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Alinghi sails through to America’s Cup

This content was published on Jan 19, 2003 Alinghi swept past the United States’ Oracle team, and will now face the defending champions, Team New Zealand, for sailing’s ultimate prize. The winning team, which is backed by the Swiss biotechnology billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, beat Oracle in their final race off the Auckland coast by two minutes and 34 seconds. The win gave Alinghi…

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Switzerland celebrates historic Lauberhorn win

This content was published on Jan 18, 2003 Kernen stormed confidently down the 4,455-metre run – one of the longest and most demanding – in two minutes 28.69 seconds. The win followed on from Kernen’s third place in Friday’s downhill. He was the first Swiss skier to win in Wengen since William Besse took first place in 1994. For Kernen, it was an…

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Jacques Christian Michel Widerkehr (1759-1823): Chamber Music. Omar Zoboli, oboe; Felix Renggli, flute; Alberto Guerra, bassoon; Jean-Jacques Dünki, fortepiano

This content was published on Jan 18, 2003

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Cable cars face hard climb to the top

This content was published on Jan 18, 2003 It is estimated that only about 30 per cent are financially healthy, with the remainder weighed down by a stagnating economy, the withdrawal of a government safety net and a lack of snow. The companies are a key economic force in the Swiss Alps, employing 11,000 people directly. Without them, few alpine hotels or restaurants…

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Swiss snowboarder clinches gold

This content was published on Jan 17, 2003 The 20-year-old from Thurgau impressed with a nearly faultless performance in the Austrian resort of Kreischberg. Keller put together a smooth run to win his first major medal, with Sweden’s Stefan Karlsson taking silver and pre-race favourite Steven Fisher of the United States settling for bronze. “I’m speechless, it’s a miracle,” Keller said after the…

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Fight against money laundering steps up a gear

This content was published on Jan 17, 2003 The new rules come into force on July 1. The commission said the new regulations were in line with the directives of the Financial Action Task Force – the Paris-based organisation responsible for coordinating global efforts to stamp out money laundering. “The ordinance follows international money laundering standards,” the Commission said in a statement. The…

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Bovet Moser Dougoud Quartet with Glenn Ferris: Time For Tolerance

This content was published on Jan 17, 2003

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Lauberhorn – more than a race

This content was published on Jan 16, 2003 More than just a race meeting, the Wengen event is now part of Swiss folklore and a welcome boost to the local economy. “The Lauberhorn is very important to the whole region,” says Wengen tourism director Ursula Mühlemann. “January is normally a very quiet month, but interest in the race generates around 30,000 extra overnight…

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Demonstrators allowed in Davos for the first time

This content was published on Jan 16, 2003 Organisers of the demonstration say they cannot guarantee that it will be free of violence. Security has been stepped up in the Swiss mountain resort. In previous years, unofficial demonstrations have been tolerated by the Graubünden authorities, but they occasionally degenerated into violence. This year, the main organisers of the demonstration, the Olten Alliance, say…

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Ländlertrio Ulrich-Inderbitzin: Urchigi Schwyzer-Musig.

This content was published on Jan 16, 2003

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