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Locarno puts Switzerland on the map

This content was published on Aug 5, 2005 However, history and circumstances have combined to ensure that it hasn’t quite reached the same league as its rivals Cannes and Venice. For almost two weeks every August the normally tranquil lakeside town of Locarno in canton Ticino is transformed into a bustling film festival. Last year it attracted around 186,000 movie fans and almost…

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Swiss athletes head for Helsinki

This content was published on Aug 5, 2005 Switzerland is sending a nine-strong team to the Finnish capital, including former 800m world champion André Bucher. The country has failed to shine on the international athletics circuit since Bucher took gold at the world championships in Edmonton, Canada, in 2001. But the 28-year-old from Lucerne, who will be taking part in his fifth championships,…

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Government focuses on film funding

This content was published on Aug 5, 2005 Unveiling his plans for the sector on the sidelines of the Locarno Film Festival on Friday, Couchepin pledged to step up efforts to boost domestic cinema. The minister, who also holds the culture portfolio, said the government wanted to enhance the promotion and financial support given to Swiss films. Quality and popularity were the new…

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Ankara postpones Deiss visit to Turkey

This content was published on Aug 5, 2005 They have cited agenda problems of his Turkish counterpart, although it is widely considered in Switzerland that the real cause for the postponement is the Armenian genocide issue. It is the second time that Ankara has made such a delaying move. In September 2003, Turkish authorities cancelled a visit by the Swiss foreign minister, Micheline…

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Swiss Folk Arts ‘Röschtigrabe’: Mit Musig ubere Röschtigrabe Vol. 2

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Complaint over anti-Muslim advert rejected

This content was published on Aug 4, 2005 Public Prosecutor Hans Maurer said that creating a climate of fear was not legally speaking an offence and threw out a complaint against the advertisement. The advert, which appeared in several Swiss newspapers last September, featured a graphic claiming to show that Muslim birth rates were soaring in Switzerland. It alleged that Muslims would soon…

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Court blocks aid for Bin Ladin probe

This content was published on Aug 4, 2005 Yeslam Bin Ladin, who lives in the Swiss city of Geneva, has consistently denied charges of money laundering. The origins of the Federal Court ruling date back to November 2004, when the public prosecutor in Paris asked the Swiss authorities for information concerning bank accounts in Geneva belonging to two companies. The firms are said…

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Couchepin treads carefully with Dalai Lama

This content was published on Aug 4, 2005 But China, an important Swiss trading partner, has criticised the meeting and the Dalai Lama’s political activities. “Your presence in Switzerland should not be a cause for fear – quite the opposite,” Couchepin said at the Federal Institute of Technology on Thursday. “It should be an opportunity to rise above fear and anxiety and pave…

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Chinese presence stirs passions in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 4, 2005 Pro-Tibet campaigners announced on Wednesday that they would use the Fêtes de Genève to highlight abuses by China but said they had no plans to disrupt the event. The opening of this year’s Fêtes de Genève coincides with a visit to Switzerland by Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. His presence in the country has…

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Thun write club history with win over Kiev

This content was published on Aug 4, 2005 The only goal of the match at the new Stade de Suisse came in the 91st minute from Brazilian Tiago Bernardi. The teams drew 2-2 in the first leg in Kiev. Thun, competing in the Champions League for the first time, now go on to meet Malmö of Sweden in the third and final qualifying…

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