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Ferdinand Ries (1784-1837): Symphonies 7 & 8. Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Dir. Howard Griffiths.

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Valiumspeed: Digitalfolk EP

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Laying down the law for Kyrgyzstan’s farmers

This content was published on Dec 28, 2003 A project co-funded by Switzerland aims to educate farmers about their legal rights and how they can protect themselves against corruption and illegal appropriation of land. “The acting mayor tried to claim half of my land,” said Tapaiev Amarvek, a farmer in Kyrgyzstan’s Fergana Valley. “One night a group of his drunken colleagues came to…

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Roman treasure hoard offers priceless insights

This content was published on Dec 27, 2003 Some 270 precious items including silver platters, dishes, utensils and coins, are on show amid tight security at the Museum of the Roman town of Augusta Raurica, in Basel. Weighing 58 kg in total, it is the largest collection of Late Antique silver ever to have been discovered, and conveys a dazzling image of the…

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Swiss test defences against foot-and-mouth

This content was published on Dec 27, 2003 Two years ago, six million animals were slaughtered in Britain, in the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth seen in Europe. The disease continues to rage in 70 countries and can be introduced by any traveller who has been in contact with contaminated farms or through the importation of infected meat. Soon after contact with foot-and-mouth, whole…

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600 years of Christmas bells

This content was published on Dec 25, 2003 Among them are hundreds of bells from the Rüetschi foundry in Aarau in northern Switzerland, which has been casting bells since the 14th century. One of the firm’s progeny, “Barbara”, who weighs in at a hefty 2,000 kilograms, will ring in her 636th Christmas at Fribourg Cathedral. Engraved on “Barbara” in Latin are the words:…

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Search for harmony leads the faithful astray

This content was published on Dec 24, 2003 In an interview with swissinfo, Werlen criticised politicians and clergy who preach intolerance towards foreigners and other religions. Werlen, who was appointed abbot of Einsiedeln (in canton Schwyz) two years ago, does not confine himself to questions of religion – he is perfectly at home discussing ethical, moral and social issues. The 41-year-old intellectual –…

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Helvetia rules the waves

This content was published on Dec 23, 2003 Landlocked Switzerland sailed away with the America’s Cup, while Roger Federer came of age to win tennis’s greatest prize on the grass courts of Wimbledon. Switzerland’s bid to become the first European challenger to win the 152-year-old America’s Cup was already underway off the New Zealand coast as supporters back home saw in the New…

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Cinema rediscovers the Uzbek identity

This content was published on Dec 23, 2003 Now the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is helping rebuild Uzbek cinema, in an effort to create a new sense of national identity. “A long queue of people waiting at the doors of a cinema to see an Uzbek-produced documentary on Uzbekistan.” That is the dream of Shukhrat M Makhmudov, a local film…

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Ferdinand Ries (1784-1837): Symphonies 7 & 8. Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Dir. Howard Griffiths.

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Valiumspeed: Digitalfolk EP

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Laying down the law for Kyrgyzstan’s farmers

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