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Financial crisis won’t mar Olympics, says Rogge

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 The IOC president made the remark in Geneva while outlining to journalists his views on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and on forthcoming Olympic events. Rogge said funding for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, was secure, while the organisers of the London 2012 Summer Games have assured the IOC they can overcome the global…

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New York Rangers bury Bern hockey team

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 Tuesday evening’s match in Bern was the first time in 49 years that the Rangers, one of the original six teams in the National Hockey League, played in Switzerland. They were in town as part of the first Victoria Cup tournament. Bern dropped to 2-0 in the first period in front of over 16,000 fans,…

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Swiss motion picture honoured in … Pyongyang

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 The director, Fredi M. Murer, was not in attendance at the unlikely Pyongyang International Film Festival. A representative from Switzerland’s development agency picked up the so-called Special Screening Prize instead. The 10-day biennial event, first held in 1987, featured entries from 35 countries. It was formerly called the Film Festival of Nonaligned and other Developing…

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Traditional Swiss Music “Forum alpinum”, CD 3. Cantons Ticino and Grisons.

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 Fila-Fila Angelica and Cla Biert

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Wine makers raise glasses to a good vintage

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 Vineyards in French-speaking areas – where most Swiss wine is grown – are due to start gathering grapes from Wednesday. Over the past two weeks, cool evenings and sunny days have encouraged the conservation of aromas and helped the grapes ripen well. They have also prevented the possible development of fungal diseases such as grey…

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German Flute Concertos. Bruno Meier, flute. The Prague Chamber Orchestra. Antonín Hradil, conductor.

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Iranian accepted as new head of Servette

This content was published on Sep 30, 2008 The new president, who replaces Francisco Vinas, has expressed willingness to invest in the club. In an interview with the Tribune de Genève newspaper, the Iranian businessman said his aim was to return the club to the first division. “I want and strong and serious club. That presupposes a solid economic position, players of quality…

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Opera pulls into Zurich railway station

This content was published on Sep 29, 2008 Daily life and high art should mix when Swiss television presents Giuseppe Verdis’s La Traviata amid hundreds of thousands of travellers. The performance will be broadcast live at 8.05pm on German-language channels including the Franco-German culture network, ARTE. swissinfo will take part by streaming the opera online. The opera, with singers Vittorio Grigolo and Eva…

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Defence minister wins reprieve in parliament

This content was published on Sep 29, 2008 It rejected a proposal by centre-left parties to delay the purchase of technical equipment for Switzerland’s fleet of F-18 fighter aircraft. The House of Representatives last week threw out the entire package, which also includes the purchase of armoured vehicles. The issue will go back to the House for further debate during the session in…

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Swiss Nobel goes to Zurich economist

This content was published on Sep 29, 2008 The prestigious award, sometimes referred to as Swiss Nobel Prize, worth SFr100,000 ($91,140), is destined to promote scientific research. The interior ministry said Fehr’s research helped to change the perception of man as an individual driven exclusive by economic interests. His research found that people seek to punish others who act for purely selfish motives…

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