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2005 United Nations Year of Sport

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 To mark the occasion, swissinfo finds out how sport is changing lives and building bridges in Switzerland and around the world.

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Domestic market reforms pass first hurdle

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 On Thursday the House voted by 134 votes to six to reform the law governing the domestic market, the origins of which date back over a decade but have never been fully implemented. If the Senate follows suit, workers in professions like catering and teaching would no longer need to cut through lots of red…

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Yodelling hits high note

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 As proof of the ancient song form’s international appeal, yodellers from as far as Australia and Japan are among the 10,000 singers performing at the four-day event in Aarau. There are few spectacles in the country that can draw such huge crowds. The yodellers are upstaging international pop stars such as American rapper Snoop Dogg…

Modern China comes to life through art

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 The exhibition in the Swiss capital highlights Uli Sigg’s long love affair with the genre and documents the artistic and social changes that China has undergone over the past 25 years. There are 350 works from Sigg’s extensive collection on display at the exhibition, which offers an overview of the Chinese avant-garde art scene from…

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Phenomden: Fang Ah

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005

Overcoming prejudices is child’s play

This content was published on Jun 16, 2005 The multilingual “Mozaik” nursery schools educate children aged from three to six in what is the first project of its kind in the racially divided country. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been funding the kindergartens, which are in five towns across the country, since 1997. In addition to financial support –…

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Cotecna memo sparks fresh probe into Annan

This content was published on Jun 15, 2005 A previously unknown memo from Cotecna published this week describes a meeting between Kofi Annan and the company in 1998, just weeks before the contract was awarded. Annan has previously denied prior knowledge of the bid at Cotecna, which also employed his son, Kojo. He was cleared by a previous inquiry into the matter, although…

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‘Frühlingsblüthen’. Piano music by Johann Carl Eschmann (1826 – 1882). Jeremy Filsell, piano.

This content was published on Jun 15, 2005

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US backs Swiss human rights council proposal

This content was published on Jun 15, 2005 Swiss state secretary for foreign affairs Michael Ambühl said the US had confirmed its decision during talks in Washington on closer ties between the two countries. Part of the discussions focused on the planned reforms of the UN, including the replacement of the human rights commission, which has been widely criticised for failing to act…

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Lain Fabular – Ils Beatles Per Rumantsch

This content was published on Jun 15, 2005

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