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Geneva Book Fair comes of age

This content was published on Apr 28, 2004 The annual event, which opens on Wednesday, will also feature Switzerland’s first-ever African Book Fair, as well as works from Chile. “This is our 18th exhibition and we feel that the diversity of topics really reflects the fact that it has come of age,” said the event’s president, Pierre-Marcel Favre. “We’ve scoured the globe in…

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Europe urged to confront euthanasia taboo

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004 Dick Marty presented his controversial report on euthanasia to the Council of Europe on Tuesday in the face of strong opposition from some countries. Unveiling the text in Strasbourg, Marty appealed for the eventual decriminalisation of both active and passive euthanasia in Europe – under clearly defined conditions. Only two European countries, the Netherlands and…

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Book fair pays tribute to Chilean poets

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004 Now in its 18th year, the five-day exhibition, which starts on Wednesday, is one of Switzerland’s most highbrow cultural events. “We’ve been waiting for three years to welcome Chile to Geneva,” said the president of the fair, Pierre-Marcel Favre. “We’re proud to host a country that is so rich culturally and which has produced so…

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Bungled operation sparks organ transplant debate

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004 But it has also raised serious questions about how such a mistake could have been allowed to happen. Rosmarie Voser died on Friday after doctors at Zurich University Hospital gave her a new heart incompatible with her blood group, which her body then rejected. At a media conference on Tuesday, the hospital admitted human error…

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Kamaadjo-Quartett: Volkstümliches im Kobelton. Schweizerisches und Unschweizerisches.

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004

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Business calls for green groups to be reined in

This content was published on Apr 27, 2004 The call comes as the Green Party seeks to prevent the construction of a football stadium in Zurich, at the risk of leaving the city on the sidelines of Euro 2008. Cases of large construction projects being delayed or cancelled following appeals by environmental groups regularly make the headlines in Switzerland. Zurich’s Green Party in…

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Swiss band still burn with passion for music

This content was published on Apr 25, 2004 Between 1998 and 2002 Gölä were at the forefront of the Swiss-German music scene, selling over half a million albums and playing to packed concert halls. The band’s success rested on a mix of catchy rock numbers, soulful ballads and the strength of their Swiss-German lyrics. But in 2002, at the height of their success,…

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Muslim councillor calls for dialogue with Islam

This content was published on Apr 25, 2004 swissinfo talked to Switzerland’s first Muslim politician about ethnic tensions and Western perceptions of Islam. El Araby gives visitors to the Islamic Cultural Centre a warm welcome. It is thanks to him that the centre has expanded to include a library and a prayer room, and that it’s become a focal point for the Islamic…

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Photographer puts black township in the picture

This content was published on Apr 24, 2004 Rolf Moser, from the lakeside town of Zug, says his life was transformed after moving to Crossroads, near Cape Town. “I have two lives: one before South Africa and one after South Africa,” Moser told swissinfo. “I used to lead a fast life. It’s slowed down quite a lot now but living here has broadened…

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Charm offensive aims to woo back bookworms

This content was published on Apr 23, 2004 The creation of the Swiss Book Lobby coincides with Friday’s World Book Day. “The Swiss book scene is in crisis on all levels and we have to ensure its survival through more funds and other measures,” says Erica Benz-Steffen of the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia. She says that the time people spend reading has…

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