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Disgraced Blatter advises FIFA on future reform

This content was published on Apr 15, 2016 “The problem is his silence,” Ocampo told students at a debate hosted by the University of Basel on Friday. “As president of FIFA he had to set an example. So even if he was not personally involved, why the silence?” “If he did not know what happened in FIFA then he was a bad manager.…

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Long-awaited Charlie Chaplin museum to open in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 15, 2016

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Swiss enjoy culture, hiking… and games

This content was published on Apr 15, 2016 Around 70% of the population visit museums and go to concerts and the cinema at least once a year, according to data from the Cultural Behaviour, Language, Religion and Culture Survey 2014, published by the Federal Statistical Office on FridayExternal link. Almost half go to the theatre. Some 20% of Swiss visit cultural institutions regularly…

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Mathieu Jaton: “I felt very moved”

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 Mathieu Jaton, chief executive officer of the Montreux Jazz Festival, talks to swissinfo.ch about the nerves and excitement surrounding this year’s historic programme.

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Crunch time as Poland decides on $42bn of Swiss franc mortgages

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 Poland ponders how to deal with Swiss-franc mortgages extended to local borrowers before the 2008 financial crisis.

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Montreux Jazz prepares to blow out 50 candles

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 Van Morrison, Deep Purple and Quincy Jones are just some of the big names to headline the 50th edition of the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.

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Nigerian ministry denies threat to ‘gay’ Swiss diplomat

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 Eric Mayoraz, Switzerland’s ambassador to Nigeria, was accused of being homosexual in a Nigerian newspaper last week. Homosexuality is illegal in Nigeria and severely punishable with prison terms or, in some regions, even death. The article, in the “Daily Trust” newspaper, included a comment from a Nigerian foreign ministry spokesperson quoted as saying that Mayoraz…

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Art you can touch

This content was published on Apr 13, 2016 As part of a series of exhibitions on the five senses, the Tinguely Museum in Basel exceptionally allows visitors to touch the works of art with their hands. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss fans of the ‘Russian-style’ dip

This content was published on Apr 13, 2016 Going for a dip in ice cold water is a tradition in many place including Switzerland, where people take part from December to March.

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