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Swiss police officer keeps the peace in Sudan

This content was published on Sep 6, 2003 In January 2002, a ceasefire agreement was negotiated in Switzerland to end more than 20 years of civil war in Sudan – mainly between the Muslim north and the Christian south. Steininger was part of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) that ensures government forces and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army stick to their agreement to…

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US tells Swiss to hand over passenger data

This content was published on Sep 5, 2003 Swiss has until September 12 to adhere to the regulation or face losing its landing rights in the US, according to Urs Haldimann from the Swiss Civil Aviation Office. Switzerland has asked the US to delay the deadline to allow time for negotiation on an issue which has outraged data protection groups. US authorities want…

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Sursee mixes baroque and modern architecture

This content was published on Sep 5, 2003 Its exemplary balancing act has earned Sursee the Wakker prize for the protection of Switzerland’s heritage. The prize is awarded annually by the Swiss national heritage foundation. “We are proud but we won’t let it go to our heads,” town archivist Stefan Röllin told swissinfo. But Sursee, a town of 8,000 residents founded in the…

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Dani Kalt: Sowit soguet

This content was published on Sep 5, 2003

Violinist Tibor Varga dies aged 82

This content was published on Sep 5, 2003 Born in 1921, Varga was ten years old when he made his first public appearance as a soloist. He began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest the same year and by his early teens was performing around the world. Varga also studied philosophy at Budapest University. He left Hungary for…

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Original Ländler-Messe ‘Pax Montana’. Music: Heidi Bruggmann. Text: Father Leo Gemperli.

This content was published on Sep 5, 2003

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Hong Kong to return to Baselworld in 2004

This content was published on Sep 4, 2003 The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) and Baselworld organisers signed an agreement on Thursday guaranteeing Hong Kong’s participation until 2009. In May, the TDC and Baselworld lodged separate appeals against the Swiss Federal Health Office after it imposed a ban on staff and visitors from Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Vietnam just two days…

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Outrage over unreliable Aids test kits

This content was published on Sep 4, 2003 The Swiss health authorities warned this week that the tests might have given inaccurate results, with potentially serious consequences. All medical services that used the kit have been informed and urged to re-examine the test samples. “I am appalled that such tests could get onto the market without being checked first,” Margrit Kessler, president of…

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Jodler-Doppelquartett ‘Bärgfründe’ Thun: Muess wieder einisch jutze

This content was published on Sep 4, 2003

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Swiss Wind Soloists. Schweizer Bläserensemble. W. A. Mozart, C. M. von Weber, L. van Beethoven.

This content was published on Sep 4, 2003

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