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ART: Lust and Vice. 7 Deadly Sins from Dürer to Nauman

This content was published on Sep 24, 2010 The Kunstmuseum and the Zentrum Paul Klee devote an exhibition to the seven deadly sins, looking at artistic preoccupation with this subject over the ages and reflecting on the meaning of sin in modern society and how our culture justifies changes in values.

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Voters to decide on Bern culture centre

This content was published on Sep 24, 2010 On September 26, voters in the Swiss capital will vote on the future of the city-owned autonomous youth centre for the fifth time in 23 years. As trains pull into Bern station, passengers can’t miss the Reitschule – more commonly known as the Reithalle – just a few metres across the road. Covered in graffiti,…

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EXHIBITION: James Cook

This content was published on Sep 24, 2010 The Historisches Museum Bern dedicates a major exhibition to the great navigator and explorer James Cook (1728–1779). For the first time since Cook’s three voyages to the South Seas, more than 400 exhibits will be brought together from museums and private collections around the world.

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Reels begin to roll at Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Sep 24, 2010 The 11-day festival lasts until October 3 and will screen some 70 films and highlight young talent, particular in German-speaking cinema. This year the Czech director Milos Forman will receive a tribute for his life’s work. Michael Douglas, who stars in Oliver Stone’s new thriller about banker greed, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, will receive…

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Natacha: Startklar

This content was published on Sep 23, 2010 Startklar Natacha

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Swiss get good marks in obesity study

This content was published on Sep 23, 2010 A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published on Thursday puts Switzerland third out of its 33 member countries for the number of residents with weight problems. Only Japan and South Korea did better. In the OECD countries as a whole, half of all adults are overweight and one in six…

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Centenary celebrated of first transalpine flight

This content was published on Sep 23, 2010 The original flight ended tragically, when 23-year-old pilot Geo Chavez, having taken off from Brig, crashed on landing in Domodossola. He died of his injuries four days later. But the fact that he had made the crossing at all propelled him to international fame. Both towns have monuments to him, and the international airport in…

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Number of foreign residents continues to rise

This content was published on Sep 23, 2010 The Federal Statistics Office said almost two-thirds were from member countries of the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. Italians form the largest group of foreigners (293,000 people), followed by Germans (265,000). A statement said the number of people from countries of the former Yugoslavia continued to fall and now accounted for 17.8…

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Charlie Chaplin in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 23, 2010 Following his exile from the United States in 1952, comic actor Charlie Chaplin made his home in Switzerland, on the lake of Geneva. In his documentary “Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years”, Swiss filmmakers Beat Hirt and Felice Zenoni use previously unreleased archive footage and intimate interviews with his friends and family to chart Chaplin’s time…

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