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Picasso and Klee see the light in Lucerne

This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 The Rosengart Museum is the new home of art dealer Angela Rosengart’s personal collection, containing 200 works, 47 of them by Pablo Picasso and another 120 by Swiss artist Paul Klee. Other artists exposed in the former national bank building include Cézanne, Modigliani, Braque, Miro and Léger. Seventy-year-old Rosengart decided a few years ago to…

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Trail of war photographer led to Hollywood

This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 Christian Frei’s movie, “War Photographer”, was nominated in the prestigious Best Documentary category. His film is a portrait of American James Nachtwey’s work in the world’s conflict zones. Nachtwey has spent more than 20 years travelling to the globe’s hot spots to document the effects of war on local populations. His most famous recent contribution…

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In search of serenity at Engelberg

This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 As I approached the gates of the austere-looking Benedictine monastery, I was filled with misgivings – why had I chosen to get away from it all within the stern confines of a monastery, when I could instead be pampered in a Swiss spa resort? And yet, I was curious as to how I would react…

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Swiss unveil new passport

This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 The new passport was unveiled at a press conference in Bern on Monday. At first sight it looks as though little has changed – the passport is the same colour and still has a distinctive white cross, all be it tiny and moved from the middle to the top right hand corner. But the new…

Film editor with Swiss ties wins Oscar

This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 Scalia, who has retained Italian nationality, picked up the coveted prize for his editing of Ridley Scott’s film, “Black Hawk Down”, which is based on the true story of a failed United States mission to capture two Somalian warlords in 1993. At a press conference after the award ceremony, Scalia said he was surprised by…

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Hingis coasts through in Miami

This content was published on Mar 24, 2002 The world number three totally dominated the match, conceding only five points during a brisk first set. Hingis’s victory came after a miserable day on Saturday for the Swiss women when Marie-Gaiane Mikaelian, Patty Schnyder and Emmanuelle Gagliardi all bombed out of the tournament. swissinfo with agencies

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Grasshoppers back in contention

This content was published on Mar 24, 2002 The result means that Grasshoppers climb to second in the table, just four points behind Basel, who have a game in hand. It was Basel’s first defeat in the final round of matches. Elsewhere Servette beat bottom club Sion 3-2 to climb into fourth place and Young Boys won 3-2 at home against FC Zurich…

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Internet fraudsters beware!

This content was published on Mar 24, 2002 The International Marketing Supervision Network (IMSN), which comprises 30 countries from Europe, North America and the Far East, met this week in Montreux to discuss how to protect consumers from problems like credit card fraud and websites that sell bogus products. “The Internet is attractive to fraudsters because it allows them to target such a…

Lugano and Davos edge closer to final

This content was published on Mar 23, 2002 Lugano hammered the Zurich Lions 5-0, while Davos held off Kloten 3-2, to give both sides a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven semi-finals. Defeat in Lugano was a bitter blow for the defending champions of the past two seasons. They were torn to shreds in defence, where the suspended Mark Streit was sorely missed. The…

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Federer given a fright in Miami

This content was published on Mar 23, 2002 Federer had to save five set points in the second set against a player ranked 125 places below him, before closing out the tiebreak 8-6. “I feel reborn here in Miami. The conditions suit me a lot better than at Indian Wells,” he said. “In California I was having a lot of trouble striking the…

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