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Following the disaster that was Beagle 2, the ESA hopes its ExoMars Rover will be a good boy - swiss

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Sometime in early 2015, two parachutes and a glorified airbag will lead the ExoMars Rover, an autonomous robotic vehicle, toward a dusty and hostile Martian terrain.

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English Corner in Basel

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When I was young I was in a Zionist movement and we always talked about Israel, Israel, Israel. It was a dream of mine to get to know the country and the people. When my work gave me leave for six months, I suggested to my wife that we go to a kibbutz.

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Managers acquitted in Crossair trial - swissinfo

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A Swiss court has acquitted six former managers of the regional airline Crossair charged over the death of 24 people in a plane crash near Zurich seven years ago.

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The number of overweight Swiss children has decreased significantly over the past five years. - swis

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The number of overweight Swiss children has decreased significantly over the past five years, according to a national study.

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Researchers say greenhouse gases are at their highest levels for the past 800,000 years - swissinfo

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Greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane are at their highest levels for the past 800,000 years, according to a Swiss-led international research team.

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China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors

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China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people

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China welcomes Red Cross response to deadly earthquake but has yet to call for foreign assistance

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As many as 12,000 people have been killed by a massive earthquake in southwestern China, officials said on Tuesday, a number that is expected to increase.

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