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Colourful show launches Olympics in Turin

This content was published on Feb 10, 2006 Italy’s former cross-country champion Stefania Belmondo lit the Olympic flame and snowboarder Philipp Schoch led the Swiss delegation into the arena. An estimated two billion viewers worldwide watched the ceremony on Friday. It included skaters with six-foot flames shooting form their heads, fake cows on wheels, a red racing car and performances by Italian tenor…

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A case to answer over Mohammed cartoons?

This content was published on Feb 10, 2006 Under article 261 of the criminal code, anyone who “openly and in a vile way” insults or derides the religious beliefs of others can be jailed for up to six months or fined. In neighbouring France a court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by Muslim groups to stop the magazine Charlie Hebdo publishing the cartoons…

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Swiss on alert over African bird flu case

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 Spokeswoman Cathy Maret said new measures, similar to a previous outdoor ban for poultry, are being considered because Switzerland lies on the south-north bird migration route. Nigerian and international authorities announced on Wednesday that the deadly bird flu strain H5N1 had been detected on a poultry farm in northern Nigeria. The virus originated in Asia…

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Uneasy calm prevails in West Bank

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 Jean-Jacques Joris, head of the Swiss Representative Office in Ramallah, said he fully supported the decision of the head of the observer mission to withdraw staff, including five Swiss nationals. For its part, the Swiss foreign ministry said it hoped the Temporary International Presence in the City of Hebron (TIPH) could resume its activities in…

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Swiss seek support to shine at Berlin festival

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 The festival takes place amid demands from a younger generation of Swiss film-makers for the government to step up efforts to promote Swiss films abroad. Switzerland’s excellent reputation at international film festivals has mostly come from documentaries in recent years. But 2006 could see the renaissance of Swiss feature films, several of which are hoping…

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Up close and personal with young Muslims

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 The multimedia show opens at a time of renewed focus on Islam following the controversial publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a number of Western newspapers. Entitled “Urban Islam. Between mobile phone and Koran”, the exhibition illustrates the everyday urban life of Muslims in Turkey, Senegal, Morocco, Surinam and Switzerland. Hanane is…

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SDC wants youth to have a say in development

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 Another important area of focus, it added, would be achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to alleviate poverty. Speaking at the SDC’s annual conference on Wednesday, director Walter Fust said that economic forces had led the agency to review its activities. “In the context of stagnating budgets and financial plans, the SDC… will…

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Swiss cry foul over Fifa penalty

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 Many experts believe the punishment meted out to the Swiss international is excessive and that Turkey got off lightly. On Tuesday world football’s governing body, Fifa, handed down tough penalties for the mass brawl between players and officials at the end of the match last November. Turkey won the game 4-2 but Switzerland went through…

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Kaspar Ewalds Exorbitantes Kabinett: Reptil

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Town gives minaret thumbs down

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 The town’s building commission said no to the project on Tuesday because of zoning restrictions, but the association believes the decision has more to do with politics. The Olten Turkish cultural association put in a request last year to add a six-metre-high minaret to the building that houses its activities in Wangen. But the local…

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