Cluster: Swiss Identity

Concours International d’Execution Musicale Genève (CIEM) 1995 – International Competition For Musical Performers Geneva (CIEM) 1995

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008 1st Prize for Bassoon – Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lefèvre was born in Charleville-Mézières (France) in 1969. He was awarde first prize for bassoon and first prize for chamber music from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Further studies and master classes followed.At the time of the contest Lefèvre already was a member of…

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Going up

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008 For 30 years, Balloon Week has attracted thousands of curious visitors. This year, weather permitting, 95 balloons from 20 countries will take flight. The event runs until January 27. (Keystone)

Philippus De Monte (1521-1603): Motets, Madrigals & Chansons. Ensemble Orlando Fribourg. Laurent Gendre, dir.

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008

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Non-work accidents exceed one million mark

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008 A study by the Council for Accident Prevention (CAP) shows that half of the costs incurred relate to road accidents, although these accidents only account for one in ten of the total number. The study, carried out in collaboration with research group Ecoplan, also looked at accidents in sport, at home and during leisure activities.…

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Marcos Jimenez: I Thought About You

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008

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Jodlerklub Blatten: Fäscht im Dorf. 60 Jahre Jodlerklub Blatten.

This content was published on Jan 22, 2008

Culture

Church admits “complicity” in sex abuse case

This content was published on Jan 21, 2008 On Monday the Swiss Bishops Conference announced it would review its directives for handling suspected cases of paedophile crimes by priests. It comes after a high-ranking church official described as “complicit” the Church’s failure to denounce the priest to civil authorities when it became aware as early as 1989 that he was a paedophile. In…

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Lights, camera, action in Solothurn

This content was published on Jan 21, 2008 In his welcoming speech, festival director Ivo Kummer called for domestic films to be given more money, at a time of increasing tension over which direction Swiss cinema should go. The event, which runs until Sunday, includes 300 films, of which 114 are Swiss premieres. Documentaries have been given particular weight this year. Around 44,000…

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Study sees distrust between Muslims and West

This content was published on Jan 21, 2008 The study said most people in Muslim and non-Muslim countries feel a lack of respect from the other, and that on both sides media coverage is more negative than positive. In the West, political and militant Islam was often highlighted, while in Muslim majority countries, the West received only around six per cent favourable coverage.…

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Asylum seekers rescued from mountainside

This content was published on Jan 21, 2008 The asylum seekers, including four children, had got lost near Monte Lema in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino. Some suffered severe frostbite. According to the Ticino police, the family was saved by the fact they were carrying a walkie-talkie. Their appeals for help in English were picked up by an Italian amateur radio enthusiast,…

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Concours International d’Execution Musicale Genève (CIEM) 1995 – International Competition For Musical Performers Geneva (CIEM) 1995

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Going up

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Philippus De Monte (1521-1603): Motets, Madrigals & Chansons. Ensemble Orlando Fribourg. Laurent Gendre, dir.

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Non-work accidents exceed one million mark

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Marcos Jimenez: I Thought About You

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Jodlerklub Blatten: Fäscht im Dorf. 60 Jahre Jodlerklub Blatten.

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Church admits “complicity” in sex abuse case

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Lights, camera, action in Solothurn

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Study sees distrust between Muslims and West

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