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Journeys: Different Places

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Franck Tortiller Trio: Early Dawn

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New hope for Alzheimer’s vaccine

This content was published on Mar 22, 2004 Human trials of a modified version of the vaccine are expected to begin later this year. The trial of the original vaccine on 298 patients worldwide was abandoned in 2002 after 18 patients developed brain inflammation. The vaccine had been very successful in animal tests and a later Swiss study showed that it could help…

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Language still proves a divisive issue

This content was published on Mar 22, 2004 That was the conclusion of a recent seminar in the bilingual city of Biel, which set out to explore multilingualism. “In discussions about bilingualism, we have to be clear whether we are talking about it on an institutional or and individual level,” Iwar Werlen, professor for linguistics at Bern University, told swissinfo. Werlen took part…

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Fribourg puts Central Asia in the picture

This content was published on Mar 21, 2004 The festival, which started on Sunday, focuses once again on films from emerging countries, with a host of premieres from Latin America and Africa. One of the most talked-about films of the week-long event is likely to be “Memoria del saqueo” (“Memories of a sacking”), an uncompromising look at former Argentine President Carlos Menem’s years…

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Rallies mark the first anniversary of the war in Iraq

This content was published on Mar 20, 2004 However, turnout was significantly lower than a year ago amid splits in the anti-war movement’s ranks. A year ago anti-war campaigners persuaded thousands of students, leftwing organisations, trade unions and Christian groups to stage protests across the country. Three days before the US-led invasion began, more than 30,000 people demonstrated in Bern against the war.…

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William Tell turns 200

This content was published on Mar 20, 2004 Festivities kicked off earlier this week in Weimar to mark the very first performance of Schiller’s masterpiece. Schiller’s best-known play, William Tell, was first performed on stage in Weimar on March 17, 1804, and was directed by none other than, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is believed that the medieval legend of a hunter who…

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Spring fever is in the air

This content was published on Mar 20, 2004 And the situation could get worse. Specialists warn that climate change could lead to year-round pollinosis (pollen-related allergic reactions). The statistics speak for themselves: pollinosis affects more than one million people in Switzerland – between 15 and 20 per cent of the population. And where allergies generally are concerned, the situation is even more worrying.…

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Swiss hands tied in fight against terrorism

This content was published on Mar 19, 2004 As European Union interior ministers met on Friday to discuss new counter-terrorism measures, non-member Switzerland was once again left out of the loop. The meeting in Brussels was organised in response to the bomb attacks in the Spanish capital, Madrid, which left more than 200 people dead. Victor Mauer from the Centre for Security Studies…

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