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Pro-Tibet protests in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 22, 2008 They called for assurances from Beijing to allow aid organisations into Tibet and treat those hurt in the violence, as well as report back on the situation. Witnesses said about 300 people, mainly from the Tibetan community in western Switzerland, gathered at the United Nations compound in the city of Geneva on Saturday. Foreign Minister…

Swiss wins music video award

This content was published on Mar 22, 2008 His stop-motion performance Human Tetris was voted most creative video at the YouTube Video Awards 2007 on Friday. Users voted on six nominees in a total of 12 categories, including music, sport, comedy, instructional and creative. Reymond’s video is a remake of the popular electronic game, but he replaced the pixels by humans. Tetris –…

Buddha statue fetches millions

This content was published on Mar 22, 2008 The statue – one of 14 objects from the Coninx Collection to be sold off, is considered the most important Buddhist sculpture worldwide to be auctioned. The price is seven times the estimate, according to Christie’s auction house. Critics said the sale is in breach the foundation’s principles, but the board said the money is…

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Mixed results for Swiss athletes

This content was published on Mar 21, 2008 While in tennis, Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland’s number two, has gone out of the Indian Wells tournament in the quarterfinals. Meier on Thursday evening equalled her best result of sixth place in the Calgary World Championships. The seven-times Swiss champion’s overall score was 171.88 – a personal best. “I am starting to really enjoy myself on…

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Taking a trip into psychedelics

This content was published on Mar 21, 2008 Discovered by Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, LSD – or lysergic acid diethylamide – fell from grace in the flower power 1960s, but a new medical study using the drug has just been approved. The three-day forum brings together around 50 international experts to debate “the multi-dimensional psychedelic experience with its tremendous potential for expanding consciousness…

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A museum where it’s Easter every day

This content was published on Mar 21, 2008 The collection, in Bubikon near Zurich, belongs to Gertrud Pürro, once a breeder of real rabbits. Adam and Eve were a gift from her husband back in 1977. “I thought they looked lonely, so I would get them some friends,” she explained, and it wasn’t long before she was hooked. Rabbits are famously prolific; she…

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End silence on Tibet, parliamentarians say

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 In an open letter to the cabinet, 176 politicians said Switzerland could not afford to be silent on the serious human rights violations committed in Tibet. The Chinese government should be told in no uncertain terms to put on end to the violence and repression, the letter said. The parliamentarians also said the cabinet should…

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Senderos ready to go all the way

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 Taking part in his second major international competition after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the Arsenal player adds that he wants to get the most out of an event being played in front of his home crowd. swissinfo: What does Euro 08 mean to you? Philippe Senderos: It is of course an amazing event…

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Alex Frei

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 After leaving Switzerland, he first played in the French top division, and now demonstrates his skills in the German Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund. To find Dortmund’s training ground takes some legwork, through the mud. Diggers and trucks have taken over the area, a former airfield and British army training camp. Today, residential buildings are under…

Contemporary Swiss Music – Willy Burkhard (MH 30/1975)

This content was published on Mar 20, 2008 Burkhard wrote both, vocal and instrumental music from the Lied to the oratorio and from chamber music to symphonies. Burkhard is highly esteemed also for his religious works, which sprang from his profound Christian faith. Musical content 1. Willy Burkhard: Allegro tranquillo, 1st movement (excerpt). From Violin Concerto, op. 69Hans Heinz Schneeberger, violin; Lausanne Chamber…

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