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This content was published on May 5, 2010 The exhibition marking the centenary of the death of Albert Anker includes paintings, drawings, water colours and porcelains. Anker lived in Ins in canton Bern and in Paris. Much of his work features ordinary moments of village life where different generations come together.

Swiss women knocked out by Williams sisters

This content was published on May 4, 2010 Timea Bacsinszky, currently ranked 48th in the world, at one point led the world number one, Serena Williams, 4-1 in the first set, and later had three set points against the American. But she lost the tiebreaker, and from then on Serena dominated the match, winning 7-6 (2), 6-1. Venus Williams, the world number four,…

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Controversial Muslim group kept out of dialogue

This content was published on May 4, 2010 The head of the Migration Office, Alard du Bois-Reymond, met a delegation of the ICCS on Tuesday and said it was “unthinkable in present circumstances” for them to take part in the planned dialogue. He said the organisation must distance itself explicitly from the stoning of women and give up its demand to create a…

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Künstler zeichnen Fussballer

This content was published on May 4, 2010 Das Schweizer Magazin “tschutti heftli” verbindet Kultur und Fussball und hat mit 37 Illustratoren aus der Schweiz und Deutschland ein Sammelheft zur WM 2010 in Südafrika lanciert. Der Erlös der etwas anderen “Panini”-Bilder von 445 aktuellen Spielern und 18 Fussball-Legenden geht an ein Wasserprojekt in Mosambik. (Text: Geraldo Hoffmann/swissinfo.ch)

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Opening up books for the soul

This content was published on May 4, 2010 The monks who founded the library considered books as medicine for the spirit. The 150,000 strong collection, now part of a Unesco World Heritage site, continues to inspire visitors and scholars today. On entering the library, the visitor is immediately struck by two things – the vast quantity of books and the beauty of the…

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UNESCO world heritage – a success story

This content was published on May 4, 2010 The answer is that these places are all on Unesco’s list of World Heritage Sites, and are thus considered to have “outstanding value to humanity”. The United Nations cultural body has brought countries together to protect the wonders of the world for future generations. Since the world heritage label’s inception in 1972, the United Nations…

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Visitors breach Bellinzona’s defences

This content was published on May 4, 2010 Castelgrande, Montebello, Sasso Corbaro, as well as the town’s defensive wall and ramparts, were added to the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites in 2000. The town’s complex defensive system was built largely by the Dukes of Milan in the 15th century. They considered Bellinzona as key to the Alpine passes and an essential gateway…

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Swiss explain Nigerian death to torture panel

This content was published on May 3, 2010 The testimony was part of a periodic review before the UN Committee against Torture and Repression. The last time Switzerland testified was in 2005. This time Swiss officials reaffirmed a “zero tolerance” policy toward torture and repression, but some panelists still haboured concerns. The UN committee was particularly worried about the lack of independent observers…

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Montreux festival opens with Phil Collins

This content was published on May 3, 2010 Tickets for the festival (July 1-17) go on sale from Thursday, April 29. Organiser Claude Nobs says Collins’ exclusive concert, a musical journey travelling back to the 1960s, will feature soul classics from the celebrated Motown label. Collins lives a short distance from Montreux at Nyon, which is also on the shores of Lake Geneva.…

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Extradition request based on lie, says Polanski

This content was published on May 3, 2010 The Oscar winner is under house arrest at his chalet in Gstaad while awaiting possible extradition to the United States for sentencing in a child-sex case stemming from 1977. “Thirty-three years ago I pleaded guilty, served my sentence in a normal prison, not a VIP jail, which should have covered the entirety of my term.…

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