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Disabled athletes head to Turin

This content was published on Mar 10, 2006 The delegation of 20 men and women is looking to bring home seven medals in alpine and Nordic skiing as well as curling. The Swiss economics minister, Joseph Deiss, will be cheering them on at the opening ceremony. “These athletes help raise awareness about disabilities,” he said. “They are ambassadors for equality and open doors…

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Trio Wildbach: Frisch g’wetzt.

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Spotlight falls on human rights in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 10, 2006 The festival opened with the world premiere of a film about Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross movement, and once again turned the camera on the myriad domains where human rights are violated. Over eight days participants dissected issues such as terrorism and repression, human rights violations in China, the absence of women’s rights…

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Fight against bird flu crosses borders

This content was published on Mar 9, 2006 The International Lake Constance Conference took place on the same day that the tenth case of bird flu in Switzerland was reported. Six Swiss cantons attended the conference, which took place in Singen in southern Germany. They were joined by one Austrian and two German states and the principality of Liechtenstein. So far there have…

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Roots of Communication & Erika Stucky: Wunderland

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Tougher law against hooligans passed

This content was published on Mar 9, 2006 But the tougher measures will not remain in force beyond 2009, as both houses of parliament fear some of them may be unconstitutional. On Thursday the larger of the two chambers – the House of Representatives – resolved its final differences with the Senate by agreeing to put a 2009 time limit on the tougher…

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Handyman. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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Maurice Ravel. Complete Works for Violin and Piano. Isabelle Meyer, violin. Cédric Pescia, piano.

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Ruedi Matter: Gueti Luune.

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Alinghi team reflects Swiss multiculturalism

This content was published on Mar 8, 2006 But with fewer than a fifth of the team carrying a Swiss passport, can the current cupholders really be described as Swiss? For the team members, Alinghi’s “Swissness” is not a matter of nationality but of the team’s distinctive professionalism and multicultural composition. When Alinghi won the coveted America’s Cup in 2003, Switzerland suddenly became…

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Handyman. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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Maurice Ravel. Complete Works for Violin and Piano. Isabelle Meyer, violin. Cédric Pescia, piano.

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Ruedi Matter: Gueti Luune.

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Alinghi team reflects Swiss multiculturalism

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