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Fellini the artist

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 Federico Fellini was a gifted caricaturist before he became a film director and continued to draw throughout his life, producing an estimated 30,000 sketches. The Fondation Fellini pour le cinéma owns some 200 Fellini drawings from his later years.

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Keeping “Il Maestro” Fellini alive

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 A private film foundation and the Swiss Film Archive – or Cinémathèque – have joined forces to preserve rare artefacts and films by Fellini, who made film classics such as La Dolce Vita, 8½ and La Strada. The collection will contain some 24,000 original documents, letters, film scripts, photographs, drawings, posters, films, costumes and props.…

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When nature imitates art in Grindelwald

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 When nature imitates art in Grindelwald.

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New visitors’ centre at Swiss National Park

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 New visitors' centre at Swiss National Park.

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Sports chains struggle to offload fan gear

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 Sports chains struggle to offload fan gear.

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Should mosque minarets be banned in Switzerland?

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008

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“Lost” Goya drawings fetch record price

This content was published on Jul 9, 2008 The drawings, deemed to be in “exceptional” condition, were discovered in a private Swiss collection. They had never been framed or seen the light of day. The works from the man considered the last of the Old Masters were last recorded at a Paris auction in 1877. Tuesday’s sale took place at Christie’s. The piece,…

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Voters to decide on controversial minaret ban

This content was published on Jul 8, 2008 The cabinet has come out against the controversial people’s initiative which was launched by members of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and an ultra conservative party, the Federal Democratic Union, in 2007. Islamic countries as well as the United Nations expert on racism raised concern over the initiative. Jasmin Hutter, a People’s Party parliamentarian said…

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Cancellara struggles in Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 8, 2008 The time trial world champion, who was the favourite for the 29.5km stage, struggled from the beginning and finished fifth. German rider Stefan Schumacher won the day ahead of Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg and Britain’s David Millar. Schumacher also took the leader’s yellow jersey from France’s Romain Feillu, while Cancellara is in fifth position in…

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