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ARTS & CRAFTS: Ivories from Ceylon

This content was published on Nov 17, 2010 16th century trading relations between Portugal and Ceylon, today’s Sri Lanka, resulted in rare goods such as precious woods, spices, ivory carvings, gemstones and exotic animals reaching Europe. The highlight of the exhibition is a collection of exquisite ivory caskets embellished with gold and precious stones and fans made out of wafer-thin ivory, taken from…

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ART: Swiss Art Supermarket

This content was published on Nov 17, 2010 No need to pay a fortune for an original! Promoting mainly young artists, the Swiss Art Supermarket sells works of art at budget prices of Fr. 99, Fr. 199, Fr. 399 or Fr. 599.Your chance to obtain original works of art at an affordable price.

Switzerland against the world

This content was published on Nov 17, 2010 Is Switzerland so different to other countries? In a collection of part ironic, part sarcastic photos, Lausanne photographer Claude Baechtold searches for an answer. (Switzerland vs. the World, Editions Riverboom, 2010, Vevey)

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Barde: Alp

This content was published on Nov 17, 2010 Purlimunter. Schottisch. Barde

A hunger strike divides Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 17, 2010 Doctors have refused orders from the authorities to force feed him, turning the case into a modern Greek tragedy, one Swiss newspaper, the Tages-Anzeiger, wrote last week. In the latest twist to the story, on Tuesday the Federal Court rejected Rappaz’ appeal for his imprisonment to be suspended. Across Switzerland, everyone is talking about the…

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Rare pink diamond smashes record

This content was published on Nov 16, 2010 Sotheby’s said Tuesday’s buyer of the 24.78-carat “fancy intense pink” gemstone, set between small white diamonds on a platinum ring, was British diamond dealer Laurence Graff. Four bidders had competed for the stone, which had been predicted to fetch between SFr27 and 38 million. The previous record had been set by rival auctioneers Christie’s, when…

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Swiss graffiti vandal detained in Zurich

This content was published on Nov 16, 2010 A spokesman for the Zug cantonal police said he was suspected of having sprayed trains in a number of cantons since 2002, causing a total of about SFr200,000 ($200,680) worth of damage. The Zug public prosecutor had requested his provisional detention while enquiries were made. He is thought to have been active mainly in canton…

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Federer avoids Nadal in World Tour group

This content was published on Nov 16, 2010 Federer will be looking to win the end-of-year tournament, disputed by the top eight male players in the world rankings, for the fifth time. The other group comprises Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych and Andy Roddick. Unlike most other events on the men’s tour, the World Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament.…

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Seven: Unplugged

This content was published on Nov 16, 2010 On & On Seven

Swiss graffiti vandal freed from Singapore jail

This content was published on Nov 16, 2010 The 32-year-old computer consultant also faced three strokes of the cane for breaking into a train depot with an accomplice and drawing graffiti on two subway carriages on May 16. It was unclear, however, whether he actually received a lashing. An official at the Swiss embassy in Singapore confirmed that the man had been released…

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