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15May/120

Valegion mountainside collapse

A massive amount of rock broke away from the surface of the Valegion mountain in the municipality of Preonzo, Switzerland, on May 15, 2012. Authorities estimated 300,000 cubic meters of earth and rock slid down the side of the mountain.Photo credit: Reuters

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9May/120

Silent Majority by Milan Spacek

Swiss artist Milan Spacek's sculpture 'Schweigende Mehrheit' (Silent Majority) stands in a park in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, as part of an open-air exhibition featuring 80 artworks by different artists which kicks off in Bad Ragaz and Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on May 12, 2012. The outdoor show runs through the summer and much of the fall before closing on November 9, 2012.Photo credit: Arno Balzarini / AP

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7May/120

Building a railway under the Swiss Alps

Construction workers take a break from laying down track inside the NEAT Gotthard Base railway tunnel located near Erstfeld, Switzerland, on May 7, 2012. When completed, the tunnel under the Swiss Alps will be the longest in the world and is expected to begin service in late 2016.Photo credit: Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters

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6May/120

Shutter Island by Team Nine

Shutter Ísland by Team Nine
This is the first project in a series of hopefully many more released by Team Nine. Set in Switzerland and Iceland, Shutter Ísland tells the story of Iwan and Raphael meeting up for a fifteen day journey exploring the island in the North Atlantic. We knew that Iceland is also referred to as photographer's paradise so we packed some camera equipment and a plan for a video project. The idea was to capture the sceneries that we came across while driving and hiking, and to bring them home as a souvenir. Good memories.
Yours truly, Team Nine (teamnine.ch)

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3May/120

Sotheby’s previews 21.88 carat diamond ring

A 21.88 carat diamond ring is displayed by a Sotheby's employee during an auction preview in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 2, 2012. The pre-auction estimate for the ring ranges from US$1.75 to US$2.85 million dollars and the piece is part of a jewelry sale taking place in Geneva on May 15, 2012.Photo credit: KEYSTONE / Alessandro Della Bella / AP

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2May/120

The Blue Wonder – River Rhine 2012

Swimmer and adventurer Ernst Bromeis slithered into a patch of water through an opening on the ice-covered Toma Lake near the Oberalp Pass in Switzerland to begin his 'The Blue Wonder - River Rhine 2012' trek. Bromeis will swim from Toma Lake, the source of the Rhine, and follows it's 764-mile course all the way to the mouth of the river near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. If Bromeis completes his journey, he will be the first person to ever accomplish the trip by swimming the entire length of the Rhine River.Photo credit: Arno Balzarini / EPA

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25Apr/120

The Tour de Romandie race

Cyclists stay close to each other during the first stage of the Tour de Romandie race in Switzerland which takes riders from Morges District to La Chaux-de-Fonds for a trip measuring 184.5 km or 114.64 miles on opening day. The five-stage race concludes on Sunday with a 16.5 km trip through Crans-Montana in western Switzerland.Photo credit: Reuters

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21Apr/120

Bear cubs at JuraParc in Switzerland

A trio of bear cubs named Ben, Yogy and Zora seem to be holding a meeting at the opening to their den at the JuraParc (animal park) in Vallorbe, Switzerland, on April 20, 2012.Photo credit: Laurent Gillieron / EPA