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Swiss universities get top marks from students

This content was published on Oct 30, 2002 A new ranking of all Swiss universities and polytechnics shows most of them scoring high marks for the quality of tuition and courses on offer. The survey, by swissUp, ranks universities by subjects by taking into account both official government rankings and the opinions of 3,500 students. Six criteria were taken into consideration: the quality…

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Hip hotel reaches – and passes – Milestone

This content was published on Oct 30, 2002 At an awards ceremony in Bern on Tuesday, the “Riders Palace” hotel in the eastern ski resort of Laax was cited for responding to the demands of hip young snowboarders. Instead of bed and breakfast, guests get bed and broadband Internet access – and a lot more in the way of multimedia entertainment. It is…

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Swiss holidaymakers shy of the skies

This content was published on Oct 29, 2002 Tour operators gathered in Montreux for Switzerland’s largest trade travel fair said the industry had also taken a battering because of the sluggish economic climate. “There’s a lot of uncertainty in the market,” says Stephan Wehrle, spokesman for the Swiss tour operator, Kuoni. “People are sitting tight.” “Everything’s become much more short term,” adds Hanspeter…

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Switzerland reveals its “shameless” past

This content was published on Oct 29, 2002 Titled “Shameless”, the collection of photographs, interviews, artwork and music chronicles gay society in Switzerland from 1836 until the present day. The year 1836 is seen as a landmark date in gay history since that year saw the publication of a pioneering book, “Eros”, by Swiss writer Heinrich Hössli. “Hössli was the first person in…

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Big turnout for short stories

This content was published on Oct 28, 2002 Organisers now say they want to establish the literary event as a regular fixture in the city’s cultural calendar. Success “We think the night was a very big success,” spokesman Bernd Zocher told swissinfo on Monday, “with up to 3,000 more people attending than at the very first event last year. “The idea now is…

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Zurich theatre boss spared the axe

This content was published on Oct 28, 2002 The chairman of the theatre board, Peter Nobel, said Marthaler would remain in his post for at least another season. Nobel told a news conference on Monday that funding for another season had been secured, but said Marthaler would have to make further savings. He also said he and three other members of the theatre…

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What now for Chechnya?

This content was published on Oct 28, 2002 The papers shied away from outright criticism of Moscow’s decision to pump gas into the theatre, where the hostages were held, leading to at least 167 deaths. Russia pays “a high price” was the view of the German-speaking press. Editorial writers said the number of dead was far too high for Putin to claim a…

Brand new Ferrari

This content was published on Oct 28, 2002 “Commute” is the fourth album by Ferrari who was born and raised in Zurich. The 32-year-old producer, composer and guitarist is also a former graduate of the Lucerne jazz school but his latest work shows Ferrari far-removed from his musical apprenticeship. “People always ask me about my past and my jazz origins,” he tells swissinfo…

Gas killed most Moscow hostages

This content was published on Oct 27, 2002 Survivors of the ordeal – including four with Swiss ties – are recovering in hospital. The chairman of Moscow’s health committee, Andrei Seltsovsky, said on Sunday that 115 hostages had died from “the effects of gas exposure”. Only two of the approximately 800 hostages died of gunshot wounds when special forces stormed the theatre on…

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Swiss pressure Iran on human rights

This content was published on Oct 27, 2002 Deiss, on a two-day visit to Tehran, has held talks on human rights, the death penalty and stoning with his Iranian counterpart. Iran’s foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazai, said on Sunday his country was happy to discuss its stance on human rights with Western nations, but added they should not expect any changes. Kharrazai said such…

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