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Simonetta Sommaruga, Switzerland's justice minister, said adopting the new rules would be a "serious challenge" for Swiss business, but expressed confidence that the Alpine state's fabled competitiveness would not be undermined.
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Glacier retreat is the prevalent pattern of the Andes, but the contemporary state of alpine glaciers in the Argentine sector of Patagonia seems to be relatively more favourable.
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It was the state's deadliest avalanche accident since 1962, the Colorado Alpine Rescue Team said.
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