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It’s all go in Tenero

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The National Youth Sport Centre in Tenero (CST), in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, is the only one of its kind. It gets about 30,000 visitors a year. (photos: CST / Kurt Schorrer)

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Aid groups criticise mining industry

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The demand for buried treasures like gold, diamonds and copper has created a new form of colonialism, as the charities Bread for All, the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund and Partners pointed out at a media conference in Bern on Thursday. One in four mobile phones in Switzerland is made with raw materials from Congo, for…

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GARDEN & LIFESTYLE: Giardina Zurich

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The annual Swiss gardening exhibition presents unique garden landscapes, sophisticated lounge designs and the latest trends for your garden and terrace.

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The international city wants a more dynamic night life

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Law to encourage sport raises hackles

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The legislation updates a 1972 law which made it obligatory for Swiss schools to include physical education in their curriculums, and is aimed at encouraging Swiss participation in sport across all ages. The new law also proposes to set quality standards for physical education and provide federal support for elite sport as a means of…

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Senate promotes new integration policy

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The move comes after the House of Representatives passed a similar motion. But unlike the House, the Senate would like some general rules for integration as opposed to a separate legal framework. It also wants to give the cabinet the power to update the law on foreigners. Some areas being targeted include improving prospects for…

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Telemann: Music for Oboe. Heinz Holliger

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 Fantasia no. 1 in A Major Heinz Holliger, oboe

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Kylie’s Aphrodite tour charms in Zurich

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 Eighteen dancers as well as a group of acrobats accompanied the diminutive singer for the Las Vegas cabaret-style show at the Hallenstadion. Some 8,200 fans enjoyed the spectacle. It began with the 42-year-old Minogue making her stage entrance in a golden shell, a nod to Italian artist Botticelli’s depiction of the goddess of love in…

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Unpublished Anker works sell for SFr650,000

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 The collection of 55 drawings, watercolours and oil paintings were sold alongside furniture and personal items of the artist in Geneva on Thursday. Recently discovered in a safe in Geneva, the collection had been valued at between SFr200,000 and SFr300,000. Anker, who lived from 1831 to 1910, is famous for his paintings depicting rural life…

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