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Fantoche serves up adventures in animation

This content was published on Sep 9, 2009 But animation has since gained in strength and reputation, as has the festival. This year the studio Pixar, of Toy Story and Finding Nemo fame, will be present and visitors will be able to find out how much animation goes into computer games. “Fantoche is one of the top five festivals worldwide dedicated to animation…

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The alphorn: A symbol of Switzerland

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Muslim angered by “unjust” headscarf sport ban

This content was published on Sep 9, 2009 Sura Al-Shawk has been playing the game with a headscarf for some time at a local level but came to the attention of ProBasket, the northeastern regional basketball association, when she reached the national B-league team, STV Luzern. The association stated that according to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) rules, headscarves cannot be worn during the…

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Economy suffers from back pain

This content was published on Sep 9, 2009 The study, commissioned by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Seco, says back pain and other musculoskeletal problems are responsible for 26 per cent of absences on health grounds, more than any other issue. It says that working conditions are often responsible for causing or aggravating these problems, and points out that employers are obliged…

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Newspaper revival tipped to be short-lived

This content was published on Sep 9, 2009 The latest research has revealed that most printed media gained readers in the 12 months between April 2008 and May of this year. This included traditional paid-for titles that have been losing ground in recent years. Quality newspapers such as the Tages-Anzeiger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, their Sunday editions and Le Temps made unexpected gains alongside…

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Animated

This content was published on Sep 9, 2009 Devoted to animation, the Fantoche festival in Baden is showing a huge variety of animated works from all over the world. Here is just a selection of what can be seen this year. (All pictures: Fantoche)

Photojournalist

This content was published on Sep 8, 2009 Walter Nydegger (1912-1986) was always on the scene when something exciting happened in and around Bern. From the 1940s he worked for a large number of daily newspapers. A recent exhibition gave his works pride of place. (All photos: Walter Nydegger/Staatsarchiv Kanton Bern)

Gotthard: Need To Believe

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Bis stolz e Jodler z’sy. 60 Jahre Jodlerklub Guggershörnli Guggisberg.

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ART: Lausanne Comics Festival

This content was published on Sep 8, 2009 The international festival presents the works of over 70 comic authors. This year’s guest of honour is Frederik Peeters, the Swiss bestseller graphic novelist famous for his book “Blue Pills”.

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