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Come to Grindelwald!

This content was published on Oct 14, 2009 On arriving in the alpine resort of Grindelwald, you can’t help noticing all the signs in Japanese. The most prominent of these is for the Japanese Information Bureau, which was set up by Ichiro Ando and his wife Yasuyo, who came to Switzerland over 20 years ago. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch 2005)

Couchepin opposes anti-minaret poster ban

This content was published on Oct 14, 2009 “It’s certainly unnecessarily aggressive but that is not a reason to ban it,” Couchepin told Swiss public radio. “People are capable of judging for themselves.” The poster shows a woman covered in a black burka in front of a Swiss flag with minarets dotted around it and the caption “Stop”. The drive to ban minarets…

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Anti-minaret vote alarms UN rights experts

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 The remarks were made during a grilling of Swiss officials by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday over Switzerland’s progress in implementing a UN treaty. The body of experts monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It is holding its 97th session from October 12-30. An initiative…

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Politicians back Polanski arrest

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 Parliament’s foreign policy commission said on Tuesday that “Switzerland as a country of law could not have acted differently”. It added that “no special treatment for prominent personalities can be considered when it comes to crimes”. The 76-year-old Oscar-winning film director was arrested on September 26 as he arrived in Zurich to receive an award…

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Shoe-thrower comes to Geneva

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 Muntazer al-Zaidi flew into Geneva from Beirut on Tuesday, accompanied by his brother. Zaidi, who was released from an Iraqi prison two weeks ago, was granted a tourist visa last week. He has said he intends to set up a foundation for civilian victims of the war in Iraq with its headquarters in Geneva. It…

Federer and Nadal to launch 2010 season

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 Organisers said on Tuesday that the 28-year-old Swiss and his 23-year-old Spanish rival had committed to play in the three-day event starting on December 31. The six-player tournament, which is not part of the ATP Tour, offers a winner-takes-all prize of $250,000 (SFr255,000). Britain’s Andy Murray, currently ranked third in the world, won the inaugural…

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Swiss ski star likely to miss Olympics

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 Gut, who won silver in two of the disciplines in the last world skiing championships, damaged her right hip when she fell during training at the end of September. The 18-year-old from canton Ticino underwent an operation in Bern on Friday, and will have to use crutches for the next four weeks. Her team said…

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LITERATURE: Fairy Tale Days

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 Do you believe in fairies? Bewitched for a week, Engelberg puts on its first fairy tale festival.

FILMS: Super 8

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 The special exhibition shows Super 8 films found in attics and offices, some of them dating back 100 years. A valuable source of cultural history, the films record family scenes, celebration of Christmas and weddings, work scenes and sports events.

ART: Figure in Space

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 An exhibition of works by Georges Seurat, one of the fathers of modern art who brought science to art with a technique called pointillism.

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