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Heidi sings her way back into the spotlight

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 As opening night proved, Heidi – the Musical has all the right ingredients for a successful run on the shores of Lake Walen in eastern Switzerland, where the original story was set. “I’ll definitely come back,” said one young woman, a professional musician, after Saturday’s premiere. “I love the music. It was a very touching…

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Turkey rejects Swiss genocide-denial inquiry

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 Doğu Perinçek, who is leader of Turkey’s Workers’ Party, has twice denied that the killings of Armenians around the time of the First World War amounted to genocide. He is the subject of two criminal investigations. Under Swiss law, any act of denying, belittling or justifying genocide is a violation of the country’s anti-racism laws.…

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Bignardi puts her stamp on Locarno

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 It started with screenings of two Indian films, the 61-second feature Village Football – the shortest work at the festival – followed by The Rising – Ballad of Mangal Pandey. Bignardi’s farewell very much bears her signature, with films on personal themes, an abundance of awards and a retrospective on Orson Welles – but no…

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Paléo festival ends on a high note

This content was published on Jul 25, 2005 Paléo, one of the biggest open-air festivals in Europe, organised about 100 concerts on six stages, which were held in mainly favourable weather conditions. “This was the most successful Paléo to date,” said festival organiser Daniel Rossellat on Sunday. Although there were fewer really big names from rock and pop than in previous years, the…

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Phonak saves face for Swiss in Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 24, 2005 Apart from Phonak, which took part in the event for the second time, there were seven Swiss riders at the start of the 92nd Tour – but they hardly shone. By claiming his seventh victory in a row, Armstrong will remain in the history books of the Tour for a long time to come. In…

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Swiss textiles protect Tour de France riders

This content was published on Jul 24, 2005 They had far more pressing thoughts on their minds as they pedalled around France, chasing the title of champion in cycling’s most prestigious event. But the textile that went into the yellow jersey that Armstrong wore practically throughout this year’s race comes from the Christian Eschler company in Bühler, canton Appenzell Outer Rhodes. “Our speciality…

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Tourists return home from Sharm el-Sheikh

This content was published on Jul 24, 2005 The series of explosions on Saturday in the Red Sea city provoked worldwide outrage. Governments and religious leaders strongly condemned the attacks which left at least 88 people dead and more than 100 injured. There have been no reports of Swiss casualties among the more than 1,000 tourists from Switzerland who were on holiday in…

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Widespread anger follows Egyptian attacks

This content was published on Jul 24, 2005 A group close to the terror organisation al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attacks. There were an estimated 1,000 Swiss tourists in the Red Sea city at the time of the explosions but there were no reports of casualties among them. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has vowed to hunt down those responsible for the attacks,…

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Attacks kill over 80 in Egyptian resort

This content was published on Jul 23, 2005 About 1,000 tourists from Switzerland are in the Red Sea resort but there is, as yet, no reports of casualties among them. Swiss tour operators and the foreign ministry set up hotlines after the attacks. More than 100 other people were injured when car bombs ripped through a bazaar and tourist hotels in the city.…

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40 Ländler-Hits vom Beschte II.

This content was published on Jul 23, 2005

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