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Asylum game withdrawn after protests

This content was published on May 22, 2003 Around 20,000 people a day were logging on to the Internet to play “Swiss Checkin”, which was devised by the government to raise awareness about asylum seekers. However, the game was scrapped on Thursday, following protests from non-governmental organisations. Jurg Schertenleib of the Swiss Refugee Council told swissinfo that Swiss Checkin was simply too superficial.…

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Norbert Moret: Trumpet Concerto (1997). Horn Concerto (1995). Suite à l’image de temps for 2 string orchestras. Jeffrey Segal, trumpet. Bruno Schneider, horn. Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Dir. Jesus Lopez-Cobos.

This content was published on May 22, 2003

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Guides explore flower power in the Alps

This content was published on May 22, 2003 The goal of these guides, called “mountain leaders”, is to explain the rich alpine flora and fauna. Armin Christen, one of the managers of the mountain leader school, picks and eats the leaf of a humble plant usually trampled on by hikers as they walk along mountain trails. “Locals here in the Val d’Anniviers still…

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Weapons exhibition exposes violence of war

This content was published on May 21, 2003 Sensitive to growing public distaste at triumphalism in the reporting of conflicts, it is presenting the weapons in a way that conveys the spirit of violence in which they were used. The result is a complete departure from previous shows that tended to be draped with flags and trophies of war. “In Remembrance of Weapons…

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Switzerland tightens its borders ahead of G-8

This content was published on May 21, 2003 The authorities are concerned about security during anti-globalisation protests scheduled to take place in Geneva at the same time. The justice ministry said the measures, which will come into force on Thursday, were aimed at preventing known troublemakers from entering Switzerland. An estimated 100,000 people are expected to take part in protests in western Switzerland…

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The Malaria Business

This content was published on May 20, 2003 By the time you have read the first article on this page, six children in sub-Saharan Africa will have died of malaria, and 1,800 people worldwide will have started to show clinical symptoms of the disease. New, effective anti-malarial drugs are not available to those who need them and only a small proportion of children…

Malaria: the killer disease

This content was published on May 20, 2003 She fell sick with fever a week ago in her village, 90 kilometres away, before the convulsions of cerebral malaria took hold. At the shivering and vomiting and sweating stages of the disease, her mother took her to the village dispensary for drugs, then the local health centre for diagnosis. Later, on the advice of…

Sars and smoking dominate health meeting

This content was published on May 20, 2003 The Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and meets annually. “We meet as we fight to defeat Sars… the first new epidemic of the 21st century,” the outgoing head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Gro Harlem Brundtland, told delegates at the start of the meeting on Monday. “Later this…

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Zofka: Nice

This content was published on May 20, 2003

Olivia Gray: Te Quiero

This content was published on May 20, 2003

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