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Sauber fire on new Ferrari engine

This content was published on Jan 13, 2004 The new C23 racing car, which Sauber presented in Salzburg on Monday, will have the same type of engine as the 2004 Ferrari. Sauber have bought Ferrari engines since 1997 but always the previous year’s model. The Swiss team will also be using Ferrari’s seven-speed gearbox for the first time. The new car was unveiled…

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Guarding Kyrgyzstan’s history

This content was published on Jan 13, 2004 “Kyrgyz history is not recorded in books, but in more than 2,000 traditional songs,” Kaybildaev told swissinfo. The songs detail the deeds of Manas, who fought to unify the country. No fewer than 500,000 verses have been composed in his praise. Kaybildaev, who is an expert in the Kyrgyz language, has been fascinated by the…

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Basel dusts down fashion eccentric’s creations

This content was published on Jan 13, 2004 But a new exhibition in Basel shows he was a master of haute couture, letting his imagination rip in outfits spanning half a century of fashion. “He was immensely creative and had a great sense of fun, so his outfits were sometimes very extravagant,” curator Margret Ribbert told swissinfo. Dozens of Spillmann’s dresses, drawings and…

Demographics

A day in the life of a junior doctor

This content was published on Jan 13, 2004 swissinfo joined a junior doctor at the start of her hospital shift to find out how government policy is affecting young medics. The country certainly has no shortage of doctors, with 25,000 for a population of seven million, or one doctor per 280 inhabitants. Of these, 11,000 work in hospitals. But junior doctors say they…

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Peter Sauber pins hopes on new season

This content was published on Jan 13, 2004 After two difficult years, the Zurich-based boss believes this year’s championship will see a revival for his team. Team Sauber launched its new C23 racing car on Monday in “Hangar 7” at Salzburg airport in Austria. A successful talent spotter (among them Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Kimi Raikkonen), Peter Sauber has his hopes pinned…

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G-SAX: Color Of Passion

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Arts and Culture

This content was published on Jan 12, 2004 The end of Soviet-era government control over the arts and culture has given new freedoms to artists in Central Asia. But for the region’s cash-strapped governments funding the arts is not an option. As a consequence, many artists have either moved abroad or given up. In Uzbekistan, for example, a film production agency which once…

Conflict prevention

This content was published on Jan 12, 2004 Arbitrary borders, dating back to the Stalin era, have divided agricultural and other resources among the republics of Central Asia. Ordinary life has been made difficult because of heavily mined borders and unnecessary bureaucracy. A concentration of different ethinic groups in the Fergana Valley has fuelled tensions that have erupted into violence. A newly discovered…

Frozen ghosts haunt Gemmi Pass

This content was published on Jan 12, 2004 The local authorities now keep the pass open at this time of year, which enabled swissinfo to follow in the footsteps of many a literary giant. The Gemmi Pass, which links the Bernese Oberland with canton Valais, was one of the most frequented north-south mountain routes for writers, artists and scientists exploring the Alps. Many…

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Art and Culture

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