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More Swiss live abroad

This content was published on Feb 14, 2008 At the end of December 2007 there were 668,017 Swiss citizens living outside Switzerland, the Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday. This was an increase of 3.6 per cent on 2006. Not only is the total figure rising, but also the rate at which the Swiss are leaving. Nearly 5,000 of these emigrants went to…

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Action Painting

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World Press Photo 2007

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Cross-border love knows no bounds

This content was published on Feb 13, 2008 When it comes to love, more and more Swiss people are falling for foreigners. Nearly 38% of weddings in 2006 were between a Swiss and a non-Swiss partner.

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Art detective to track stolen paintings

This content was published on Feb 13, 2008 Cologne-based art detective Ingrid Blom-Böer is one of those working on the case. She spoke to swissinfo about her job tracking down stolen art. Blom-Böer works for the Art Loss Register, which operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables. It is a booming sector estimated to be…

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New art prize to honour exhibitions

This content was published on Feb 13, 2008 The Julius Bär Foundation and the Federal Culture Office said they would grant the prize jointly. It is hoped that the move will encourage public interest in art. The Swiss Exhibition Award is worth SFr40,000 ($36,000), with the sum going to the organising art institution. A 13-strong jury will choose the winner and the first…

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Gekko: Moonlight Mask

This content was published on Feb 13, 2008

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Zurich museum counts cost of art theft

This content was published on Feb 12, 2008 The private Bührle collection opened its doors to the media on Tuesday – two days after the audacious armed robbery. A white wall with scratch marks was all that was to be seen of the four missing pictures. In all, art worth SFr180 million ($165 million) was stolen at gunpoint from the Zurich museum on…

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Learning Centre takes shape in Lausanne

This content was published on Feb 12, 2008 The vast undulating open space, designed by the Japanese architect team SANAA, is intended to become the new heart of the campus and to help attract the best students to Lausanne. The building, which is twice the size of a football pitch, is scheduled to be ready by the end of 2009. “The Learning Centre…

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More Swiss live abroad

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World Press Photo 2007

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Cross-border love knows no bounds

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Art detective to track stolen paintings

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Gekko: Moonlight Mask

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Learning Centre takes shape in Lausanne

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