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Intimacy reigns at Ernen music festival

This content was published on Aug 11, 2003 They are drawn by the village’s charm and a tradition which was started around 30 years ago by the late Hungarian pianist and teacher, György Sebök. It was the charm of this ancient, well-preserved village that first appealed to Sebök and his wife when they stumbled upon Ernen in the early 1970s while on vacation.…

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Kapelle Echo vom Tödi / Kapelle Carlo Brunner: s’Maximum

This content was published on Aug 11, 2003

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Sea of ravers pulsates to hot rhythms in Zurich

This content was published on Aug 10, 2003 With its motto “Let the sun shine!”, the Street Parade issued a plea for love, peace and tolerance. Organisers of the event saw their wish granted. After last year’s downpour, the weather stayed bright and sunny, with temperatures reaching over 34 degrees Celsius in Switzerland’s business capital. An estimated 900,000 spectators and dancers from all…

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On the trail of Tintin in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 10, 2003 Since they first began appearing in the 1930s the books have been translated into more than 60 languages, including recently Swiss German and Romansh. Hergé – real name Georges Rémi – would have approved. The artist, who died 20 years ago, had a lasting affection for Switzerland. He first discovered the country’s attractions during a…

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Swiss help for Uzbek drug addicts

This content was published on Aug 10, 2003 At the forefront is the Bern-based organisation, Contact Netz. Under the leadership of Jakob Huber, Contact Netz has set up two safe houses in Uzbekistan with the help of two local non-governmental organisations. At the centres in the capital Tashkent and Samarkand drug addicts can pick up clean needles and condoms. The Bern group has…

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Culture boss turns the spotlight on Locarno

This content was published on Aug 10, 2003 As the 56th edition got underway, swissinfo asked him for thoughts on the festival and why Swiss cinema was going through a lean patch. swissinfo: How many days are you spending at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival? David Streiff: I will be there for the first four days. I regret, however, that I will…

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Lights, action in Locarno

This content was published on Aug 9, 2003 For the 56th time, the central square – the Piazza Grande – has been turned into a giant open-air cinema. For the next week, the Piazza and cinema theatres around the town will feature a vast selection of films, with many focusing on the fundamental rights of man, and the human struggle. Although the event…

Hunt for dirty money turns professional

This content was published on Aug 7, 2003 Just as the spectrum of financial crime has widened in recent years, so has the need for specialised training among crime fighters. Two years ago, the Lucerne Business School opened Switzerland’s first executive masters course in “economic crime investigation”. The same course is also offered in French at the Neuchâtel higher school of management in…

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A dip into the history of bathing

This content was published on Aug 7, 2003 Thermal baths, which were at the height of their popularity in medieval times, once had a reputation for hedonism and promiscuity. But today, bathing is once again in fashion for those concerned with keeping fit and healthy. In ancient and medieval times, Europeans went bathing at places famous for the properties of their water such…

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Jacky And Marc Anderegg: Rocking The Boogie

This content was published on Aug 7, 2003

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