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Montreux Jazz Festival cuts back on programme

This content was published on Apr 19, 2007 Faithless, the Chemical Brothers and the Beastie Boys are just some of the names headlining the concerts at the Montreux congress centre for two weeks from July 6. The festival’s founder, Claude Nobs, told Swiss public radio that given the cost of organising concerts in two different locations, it was not possible to maintain the…

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Campaign urges people to take Aids test

This content was published on Apr 19, 2007 Organised by the Swiss Aids Foundation and Federal Health Office, it calls on people to take the necessary precautions before embarking on a new relationship to minimise the risk of infection. “Remember that when you meet a new partner, you will be having sex with his or her past. This is the message that we…

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Jean-Paul Brodbeck: Song Of Tchaikovsky – None But The Lonely Heart

This content was published on Apr 19, 2007

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Experts condemn prison conditions

This content was published on Apr 19, 2007 On Wednesday, the group of experts said police used excessive force, adding that the facilities were insufficient and the length of investigative custody too long. The report was commissioned by Geneva’s cantonal parliament following a mutiny at the prison nearly one year ago. In a confidential survey, 38 per cent of the 125 inmates questioned…

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Stop Aids

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007

Swiss extend help to Ukrainian street children

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007 Switzerland has been supporting the training of Ukrainian social workers who are on the frontline in the battle against poverty, Aids and other social issues. Ukraine’s best side is reflected in the magnificent 19th century buildings lining the Primorsky Boulevard in Odessa, proudly overlooking the Black Sea. The freshly painted edifices stand in stark contrast…

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Swiss Organist Albert Bolliger. The Andreas Silbermann Organ 1730. Ebersmunster Abbey Church (France).

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007

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Boob: The Ono Sessions

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007

Stephan Eicher: Eldorado

This content was published on Apr 18, 2007

Reporters cleared of revealing military secret

This content was published on Apr 17, 2007 The case, commonly known as the “CIA fax affair”, had been widely followed both in and outside Switzerland because of its implications for press freedom and the role of military justice. Switzerland is the only European country in which civilians must appear in front of a military tribunal if they are summoned to do so.…

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