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Art takes over the streets of Bad Ragaz

This content was published on Jun 7, 2003 The nearly 200 monumental works by some of Europe’s leading and many lesser-known artists are dotted around the town’s streets, parks and gardens. “Bad RagARTz” is a show open to everyone with sculptures spread over six kilometres. The entire village has in effect become a sprawling open-air art gallery. The centrepiece of the show is…

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Hospital halts cancer study

This content was published on Jun 7, 2003 An internal investigation reported that patients might have been treated with substances that had not been cleared for human use. The project, which aims to produce an effective vaccination against melanoma tumours, has also been criticised for charging fees to some participants and making unsubstantiated claims on its internet site as to the trial’s likely…

André-Daniel Meylan: Y Croire Encore

This content was published on Jun 6, 2003

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Essential Fore: I’m Gonna Make You Love Me

This content was published on Jun 6, 2003

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Human rights groups slam government’s Iraq policy

This content was published on Jun 5, 2003 Amnesty International and the Europe-Third World Centre (ETWC) said the government had failed to condemn the war, and it called on Bern to press for human rights observers to be sent to Iraq. The two organisations said on Thursday they were disappointed that the government had only expressed its “regrets” when war broke out. They…

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Franz Krommer (1759-1831): Music for Wind Octet. Amphion Octet, Basle.

This content was published on Jun 5, 2003

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Frédéric Rapin, clarinet. Swiss Concertos for Clarinet. Herbert Fries (1956), Armin Schibler (1956), Jean Binet (1950), Jean Balissat (1995), Andor Kovach (1995), Alexis Chalier (2001/2002). Kammerorchester ‘Arpeggione’ Hohenems. Dir. J.-F. Antonioli.

This content was published on Jun 5, 2003

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Swiss artist enraptured by Paris

This content was published on Jun 5, 2003 This is borne out by a new exhibition highlighting the influence of the French capital on the work of an artist known for his vivid portrayals of life in Bernese countryside. The title of the exhibition at Bern’s Fine Arts Museum – “Albert Anker in Paris: Between Ideal and Reality” – says it all. Many…

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Road map divides Swiss Jews and Palestinians

This content was published on Jun 4, 2003 Swiss Jewish groups are upbeat that the plan stands a real chance of resolving the crisis, but Palestinians in Switzerland are sceptical. The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers both backed the peace plan at their first face-to-face meeting in the public eye in the Jordanian resort of Aqaba, which was also attended by President Bush.…

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Virtual signature headed for the real world

This content was published on Jun 4, 2003 The House of Representatives has approved potentially groundbreaking proposals to give contracts sealed with an electronic signature the same legal status as written ones. The draft legislation takes e-commerce – the purchase of goods and services on the Internet – one step further by making it possible for citizens to sign up for an apartment…

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