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Jimmy Johnson and The Chicago Dave Blues Band feat. Sam Burckhard, tenor saxophone

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Luigi Archetti & Jan Schlegel: Silent Surface

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Rey-Bellet takes silver at downhill championships

This content was published on Feb 9, 2003 And on Monday, Marlies Oester scooped the bronze in the women’s combined event, bringing Switzerland’s medal total to three. Oester came in 2.20 minutes behind the winner, the three-time Olympic champion Janica Kostelic, from Croatia. Second place was taken by the Austrian, Nicole Hosp. These successes follow on from Bruno Kernen’s bronze medal in the…

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Swiss vote for more powers for parliament

This content was published on Feb 9, 2003 Exit polls indicate that Swiss voters have accepted proposals to change the way direct democracy is administered. The polls, conducted by the GfS research institute in Bern on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, suggest that around 70 per cent of voters have said “yes” to the introduction of a General People’s Initiative. Critics say…

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Swiss pulls out of race for criminal court seat

This content was published on Feb 8, 2003 She said she withdrew her candidature after failing to garner enough support following 18 rounds of voting at the United Nations in New York. The Swiss lawyer said the move was intended to “help the remaining candidates” and avoid a situation where nobody would be elected. “Somebody had to make a sacrifice,” she said. Both…

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Switzerland scoops first St Moritz medal

This content was published on Feb 8, 2003 The 1997 world champion, Bruno Kernen, took bronze in the men’s downhill at the Swiss resort on Saturday. Austria’s Michael Walchhofer silenced the Swiss fans with his storming descent of one minute 43.54 seconds to take gold in the event. Norway’s Kjetil Andre Aamodt came second with a time of 1:44.05 while Kernen was just…

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Swiss architects design new London landmark

This content was published on Feb 7, 2003 The imposing Franc Laban Dance Centre is the first building in Britain to be entirely designed by the duo, who were also behind the Tate Modern gallery. The vast SFr54 million ($40 million) centre was officially opened by the British Secretary of State for Culture, Tessa Jowell on Wednesday. The team said the philosophy behind…

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Snow chaos eases in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 7, 2003 Authorities said many areas were still on high alert, although conditions were improving. Avalanches have triggered numerous incidents across the country, with four skiers killed on Wednesday. No further fatalities have been reported. On Thursday, an avalanche buried a restaurant in the resort of Flims in eastern Switzerland. Cantonal police said the building had been…

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Snow business in St Moritz

This content was published on Feb 7, 2003 One man is given more credit than most for starting it all, and his great-great-grandson has carried the torch into the 21st century. Johannes Badrutt is the resort’s strongest human link with winter tourism’s golden age in the late 19th century. The 38-year-old, who holds one of the speed records on the icy skeleton track…

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