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New cancer treatment focuses on the eye

This content was published on May 10, 2005 Using targeted radiotherapy they say they are able to prevent damage to healthy tissue and even loss of the eye. But the scientists at Lausanne University Hospital and the Jules Gonin clinic are cautious about the therapy’s success rate. So far just three babies have undergone the treatment. At least two years have to pass…

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A rational romantic

This content was published on May 10, 2005 “Whereas Ingres imposed order on stillness, I am looking beyond pathos to impose order on movement,” he wrote. To get the measure of Paul Klee’s abstract – or “cold” – Romanticism, let us examine a painting which typifies German Romanticism: “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich. With his dynamic rendering of…

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UN turns spotlight on Swiss detention policy

This content was published on May 10, 2005 The ten-strong committee also raised concerns about draft legislation defining the use of electroshock weapons during forced repatriations. On Monday a Swiss delegation in Geneva finished a two-day presentation of the country’s fourth report on how it is complying with the UN Convention on Torture. The report covers a range of issues from asylum and…

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Gigi Moto: Love Machine

This content was published on May 10, 2005

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Swiss achieve goal of quarter-final berth

This content was published on May 10, 2005 In a decisive and hard-fought game on Monday they beat Belarus by two goals to nil in the capital, Vienna. They are now likely to play Sweden in Innsbruck on Thursday. The team of trainer Ralph Krueger went ahead as early as the second minute with a goal from Goran Bezina and made the game…

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Yodelling wins converts among city slickers

This content was published on May 10, 2005 The 25-year-old Nadja Räss has dusted down the old songs and composed her own lyrics in an attempt to bring yodelling into the 21st century. She composes principally in minor, while yodelling is traditionally performed in the major key. Her lyrics are often sad, and are based on personal experiences. Räss told swissinfo she wanted…

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Frank Martin. Richard Strauss. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Armin Jordan.

This content was published on May 10, 2005

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Handorgelduo Jonny Gisler – Franz Schmidig: Ganz gmiätlich.

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Schmid moved by inclusive victory ceremony

This content was published on May 9, 2005 Swiss President Samuel Schmid was among more than 50 heads of state and government leaders attending celebrations in Red Square. The military parade saw 7,000 servicemen and 2,500 veterans from the Second World War – men and women in their 80s – marching in their uniforms past world leaders. Some 20,000 police officers and members…

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Gigi Moto: Love Machine

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Yodelling wins converts among city slickers

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