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 Recruits die in avalanche An avalanche in central Switzerland has killed 6 army recruits on the northern flank of the Jungfrau mountain
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| Nov.9 |
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 $1bn sought in world bird flu fight The World Bank: up to $1 billion would be needed over the next 3 years to tackle the spread of the deadly virus
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| Nov.7 |
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WHO: Human flu pandemic inevitable The suffering will be 'incalculable' unless the world is ready
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| Aug.27 |
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 Europeans begin flood clear-up Downpours from Berne to Bucharest have caused more than $1 billion in damage in Switzerland alone
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| Aug.24 |
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Europe struggles amid flood chaos Rescue operations are continuing to help civilians affected by devastating floods which have killed 36 people
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Floods cause havoc across Europe  Romania: Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland | | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Coach plunges into ravine, 12 died Dozens of rescuers are using ropes to try to reach those trapped inside the bus
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| Jan.12 |
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 World polio cases rose by a third in 2004 The number of cases rose by almost one-third after a vaccine boycott in Nigeria spawned a resurgence of the disease
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| Jul.2 |
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Rain plays havoc with men's semis. London
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| Jan.4 |
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 Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm The Egyptian Flash Airlines from flying to Switzerland because of safety concerns
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| May.8 |
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 WHO: SARS death rate higher| SARS is killing about 15% of people who catch the flu-type disease | | |
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| Apr.16 |
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Hopes rise as SARS bug identified World Health Organization: A virus from the same group that causes the common cold is the cause of the deadly illness
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| Apr.5 |
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WHO: SARS cases over 2,400| 2,416 cases and 89 deaths have been reported from 18 countries | |
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| Mar.27 |
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 Electrical fire caused '98 Swissair crash Canada: A fire likely caused by a spark crept undetected along the insulation, giving the pilots no chance to save the plane
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| Aug.28 |
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$100bn cost of million road deaths Traffic accidents are to become one of the world's biggest killers, with pedestrians the most at risk
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| Jul.9 |
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Crash prompts air control shake-up The aviation authority has ordered the air traffic control centre to make a string of changes
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| Jul.3 |
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 Anti-crash system switched off A system was switched off when planes crashed over Germany. Only one Swiss air traffic controller was on duty
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| Apr.19 |
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Speculation grows over Milan crash Detectives are investigating the background of an elderly Swiss pilot. His son said 67-year-old father had killed himself
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| Nov.25 |
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Survivor hunt abandoned 24 people are have died in the crash of Crossair flight 3597
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| Nov.24 |
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 Plane crashes at Zurich| A Crossair flight from Berlin was carrying about 30 people. 24 died | |
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| Nov.20 |
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Tunnel crash driver had drank The lorry driver accused of causing the crash on October 24 in which he and 10 others died
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| Oct.25 |
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128 missing after tunnel blaze Firefighters are still battling through intense heat in a 200m zone where there are 20 or 30 vehicles
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| Oct.24 |
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Smoke hinders tunnel rescue
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 Tunnel inferno after head-on crash| 2 lorries have crashed inside the road tunnel from Switzerland to Italy, starting a blaze which has killed 10 people | |
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Jet explodes over Black Sea
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| May.19 |
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Trapped cavers reach surface  France: 250 rescuers worked day and night. 8 Swiss tourists have emerged safe from a flooded cave where they were for 4 days
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| 2001 |
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| Oct.25 |
128 missing after tunnel blaze Firefighters are still battling through intense heat in a 200m zone where there are 20 or 30 vehicles
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| Oct.24 |
Tunnel inferno after head-on crash| 2 lorries have crashed inside the road tunnel from Switzerland to Italy, starting a blaze which has killed 10 people | |
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| 2005 |
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| Aug.27 |
Europeans begin flood clear-up Downpours from Berne to Bucharest have caused more than $1 billion in damage in Switzerland alone
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| Aug.24 |
Europe struggles amid flood chaos Rescue operations are continuing to help civilians affected by devastating floods which have killed 36 people
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| Aug.24 |
Floods cause havoc across Europe| Romania: Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland | | |
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| 2004 |
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| Jan.4 |
Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm The Egyptian Flash Airlines from flying to Switzerland because of safety concerns
| 2003 |
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| Mar.27 |
Electrical fire caused '98 Swissair crash Canada: A fire likely caused by a spark crept undetected along the insulation, giving the pilots no chance to save the plane
| 2002 |
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| Jul.9 |
Crash prompts air control shake-up The aviation authority has ordered the air traffic control centre to make a string of changes
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| Jul.3 |
Anti-crash system switched off A system was switched off when planes crashed over Germany. Only one Swiss air traffic controller was on duty
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| Apr.19 |
Speculation grows over Milan crash Detectives are investigating the background of an elderly Swiss pilot. His son said 67-year-old father had killed himself
| 2001 |
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| Nov.25 |
Survivor hunt abandoned 24 people are have died in the crash of Crossair flight 3597
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| Nov.24 |
Plane crashes at Zurich| A Crossair flight from Berlin was carrying about 30 people. 24 died | |
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| 2005 |
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| Apr.17 |
Coach plunges into ravine, 12 died Dozens of rescuers are using ropes to try to reach those trapped inside the bus
| 2002 |
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| Aug.28 |
$100bn cost of million road deaths Traffic accidents are to become one of the world's biggest killers, with pedestrians the most at risk
| 2001 |
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| Nov.20 |
Tunnel crash driver had drank The lorry driver accused of causing the crash on October 24 in which he and 10 others died
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| 2001 |
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| Oct.24 |
Smoke hinders tunnel rescue
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| May.19 |
Trapped cavers reach surface France: 250 rescuers worked day and night. 8 Swiss tourists have emerged safe from a flooded cave where they were for 4 days
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.9 |
$1bn sought in world bird flu fight The World Bank: up to $1 billion would be needed over the next 3 years to tackle the spread of the deadly virus
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| Nov.7 |
WHO: Human flu pandemic inevitable The suffering will be 'incalculable' unless the world is ready
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| Jan.12 |
World polio cases rose by a third in 2004 The number of cases rose by almost one-third after a vaccine boycott in Nigeria spawned a resurgence of the disease
| 2003 |
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| May.8 |
WHO: SARS death rate higher| SARS is killing about 15% of people who catch the flu-type disease | | |
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| Apr.16 |
Hopes rise as SARS bug identified World Health Organization: A virus from the same group that causes the common cold is the cause of the deadly illness
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| Apr.5 |
WHO: SARS cases over 2,400| 2,416 cases and 89 deaths have been reported from 18 countries | |
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| 2004 |
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| Jul.2 |
Rain plays havoc with men's semis. London
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