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The Dalai Lama’s words

This content was published on Aug 5, 2009 The 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate has come to Switzerland to hold talks and lectures on Buddhism and world peace. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch, 04.08.2009)

Valais ice monsters surrender human remains

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 At the end of July a mitten, a 40-year-old camera and a human bone were recovered in one location on the spectacular Gorner glacier above Zermatt. According to Patrick Rovina, a scientific expert with the Valais cantonal police, such discoveries are a growing phenomenon. “Over recent years with the retreat of the glaciers automatically things…

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ART: Golden Agers & Silver Surfers

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 The exhibition on old age and aging in contemporary art focuses on a certain age group and target population but develops a dialogue for all age groups.

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Animal rights extremists target Novartis

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 Although police do not know who or what caused the fire early on Monday morning in the Tyrol, there is speculation that it is the work of the same group that took the urn of Vasella’s mother on July 27. Her gravestone was defiled with a message saying the Basel pharmaceutical company must sever its…

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Dalai Lama welcomes Chinese support for Tibet

This content was published on Aug 4, 2009 Speaking at a press conference in Lausanne, where he is giving two days of public teachings on Buddhism, the 74-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate said there was growing awareness in China about the Tibetan problem. Regarding Tibet’s quest for autonomy, he said “from a wider perspective, things are very hopeful”. The Dalai Lama said even…

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Stephan Eicher: Eldorado Trio Live

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 Stephan Eicher

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Swine flu count passes 500

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 The Federal Health Office said on Monday that 25 new cases were confirmed over the weekend. They were recorded in cantons Geneva, Bern, Lucerne, Vaud and Valais. Officials said 301 people have been infected outside Switzerland and 93 inside Switzerland. The remaining 115 cases are under investigation. The actual number of people infected with the…

Ruling overturned on “illegal” romance

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 The Federal Court reversed the conviction of the man, who in February was deemed by a court in canton Vaud to have breached Swiss immigration laws and ordered to pay SFr210 ($194) in addition to a suspended fine of SFr300. The woman, whom the man had met on the internet, visited his home eight or…

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Reality show revives the days of war

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009

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In tune

This content was published on Aug 3, 2009 Each year the orchestra performs in a series of concerts at the heart of the Verbier Festival. During this time, its members – all under 30 and from around the world – form a unique community. This gallery presents several moments during a day under the baton of Russian maestro Yuri Temirkanov. (Pictures by Nicolas…

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