Dienstag, September 16, 2008

Oldest wooden chairlift in the world. Last ride in Kandersteg, Switzerland. - swissinfo

After carrying tourists up and down the mountain in Kandersteg for over 60 years, one of the oldest wooden chairlifts of its kind in the world has gone into retirement. The best efforts of heritage groups were unable to stop its dismantling. (SF/swissinfo)




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Oldest wooden chairlift in the world. Last ride in Kandersteg, Switzerland. - swissinfo

After carrying tourists up and down the mountain in Kandersteg for over 60 years, one of the oldest wooden chairlifts of its kind in the world has gone into retirement. The best efforts of heritage groups were unable to stop its dismantling. (SF/swissinfo)




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Freitag, September 12, 2008

Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer returns home to Basel with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. - swissinfo

Thousands of fans gathered on the market square in Basel to welcome Roger Federer home and celebrate his success. After a difficult season, the tennis star is happy to return home with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. (SF1)




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Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer returns home to Basel with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. - swissinfo

Thousands of fans gathered on the market square in Basel to welcome Roger Federer home and celebrate his success. After a difficult season, the tennis star is happy to return home with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. (SF1)




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Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer returns home to Basel with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. - swissinfo

Thousands of fans gathered on the market square in Basel to welcome Roger Federer home and celebrate his success. After a difficult season, the tennis star is happy to return home with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. (SF1)




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Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer returns home to Basel with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. - swissinfo

Thousands of fans gathered on the market square in Basel to welcome Roger Federer home and celebrate his success. After a difficult season, the tennis star is happy to return home with Olympic gold and the US Open trophy. (SF1)




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Donnerstag, September 11, 2008

Cern is launching the Large Hadron Collider LHC to re-enact the "Big Bang". - swissinfo

The LHC is housed in a 27-kilometre tunnel beneath the French-Swiss border near Geneva and is the world's largest and most complex scientific instrument. It smashes protons at almost the speed of light, recreating conditions a fraction of a second after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago. (Cern/swissinfo)




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Cern is launching the Large Hadron Collider LHC to re-enact the "Big Bang". - swissinfo

The LHC is housed in a 27-kilometre tunnel beneath the French-Swiss border near Geneva and is the world's largest and most complex scientific instrument. It smashes protons at almost the speed of light, recreating conditions a fraction of a second after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago. (Cern/swissinfo)




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