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Calmy-Rey speaks out for women and minorities

This content was published on Mar 30, 2005 During a visit on Wednesday to the city of Diyarbakir in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, Calmy-Rey said that the application of reforms in those areas was still lacking. “Over the past years, the Turkish government has made big efforts and passed numerous reforms, mainly concerning human rights,” she commented after talks with…

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Sport supremo bows out of the game

This content was published on Mar 30, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, the outgoing director of the Federal Sport Office calls for more centralisation and unveils plans to bring the Winter Olympics to Switzerland. Keller was named director of the Federal Sports School in Magglingen in 1985 and was appointed head of the Federal Sport Office when it was formed in 1999.…

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Expert says Annan has no reason to resign

This content was published on Mar 30, 2005 But Mark Pieth, who helped to produce the report, believes the UN secretary-general failed to deal properly with a potential conflict of interest involving his son, Kojo. An independent inquiry has found that Kofi Annan did not influence contract decisions regarding a Swiss firm, Cotecna Inspection, which employed his son. The report, the second into…

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French Connection.

This content was published on Mar 30, 2005

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Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Shakespeare Ouvertures.

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Blocher positively surprised by US trip

This content was published on Mar 30, 2005 Speaking in Washington, Blocher said that he was “positively surprised that a superpower like the US took the time for such talks”. The justice ministry said on Wednesday that the meetings had focused on strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism and between the law enforcement agencies of both countries, as well as mutual assistance…

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Public council condemns cuts at swissinfo

This content was published on Mar 29, 2005 The body, which assesses whether swissinfo is carrying out its mandate, said that such an “innovative and successful” multimedia platform should not be abandoned. The SBC said on March 22 that it would axe up to 80 jobs and eight language services at swissinfo, leaving only a reduced English department. Internet services in the national…

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Edvard Grieg – Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt.

This content was published on Mar 29, 2005

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swissinfo reaction

This content was published on Mar 29, 2005 A selection of your emails: R.E. from Switzerland writes: As a UK ex-pat living and working in Switzerland, but sadly not speaking a local language, I have been a regular user of this excellent website to keep myself informed of the local news around me in CH. I would hate to see any reduction in…

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Stokowski’s Symphonic Bach. Vol. 2. BBC Pilharmonic. Matthias Bamert.

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Calmy-Rey speaks out for women and minorities

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Sport supremo bows out of the game

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Expert says Annan has no reason to resign

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French Connection.

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Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Shakespeare Ouvertures.

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Blocher positively surprised by US trip

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Edvard Grieg – Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt.

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