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In the footsteps of the Swiss in Africa

This content was published on May 7, 2010 Contacts between Switzerland and Africa were initiated by mercenaries, followed by businesmen, traders, industrialists, bankers, farmers and later missionaries. According to the historian Marc Perrenoud, the Basel surgeon Samuel Braun was probably one of the first Swiss to have explored Africa in the 17th century.

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“I’m on a musical adventure”

This content was published on May 7, 2010 The 25-year-old, who was born in Georgia but grew up in Britain, is set to play three gigs in Switzerland this year: at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, and then in Geneva and Zurich in November as part of a European tour. “I’d love to kill you with a kiss,” she whispers – not…

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Steff la Cheffe: Bittersüessi Pille (Bittersweet Pill)

This content was published on May 6, 2010 Annabelle Steff la Cheffe

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Leuthard brings up sex abuse with pope

This content was published on May 6, 2010 Leuthard, on a visit to the Vatican to mark the swearing in of new recruits to the pontiff’s Swiss Guard, also discussed the Swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets and the place of burkas in Swiss society. “The pope stressed that young people must be protected,” she told the media afterwards. “But he…

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Hotelier keeps her eye on the ball

This content was published on May 6, 2010 However, the tough-minded fan of the beautiful game isn’t convinced that the first World Cup to be held in Africa will prove to be the blessing that many predict. A few years ago, arguing for football to be introduced in her son’s school, she ran into a brick wall: cricket, rugby, hockey and tennis were…

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After minarets, Swiss target the burka

This content was published on May 5, 2010 This is the latest in a series of developments – from calls for Muslim cemeteries to young Swiss converts to Islam being accused of threatening the country’s security – that has strained relations with Muslims in Switzerland. “It confirms my fears that after a media frenzy, we’ve now got a political frenzy. And as with…

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The art of football

This content was published on May 5, 2010 The Swiss magazine “tschutti heftli” is a mix of culture and football. It has produced a collector’s album in honour of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, featuring the works of 37 illustrators from Switzerland and Germany. The images are of 445 current players and 18 football legends and the proceeds from this alternative…

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Fields of Play

This content was published on May 5, 2010 The show by the District Six museum in Cape Town is on display in Basel. In a climate of racism, Apartheid and forced removals in Cape Town, the beautiful game stood out. Football allowed people to keep their self-respect and dignity.

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Jodler (Yodeller) – 100 Years Swiss Yodeling Association

This content was published on May 5, 2010 Vers l’alpe (to the mountain pasture) Club de Yodleurs Tramelan

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