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Swiss trial begins for ski guides after deadly avalanche

The trial of two mountain guides charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of six army recruits has opened in the city of Chur in Switzerland. The court was told the guides allegedly gave the go-ahead for the soldiers...

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Flow of H1N1 vaccines picking up in U.S., CDC says (Reuters)

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH) Dr. Anne Schuchat of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 41.1 million doses of H1N1 vaccines are either available or have been delivered but...

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Diego Giacometti -- Artist-Designer

Brother of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, Diego (1902-1985) worked for and with Alberto, only fully revealing his own talent after his brother's death in 1966. In 1925, Diego Giacometti went to Paris to join his brother...

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Alberto Giacometti -- A Retrospective In Geneva

New Show Launches At Musée Rath Sculptures, paintings and drawings by major Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) reveal not only the breadth of his art but the role of Geneva in his life. Many are surprised to discover...

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World Heritage Treasures In Switzerland

The UNESCO List Features Ten Swiss Sites Along with cultural and natural heritage highlights, Switzerland also boasts two UNESCO biospheres. UNESCO is the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

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There's gold in them thar Swiss hills

SURSELVA, Switzerland, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The new century's first gold rush may happen in Switzerland, says a Canadian mining company planning exploration drilling there. Murray Brook Minerals says the Surselva region in the...

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Grain Noble ConfidenCiel Sweet Wines

Swiss Vintages Made From Over-Ripe Grapes Grain Noble wines are natural sweet whites made from withered and botrytized grapes by over 30 charter-bound winemakers in Switzerland's canton Valais. mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm...

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Swiss lean towards new radon norms

Authorities in Ticino have been carrying out a large radon-measuring project (Keystone) Hundreds of thousands of Swiss homes are subject to higher levels of the potentially harmful gas radon than is allowed under World Health...

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Setting off fireworks in memory of the immigrants

Festa participants parade through the streets of Hepburn Springs (flickr/Lisa Gervasoni) The Swiss Italian Festa in two small communities in Australia has become a must for lovers of history and good food. Daylesford celebrate...

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Log cabin style chalet with golfcourse view

Log cabin style chalet with golfcourse view [Id: 14442] Log cabin style chalet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, in FLims Laax area. Sedrun Switzerland, Graubünden, Inn 4 rooms total, 2 floors, 1 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 Guest toilets,...

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