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Diplomats receive ice hockey welcome

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 Representatives of the 15 other competing countries gathered at the cabinet’s official residence in Kehrsatz near Bern on Friday, together with the Swiss sport and foreign ministers. Officials from host cities, Swiss cantons and the world of ice hockey also attended. The championship runs until May 10 in the capital Bern and the town of…

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Every Thing Design

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 The Museum of Design Zürich is the sole institution in Switzerland to collect posters, graphic design, and both everyday objects and artistically ambitious design creations. Originally a collection of models, teaching materials, and manuals for craft and design education, the museum has developed over the years into the distinct areas of the collection.

Heinrich Müller

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009

Budget accommodation lures more travellers

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 There were three million overnight stays in Switzerland’s 274 campsites and 978,000 in the country’s 57 youth hostels, according to the 2008 results of the Federal Statistics Office. By comparison, hotel stays grew by 4.7 per cent. The Swiss accounted for more than half the stays in youth hostels (55 per cent), followed by German,…

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EXHIBITION: Body Worlds

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 Body Worlds is back in Switzerland with real human body specimens on display from people who when alive requested that their bodies be made available after their death to train and inform doctors.

ART: Stigmates – photography and human suffering

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 A temporary exhibition organised by the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, shows how images enable photographers to express personal thoughts and feelings about society, daily topics or world conflicts.

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MUSIC: Don Giovanni

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 This year’s open-air opera festival in Avenches presents the two act opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the magnificant Roman amphitheatre.

Flying Dutchman

This content was published on Apr 24, 2009 Basel’s Kunstmuseum is hosting for the first time worldwide an exhibition of landscapes by the legendary artist Vincent van Gogh. The 70 paintings – both famous and rare works – should give a new insight into the Dutch artist’s oeuvre. It runs until September 27.

Basel fines burger-eating on buses

This content was published on Apr 23, 2009 They say they will start handing out fines of up to SFr40 ($35) to passengers soiling public transport with food and drinks. Basel Public Transport Services say the fines are necessary because a 2003 ban on drinking and eating on buses and trams has been largely ignored. The fines will go into effect soon. Even…

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Hockey captain Streit prepares for championship

This content was published on Apr 23, 2009 Host captain Mark Streit, the first Swiss non-goalie to play in North America’s National Hockey League (NHL), tells swissinfo about life in the United States, responsibility and targets. It’s one of those success stories that the Americans love so much: the hero who came from virtually nothing to play a central role as a defender…

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