dominated by flat-roofed rectangular buildings instead of a…

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Anti-money laundering laws to be tightened

This content was published on Jan 12, 2005 Proposed changes to the law include extending the list of crimes to cover insider trading and human trafficking. The finance ministry said on Wednesday it was looking to step up the international fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The measures will ensure Switzerland’s full compliance with recommendations laid down by the international…

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Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5.

This content was published on Jan 12, 2005

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Follchlore: Haekaurpe (Haeme, Karin, Urs, Peter)

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Aid chief recalls forgotten disaster victims

This content was published on Jan 11, 2005 Walter Fust was speaking ahead of Tuesday’s international aid conference in Geneva aimed at coordinating relief efforts for people affected by Asia’s tsunami. Fust, who is the head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), also told swissinfo that he wanted to see more transparency and accountability from donor countries. “In the past…

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Kapelle Setteretal-Buebe: Oeserigs ond Andes.

This content was published on Jan 11, 2005

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Camille Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 2 & 5.

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