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Noldi Alder and Klangcombi. A homage to the Alder Strings on their 125th Anniversary.

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Heya Marianne Noldi Alder with Klangcombi

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Michael Dubi Trio: Reflections

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Tree Michael Dubi Trio

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When Tinguely met Rauschenberg

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Although different in many ways, the Swiss Jean Tinguely and the American Robert Rauschenberg were united by the wish to bring art closer to real life. Their cooperation is documented at an exhibition at Basel’s Tinguely Museum. A second display, Gluts, charts Rauchenberg’s later artistic period and his fascination with scrap metal sculpture. Tinguely, having…

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Human cost in climate change needs attention

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Etienne Piguet of Neuchâtel University tells swissinfo.ch how he is hoping the conference’s final declaration will give a “concrete indication” of what climate change means for at-risk populations. Although it is hard to determine how many people may become “climate migrants”, political awareness of the human and social aspects of climate change needs to be…

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Automatic acceptance of EU laws rejected

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 “All forms of automatism are excluded at the risk of losing the flexibility offered by the bilateral path,” said Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey at a media conference on Thursday. She was keen for negotiations currently underway – on electricity, health and agriculture – to continue, but insisted on Switzerland having a voice in future discussions…

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Winning gold!

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 Around 400 gold prospectors including many Swiss took part in the World Goldpanning Championships in the Italian community of Vermogno di Zubiena this summer. (Ambra Craighero/swissinfo.ch)

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Anti-minaret groups launch “censored” poster

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 Following the controversy caused by its initial poster – which has been banned in several Swiss towns – it said it planned to produce a second poster with the word “censored” spread across the Swiss flag. Basel, Fribourg, Lausanne and Neuchâtel, among others, have forbidden the display in publicly owned spaces of the poster –…

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Marseille beat Zurich in Champions League qualifier

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 Defender Gabriel Heinze lifted Marseille with a rare goal, in the 69th minute. The French club is now tied for third with Zurich, each side with three points. “It’s really disappointing the way we lost the points,” Zurich captain Hannu Tihinen said. “And that is really the worst result for us in Madrid.” The match…

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ART: Adoration of the Magi

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 The restored panel painting “The Adoration of the Magi” by Dutch artist Frans II. Francken (1581 – 1642) celebrates the birth of Christ. This masterpiece is on show with other magnificent paintings revealing Francken’s talent as a visual storyteller.

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