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Festival considers future of the small screen

This content was published on Sep 21, 2010 Yet in the age of mobile phone video cameras and YouTube, the industry is having a serious think about the future of the small screen. “Gone are the days when some fusty old guy in a capital decided that everyone would watch a particular programme,” said festival forum speaker David Liddiment, creative director of All3Media…

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Swiss tennis stands at the crossroads

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 The loss meant Switzerland were relegated from the World Group – the 16 best teams in the world – to the zonal group Europe/Africa. The draw to see who they will have to beat in 2011 to return to the top tier will be held on Wednesday. “We need to have an answer [from Federer]…

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Calmy-Rey urges action on millennium goals

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 Speaking during the opening day of the United Nations Millennium Summit on Monday, the minister said optimism has waned in what the world can achieve because leaders have not been able to meet goals they set in 2000 to bring more wealth and food to the planet’s needy. “We have not achieved what we wanted…

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Fewer people exposed to secondhand smoke

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 Last year about one-sixth of the population, or 15 per cent, was exposed to passive smoke for at least seven hours per week. In 2002 the rate was about 35 per cent. Young adults are particularly exposed, a Health Office survey found, with 40 per cent of people aged 20-24 suffering the highest rate. The…

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Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin: Llyrìa

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 Modul 47 Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

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New Bern celebrates its 300th birthday in style

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010 It was a fitting occasion, with not only English but also the Bernese dialect being spoken in the local streets of the town, which was founded by Bernese citizen Christophe de Graffenried. The Bernese contingent was made up of two groups from Switzerland – the Village Street Band from Münchenbuchsee just outside Bern, which played…

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Harlin Route

This content was published on Sep 20, 2010

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Heading to university in retirement

This content was published on Sep 19, 2010 Courses for the over-60s in the country, which are run by the University of the Third Age (U3A), have been receiving record numbers of applications. Typically attached to established universities, Switzerland has nine such institutions. Each offers a programme of around 30 lectures spread over the academic year. At Bern University’s German branch of the…

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Drama picked as Swiss entry for Oscars

This content was published on Sep 19, 2010 Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond’s tale about the circle of life will be put forward by the Federal Cultural Office for the Best Foreign Film category. The drama about a bereaved mother and a man she nurses is set in Lausanne. A deciding jury at the Delémont Hollywood festival said the work’s “original scenario, punchy…

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Heading to university in retirement

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