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Novartis takes on tropical diseases in Singapore

This content was published on Jul 5, 2004 Based in the city’s Biopolis biomedical campus, the non-profit institute will focus its work initially on dengue fever and drug-resistant tuberculosis. It aims to develop at least two vaccines for clinical testing by 2008 and to have them on the market by 2013, according to Novartis. At Monday’s opening ceremony, Daniel Vasella, the company’s chief…

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Sunnechörli Zämewürfliwil, Dir. Hannes Fuhrer / Miriam Schafroth

This content was published on Jul 5, 2004

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Elements Of Culture. Official Street Parade 2004 Compilation. Mixed by DJ Tatana.

This content was published on Jul 5, 2004

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Swiss face tough task after Portuguese party

This content was published on Jul 5, 2004 They warned that Switzerland and Austria, the joint organisers of Euro 2008, had a hard act to follow. For Switzerland’s leading tabloid “Blick“, Euro 2004 was “the best European Championship of all time”. Blick raved about the fantastic atmosphere in Portugal: “No hooligans. No riots. The fans were dancing and singing.” The paper praised the…

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Federer makes it two in a row at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jul 4, 2004 The world’s number one player defeated second seed Roddick in four sets 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4. He picked up prize money of £602,500 (SFr1.36 million). The 22-year-old top seed, who also won this year’s Australian Open, recovered well after an aggressive start by Roddick to secure his third grand slam title. “This is a…

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July 4 puts present-day politics into perspective

This content was published on Jul 4, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Karl Jauch, the head of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) in Geneva, talks about Iraq and the upcoming presidential elections in the US. ACA is a non-partisan, non-governmental association that works to defend the interests of Americans living abroad, especially in the areas of citizenship and taxation. Jauch said many Americans…

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Tourism with a conscience

This content was published on Jul 3, 2004 Unique in the world, the non-profit cooperative is an unusual partnership between Swiss employers associations, unions, and the tourist industry. Born of the economic crisis of the 1930s, Reka combined the twin aims of boosting the flagging Swiss hotel industry and subsidizing family vacations for those who could not otherwise afford them. Sixty-five years on,…

Doctors warn of TV link to child obesity

This content was published on Jul 2, 2004 A study of Swiss schoolchildren aged between six and ten found that some were glued to a TV screen for up to four hours a day. “To our knowledge this study provides the strongest evidence for an independent association between time spent playing electronic games and childhood obesity,” said Dr Nicolas Stettler, who headed the…

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Schweizer Volkstänze / Danses populaires suisses. Beschwingt uf Schritt und Tritt – Pas à pas avec entrain. Vol. 2.

This content was published on Jul 2, 2004

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Montreux lives up to its name

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004 Among those performing at the lakeside event are Alicia Keys, Dido, Phil Collins, Carlos Santana and rock legends Status Quo and Deep Purple. The festival, in its 38th year, is one of Switzerland’s largest and is expected to be a sell-out. More than 85,000 tickets have been sold so far and the organisers are hoping…

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