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Heritage site unveiled for Indian state visit

This content was published on May 25, 2005 swissinfo was granted an exclusive sneak preview of the palatial government building that symbolises the birth of modern Switzerland, ahead of Kalam’s visit. Kalam will be ushered into rooms worthy of state visits, complete with high-stuccoed ceilings, candelabra and gold-framed mirrors. He will likely be shown to the elegant and airy first floor atrium, which…

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New health regulations boost global response

This content was published on May 25, 2005 Gaudenz Silberschmidt, head of international affairs at the Federal Health Office, told swissinfo that the adoption of new rules to prevent the spread of infectious diseases was a “landmark event”. Silberschmidt was speaking at the close of the 58th World Health Assembly, which is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). Ahead of…

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Two decades on the frontline against Aids

This content was published on May 24, 2005 Since it was founded in 1985, millions of people around the world have died from the disease, including more than 5,000 in Switzerland. “We’re not celebrating,” David Vuillaume, director of communications at the federation, told swissinfo. “In an ideal world HIV and Aids would no longer be a subject and the Swiss Aids Federation wouldn’t…

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Swiss stay on course with Bologna reforms

This content was published on May 23, 2005 The aim of the reforms is the creation of a European Higher Education Area by 2010 – with qualifications being put on an equal footing from Lisbon to Vladivostok. Speaking shortly after last week’s Bologna Conference in the Norwegian city of Bergen, Charles Kleiber, state secretary for education and research, said that European education ministers…

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Bern and Riga on same police wavelength

This content was published on May 23, 2005 Christoph Blocher, the Swiss justice minister, and Eriks Jekabsons, the Latvian interior minister, signed a bilateral accord in Riga on Monday. The agreement covers the exchange of information, coordination and training, and is also aimed at defining the tasks of a special police attaché. Central to Blocher’s talks with Jekabsons were counter-terrorism measures and cooperation…

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20 Jahre Knobel-Reichmuth. So wie’s üs gfallt…

This content was published on May 23, 2005

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A spy book that shadows Switzerland’s past

This content was published on May 23, 2005 His story is not fiction, but a real account of intelligence activities in Switzerland during the Second World War. In particular, it focuses on the most controversial of Swiss intelligence operations during that time – the connection between the head of Swiss Intelligence, Colonel-Brigadier Roger Masson, and the head of German SS Foreign Intelligence, General…

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Brazilian Musicians in Switzerland – Músicos Brasileiros na Suíça. Música Popular, Vol. I

This content was published on May 23, 2005 In Switzerland, as in many other countries, Brazilian musicians are well-known and respected.Circumstances made some of them stay in Switzerland and, consequently, develop their art outside Brazil. This double CD Edition, one programme featuring classical, the other popular music of Brazil, emerged from a series of interviews with some of these musicians. It was produced…

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Swiss in Italy slam swissinfo cutbacks

This content was published on May 22, 2005 At its annual meeting in Angera on the shores of Lake Maggiore, the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad in Italy adopted a resolution condemning the plans to reduce the service. The move comes in response to a decision by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) – swissinfo’s parent company – in March that it would axe…

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Switzerland placed eighth at Eurovision

This content was published on May 22, 2005 The contest, which took place on Saturday night and featured 24 countries, was won by Greece’s Helena Paparizou with the song My Number One. Vanilla Ninja had come through the semi-finals to qualify strongly for the 50th Eurovision contest, with bookmakers tipping them as one of the favorites to win the competition. The four-piece Estonian…

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