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Orienteers point athletes in right direction

This content was published on Aug 15, 2005 Switzerland failed to pick up a single medal at the World Athletics Championships in the Finnish capital – and experts believe the sorry state of affairs is set to continue. The Swiss Athletics Federation could only engage in damage limitation on Sunday, speaking of the need to look to the future and continue to invest…

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New book decodes Swiss German

This content was published on Aug 15, 2005 It is designed for English speakers confronted with the oral language, either as residents or tourists, especially those “with long cables”. It is also intended for non-native speakers of Swiss German who are slow to catch on, which is, as the book explains, the meaning of having “a long cable”. The text is kept to…

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New Locarno director sets out his vision

This content was published on Aug 15, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, Maire said he was aiming to put films back at the heart of the event. Maire’s appointment was announced on Sunday. He takes over from Italian journalist Irene Bignardi who is leaving after five years to take a breather and concentrate on other projects. Maire, who hails from Neuchâtel, started…

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New pope draws Swiss to German youth event

This content was published on Aug 15, 2005 The week-long event will be marked by the attendance of Pope Benedict XVI, who is visiting his homeland on his first trip outside the Vatican since his election in April. In total 400,000 young people are expected. The event culminates in an open-air Mass on Sunday preceded by a vigil in the presence of the…

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Frédéric Maire is new director of Locarno

This content was published on Aug 14, 2005 The 44-year-old film critic and director from Neuchâtel takes over from Irene Bignardi, who had held the position for five years. Announcing Maire’s appointment on Sunday, festival president Marco Solari said the festival board’s decision had been unanimous. Maire starts his three-year contract on October 1. He said he would move to Locarno with his…

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Film-festival director leaves a mixed legacy

This content was published on Aug 14, 2005 Irene Bignardi has been criticised for putting emphasis on political issues and other forms of cinema rather than on the festival’s showpiece, the international competition. It was announced on Sunday that Frédéric Maire will take over from Bignardi as director of the festival. Maire’s appointment marks what festival president Marco Solari has called “the end…

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Niggli-Luder crowns Swiss success

This content was published on Aug 14, 2005 The women’s team, led by world number one Simone Niggli-Luder, struck gold and the men picked up the bronze medal. As at the 2003 world championships in Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland, Niggli-Luder proved unbeatable in Aichi. On Sunday she added a gold in the relay to her three individual successes. The 27-year-old map-reading runner from Bern…

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Zurich ravers keep their shirts on

This content was published on Aug 14, 2005 Despite the incessant pounding techno music, the atmosphere was calmer and more low-key than previous years and the floats were less flamboyant and gaudy. A third of the visitors to the party, whose motto was “Today is tomorrow”, were reckoned to have come from Germany, France and Italy. Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city, was slowly returning…

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Holy stars succour disillusioned church-goers

This content was published on Aug 14, 2005 She says the Christian churches need to rediscover the mystique that once surrounded the faith, if they are to fill the pews again. swissinfo: Are you personally familiar with Buddhism? Klara Obermüller: I have absolutely no connection with the spirituality of the East. I’m firmly anchored in the western Judeo-Christian tradition. But a few years…

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