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Subzonic: Rückspiegel

This content was published on May 3, 2005

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Tensions resurface in Swiss-Turkey relations

This content was published on May 2, 2005 The move comes shortly after relations between the two countries – which had been dogged by the Armenian question – appeared to have stabilised. The row centres on comments made a year ago by Yusuf Halacoglu, the president of the Turkish History Organisation, in Winterthur in canton Zurich. During the talk, given at the invitation…

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Golden Roses adorn stars of the small screen

This content was published on May 2, 2005 They will join a host of other Swiss and international personalities at the 45th festival, which started on Tuesday in Lucerne. The six-day event was opened by Swiss Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger and adventurer Bertrand Piccard. The festival, often dubbed the “Oscars” for television, recognises programmes which have made a big impression abroad. It is…

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Felix Weingartner (1863-1942): Symphonic Works Vol.2. Sinfonieorchester Basel, Marko Letonja, cond.

This content was published on May 2, 2005

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Zurich stages Euro 2008 comeback

This content was published on May 2, 2005 The news comes after voters rejected a further credit for Geneva’s football stadium, throwing its future into doubt. Preparations for Euro 2008, which is being hosted jointly by Switzerland and Austria, have been dogged by a series of stadium setbacks. Organisers received a welcome boost this week when officials in Zurich announced that plans to…

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Language fight erupts in federal government

This content was published on May 1, 2005 Couchepin, a native French-speaker, said Swiss Germans and the centre-left Social Democrats had formed a pact to exclude candidates from the minority language regions. On Wednesday Oswald Sigg was elected to the post of spokesman and vice-chancellor. Corina Casanova was elected joint vice-chancellor. Both are native German speakers, although Casanova comes originally from Romansh-speaking eastern…

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Left fears threat to freedom from Schengen

This content was published on Apr 30, 2005 Some Swiss are concerned about a possible threat to freedom if Switzerland signs up to the accords. Members of the political Left, in particular, still have painful memories of the “records scandal” which rocked Switzerland in the autumn of 1989. When the Berlin Wall was being dismantled, Switzerland too was having to face up to…

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Photographic mountain heritage goes online

This content was published on Apr 29, 2005 The archive includes around 160,000 photographs portraying climbing feats, mountain peoples and the dramatic changes to the world’s great ranges over the past 150 years. The collection includes rare examples dating back to the beginnings of mountain photography – around 1860 – as well as contemporary pictures. “It’s incredible when you think of the efforts…

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New Aids campaign focuses on joie de vivre

This content was published on Apr 29, 2005 Whereas previous campaigns concentrated on education, the new approach by the Federal Health Office and the Swiss Aids Federation also puts the stress on enjoying life. Thomas Zeltner, director of the Federal Health Office, said on Friday that a “rethink” was necessary because of the need to make younger people pay more attention to an…

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Felix Weingartner (1863-1942): Symphonic Works Vol.2. Sinfonieorchester Basel, Marko Letonja, cond.

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Zurich stages Euro 2008 comeback

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