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Trends indicate “no” vote for road proposal

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 But there are no indications yet of voting patterns on the proposal to lock up violent offenders for life and a plan to change the law on rents. If confirmed the results, released by the GfS insitute for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, would be a blow for the government, which had backed the proposal. The…

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Swiss reject road proposal

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 Near-final results indicate that they have also turned down a plan to change the law on rents but have voted in favour of a controversial proposal to lock up violent offenders for life. The results, released by the GfS insitute for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation show, in the main, a clear tendency to vote against…

Swiss deal government a triple blow

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 They also turned down a plan to change the law on rents but voted in favour of a controversial proposal to lock up violent offenders for life – a triple blow for the political establishment. The results show a clear rejection of government-backed proposals and recommendations. Voter participation was about normal at 45 per cent.…

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British skiers’ prayers are answered in Wengen

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 If Wengen is not a little England in the Alps, it is as close as it gets. “The English tradition is still very strong here, both in the language and the clubs, and I think as an Englishman my heart rejoices at that,” says Peter Hawker. Hawker, archdeacon of Switzerland’s Anglican churches, has just led…

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Skiers told there is no room in the resort

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 Verbier is a prime example. Of the 28,000 beds in the village, just half are available for let even though they are occupied only a few weeks of the year. Where the chalets end in Verbier the skiing begins – up the steep slopes high above the centre of the resort. There is not much…

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The Jazz Label ‘altrisuoni’: Passion And Pleasure

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Plüsch: Irgendeinisch

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Expert says Europe would struggle against bird flu

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 Robert Steffen, head of Switzerland’s pandemic prevention plan, says the effects in western Europe would be catastrophic if the virus were to combine with human influenza. The bird flu epidemic has affected ten countries in Asia over the past few weeks. At least ten people, most of them children, have died after coming into close…

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Snowboarders threaten to switch flags in cash row

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 They have written to the United Arab Emirates, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Oman and Malta asking for citizenship – and sponsorship. The move has shocked the Swiss Snowboard Federation, which is currently enjoying its best season ever while the country’s elite skiers flounder on the pistes. Urs Eiselin, Simon and Philipp Schoch and Ursula Bruhin met officials…

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Schnyder loses to Clijsters in Melbourne

This content was published on Jan 29, 2004 Schnyder put in a strong performance in Melbourne, achieving her best ever result in a grand slam tennis tournament. Clijsters, who was struggling with an ankle injury, raced through the opening set and broke in the fourth game of the second. Schnyder fought back winning four games on the trot but Clijsters absorbed the pressure…

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