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Swiss song flops at Eurovision

This content was published on May 13, 2004 “Celebrate!”, sung by Basel-based former hairdresser Piero Esteriore, failed to woo the public and came in last place with no points. Twenty-two countries were competing for the right to take part in Saturday’s final round, but no other entries failed to score a single point. Switzerland will not now be among the 24 countries selected…

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Police were overwhelmed by G-8 rioting

This content was published on May 12, 2004 A report blamed a lack of coordination among security forces, and recommended that a special organisation be created to handle such operations in the future. The four-person commission was set up to examine the handling of security during last June’s summit, after mobs ran riot through Geneva, destroying property and terrifying local residents. By contrast,…

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All illegal immigrants to be fingerprinted

This content was published on May 12, 2004 On Wednesday the government announced it was closing a loophole that has enabled some illegal immigrants to slip through the net. Up until now, only those without a valid passport or identity card have had their prints taken. But from next month, fingerprinting is being extended to anyone who does not have the correct entry…

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Climbing champion feared victim of Kabul stoning

This content was published on May 11, 2004 Elie Chevieux’s father confirmed that police in Geneva had contacted him as part of the inquiry into the killings. Police announced on Tuesday that a Swiss passport found with the two men, who were beaten to death in a Kabul park, belonged to the former world-class indoor climber. A spokesman said the passport was in…

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Joseph Joachim Raff: Symphony No.7 ‘In den Alpen’. Chaconne – Arrangement for Orchestra. Abends – Rhapsodie. Bamberger Symphoniker. Dir. Hans Stadlmair.

This content was published on May 11, 2004

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D’ Gartehöckler: Jetzt goht’s urchig. 40 goldene Erfolge.

This content was published on May 11, 2004

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Online voting to take electronic leap forward

This content was published on May 10, 2004 The experiment is part of a long-term drive to introduce online voting, or e-voting, across the country. “Everything looks set to go ahead,” said Daniel Brändli, who heads the federal government’s e-voting project. Pilot projects in Geneva have already shown that a substantial number of voters are prepared to cast their ballots online. Successful trials…

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World Lupus Day sheds light on neglected disease

This content was published on May 10, 2004 Sufferers in Switzerland and around the world are hoping to draw attention to the debilitating illness on the first World Lupus Day on Monday. “Lupus is a disease that attacks the immune system, and like the wolf from which it gets its name, it never lets go of its prey,” said Britta Krismer of the…

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Artist friends share wall space at the Beyeler

This content was published on May 10, 2004 By putting Calder’s mobiles together with Miró’s paintings, the museum aims to show how the artists’ relationship influenced their work. Miró and Calder met at the end of 1928 in avant-garde Paris and they remained friends until Calder’s death in 1976. Apart from championing each other’s art and exchanging works, the two men and their…

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