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Berne vs Bern

John Minch, mayor of Berne, Indiana, visits Bern Switzerland and tells Thomas Stephens about common values and plans to build a 50m copy of Bern's Zytglogge clock tower.

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Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks all three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.

Berne vs Bern

John Minch, mayor of Berne, Indiana, visits swissinfo.ch in Bern Switzerland and tells Thomas Stephens about common values and plans to build a 50m copy of Bern’s Zytglogge clock tower.

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