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40 Mundharmonika – Evergreens

This content was published on Jun 29, 2004

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New baccalaureate exam lands on the desk

This content was published on Jun 29, 2004 By most accounts, reforms are bearing fruit, but supporters and detractors will have to wait till autumn for a comprehensive review of how the new exam is working. Every year between June and September, thousands of students endure sleepless nights and 11th-hour cramming sessions preparing for the baccalaureate. For them, the new test is unlikely…

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Film festival cranks up the fear factor

This content was published on Jun 29, 2004 This year’s Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) aims to keep them there by showing more than 70 horror, sci-fi and action movies from around the world. “We like to open with a tough one because that’s the screening where we get all the officials and politicians, and we like to shake them up a…

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Swiss lawyer oversees summer Olympics

This content was published on Jun 28, 2004 As the International Olympic Committee’s top inspector, Swiss lawyer Denis Oswald has been keeping a close eye on the proceedings ahead of the world’s biggest sporting event. The media has reported on a number of occasions that Athens might have to forgo hosting the event after construction work was repeatedly delayed. “Athens was facing one…

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IOC inspector faced Herculean task in Athens

This content was published on Jun 28, 2004 After his 12th and final inspection in May, Oswald told swissinfo he was confident the Games could go ahead as planned. The IOC member added that after many delays, all the preparations should be completed on time, congratulating the president of the Games organising committee, Dianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki. swissinfo: Have the Greeks really made up for…

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The man who made an icon of Che

This content was published on Jun 27, 2004 swissinfo caught up with Burri, whose work is on show in a retrospective at Lausanne’s Elysée Photography Museum. Zurich-born Burri, 70, has wielded his lens on behalf of Magnum, the BBC, and several magazines, including “Life”. In the 1960s, he photographed Picasso, Giacometti and Le Corbusier, and in 1963 while working in Cuba he immortalised…

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Centre heals the scars of torture

This content was published on Jun 26, 2004 Seven years to the day after the United Nations Convention Against Torture came into force, the international body says the practice “remains a serious problem”. The UN is using this year’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture to urge governments to commit to a world without torture. On Friday Switzerland signed the optional…

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British tabloids “let rip” on Swiss referee

This content was published on Jun 25, 2004 England lost out to tournament hosts Portugal in a penalty shoot-out after Meier denied a goal which would have put them ahead in the last minutes of the game. The unfortunate Meier woke up on Friday morning to discover that he had become a strong contender for the title of most unpopular man in Britain.…

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Swiss doctor defends Cambodian hospital record

This content was published on Jun 24, 2004 Swiss development aid officials say they will no longer support Beat Richner’s hospitals until he signs formal contracts with the Cambodian authorities. Harry Sivec, spokesman for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), said the government could not support the Swiss paediatrician’s work without such contracts. “Hospitals should be integrated into local or regional…

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