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New national football stadium kicks off

This content was published on Jul 30, 2005 The most expensive stadium complex in Switzerland has promised a “spectacular launch” but the huge financial investment has put pressure on the home team Young Boys Bern. The festivities began on Saturday afternoon when fans were able to enjoy games, music, food and drink. Swiss President Samuel Schmid was to officially open the SFr350 million…

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Stade de Suisse opens for business in Bern

This content was published on Jul 30, 2005 But the evening’s celebrations were marred by an accident towards the end of the ceremonies in which an acrobat was injured in a balloon that went out of control. The official “kick-off” to the new SFr350 million ($275 million) complex, which replaces the legendary Wankdorf stadium, was made by Schmid, who is also this year’s…

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Going back to their roots

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005 This year around 260 children spent their holidays dotted around Switzerland. swissinfo spent a day at the camp in Torgon, a small village in the southwest of the country. Torgon is high up in the Valais mountains. The region is on the French border and even calls itself “Portes du Soleil” (Gateway to the Sun).…

From the Himalayas to the Swiss mountains

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005 The Swiss authorities have welcomed more Tibetan refugees than any other European country. “Tibetans have integrated very well and people generally speak well of them,” says Lobsang Gangshothang, president of the Tibetan community in Switzerland. There are about 3,500 Tibetans in Switzerland, making it the third largest Tibetan community in the world, after those who…

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Architect works his magic on the new Wankdorf

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005 But Luscher’s visionary approach is not without its critics – and he even hit a few brick walls on his latest project. The new 32,000-seater stadium, Stade de Suisse, is at SFr350 million ($272 million) the most expensive built in Switzerland to date. Over the past four years it has risen from the rubble of…

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Pro-Tibet rallies held in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005 Around 300 demonstrators gathered outside the Chinese embassy in the capital, Bern, while other rallies were held in about 20 cities and towns. Campaigners called for the Chinese government to start a serious dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India following the uprising. Since March 10, 1959, many other Tibetans…

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G-Sax: White

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005

The Swiss National Anthem. New Fashion. New Sound. New Versions.

This content was published on Jul 29, 2005

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Michael Winkler. Midlife. Compositions For Guitar.

This content was published on Jul 28, 2005

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Chile summons Swiss ambassador over fugitive

This content was published on Jul 28, 2005 The Chilean foreign ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Santiago, André Regli, to protest against the move. The Federal Migration Office announced on Wednesday that Patricio Ortiz Montenegro had been given a temporary residency permit. Ortiz was convicted of killing a police officer in 1991 but escaped from a Chilean prison five years later.…

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