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Lifetime achievement award for orchestra conductor

This content was published on Oct 17, 2015 Before Zinman arrived in Zurich in 1995, the Tonhalle wasn’t well known internationally. Zinman raised the standards of the orchestra giving it a global reputation. Together with the orchestra he released 50 CDs, featuring all symphonies by Beethoven and Gustav Mahler. Mahler was Zinman’s debut in 1995 and has been key to his work since.…

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Why Swiss film-makers draw the short straw

This content was published on Oct 17, 2015 From women in the Swiss film industry earning less to the Swiss shorts festival that grew to a global scale.

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Blatter claims ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with Platini

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015 Blatter was speaking for the first time about the nature of the transaction since being suspended last week for 90 days by FIFA’s ethics panel pending the outcome of a full investigation into the payment. The Swiss authorities are investigating the matter. Both men have denied wrongdoing. Blatter has already said that he will appeal…

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NGOs urge Swiss to walk the talk on war criminals

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015 There are suspected perpetrators of war crimes living in Switzerland – from Iraq, Liberia and Rwanda - but the authorities are doing little to bring cases against them. That is the criticism of NGOs and former prosecutor, Dick Marty.

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Four Iraqis charged in alleged Swiss ISIS cell

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015 Swiss authorities have charged four Iraqi nationals with planning a terrorist attack in Europe on behalf of the Islamic State group.

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Bern film festival goes global

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015

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The Swiss short film festival that went global

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015 Since shnit started in Bern 13 years ago, the festival for little films has grown into something much bigger.

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Busy day of wrangling envelops FIFA scandal

This content was published on Oct 15, 2015 Another round of extradition and politicking reverberated throughout the football world on Thursday.

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European Court confirms Perinçek’s right to freedom of speech

This content was published on Oct 15, 2015 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that Switzerland violated Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek's right to freedom of speech under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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More women dying from smoking-related illnesses

This content was published on Oct 15, 2015 In 2012, 9,500 people died of illnesses connected to tobacco, such as lung cancer or heart attacks. This made up around 15% of all deaths. The number of men dying from tobacco-related illnesses went down by 13% during the same time period, to 6,200 such deaths in 2012. The same year 3,300 women died from…

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