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Garik Israelian is an astrophysicist and a musician. Brian May is a musician and an astrophysicist. Together, the two friends created the Starmusexteal link Festival, five days during which spi...

Jalal did not want to have his identity disclosed out of security conces for relatives who arexa0still in Syria. (swissinfo.ch) Jalal last saw his youngest son was when the boy was a baby. Now H...

Claude Nobs plays harmonica on stage with Solomon Burke at the 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2005 (Keystone) It is five years ago today that Claude Nobs, founder of Switzerland’s famous Montreux Jazz Festival, died suddenly at age 76.xa0 In this 2013 article, swissinfo.ch reported on his death, his life and the legacy of the man who, in the words of the current Swiss President Alain Berset "helped Switzerland discover jazz". Claude Nobs Founder of Montreux Jazz Festival dies Clau...

Beginnners are getting thexa0chance to discover traditional Swiss sports this week at the Unspunnen festival in the Alpine resort of Interlaken. The week is dedicated to introducing folklore activities such as stone throwing, houssen (which looks like a mixture of golf and baseball), schwingen (Swiss wrestling), flag throwing and shooting. About a thousand school children signed up for various spo...

This content was published on August 22, 2017 5:00 PMAug 22, 2017 - 17:00The ten-day Badenfahrt festival happens just once every ten years – transforming the spa town of Baden into a party animal’s playground. The theme for 2017 is “opposites” and the festival features various purpose-built structures to highlight that concept. Food, drink, music and a fun fair draw a million people to Baden, which has a population of 19,000. Located along the River Limmat, Baden is a 15-minute train ride from Z...

The classic Swiss Unspunnen Festival retus after a gap of 12 years (Keystone) Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week. (Patrick Lo Giudice/Wikipedia) Monday It’s been more than 200 years since Europe’s “last witch”, Anna Göldi, was executed in Switzerland. She was officially exonerated in 2008 and her name lives on with a new museum in canton Glarus and a musical to remember the injustice she endured. (Keystone) Tuesday-Friday On Septembe...

This content was published on August 12, 2017 11:00 AMAug 12, 2017 - 11:00The 70th Locao Film Festival is coming to a close. For ten days, the compact city in Italian-speaking Switzerland has been transformed into a place of pilgrimage for film-lovers, actors and directors. Here are some of the hi...

(Keystone) Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week. (Atelier Bassi) Monday Availability, quality and price makexa0Indian hair the ideal choice for wig makers worldwide, including one based in Switzerland. But changes in grooming habits among Indian w...

Jun 20, 2017 - 16:51Aymann, a Syrian refugee, deftly flips his opponent into the sawdust. But the opponent just manages to tu and land on his stomach rather than his back, which would have meant losing. Urged on by the audience, Aymann tries to tu him over but can’t. Both begin to laugh. They st...

Flying taxi: the electric powered vertical take-off aircraft called 'Volocopter', created by a German start-up, has been given the go-ahead to begin trials fromxa0next year (Keystone) Tiny all-electric planes that can take off and land vertically - this sci-fi future is not that far away, and So...

Dec 24, 2016 - 11:00The city of Geneva is being shown off in a new contemporary light thanks to original art installations and projections alongside the traditional Christmas decorations.xa0A Colombian jaguar and snake, flying saucers and a lighthouse are just a few of the illuminated themes which are drawing ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from locals and visitors to the city. The third edition of the Geneva Lux light art festival, which runs until the end of January, features 17 light installations by Swiss...

Gruyère may be renowned for its cheese, but its double cream is also highly prized. It was presented in all its variations at the region's first festival dedicated to the dairy product.xa0 Rain didn’t deter the many foreign and local tourists who gathered at the event in the town of Gruyères. Equipped with umbrellas, they patiently waited in long queues in front of each stand to sample the sweet and savoury versions of double cream. On offer: the equivalent of 300 metres (984 feet) worth of meri...

Khadem al-Qubaisixa0has been under investigation in Abu Dhabi for months, according to govement insiders (Keystone) Swiss criminal authorities are probing a well-connected former top Abu Dhabi finance official over an alleged inteational conspiracy to embezzle money from Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund. Investigators suspect Khadem al-Qubaisi, ex-head of the emirate govement’s Inteational Petroleum Investment Company, of fraud, money laundering and corruption, according to a letter seen by the Fin...

Here are the stories we’re following the week of August 15.xa0 (Keystone) Monday Switzerland’s system of direct democracy is recognised for its involvement of citizens in decision-making – whether it’s a big issue like asylum policy, or a seemingly minor one like installing streetlights in a 250-person town. The ability of citizens to have their say has left the Romansh-speaking commune of Surrein in the dark since 1977 – but that’s all about to change with the people’s latest vote. (Keystone...

Khadem al-Qubaisixa0has been under investigation in Abu Dhabi for months, according to govement insiders (Keystone) Swiss criminal authorities are probing a well-connected former top Abu Dhabi finance official over an alleged inteational conspiracy to embezzle money from Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund. Investigators suspect Khadem al-Qubaisi, ex-head of the emirate govement’s Inteational Petroleum Investment Company, of fraud, money laundering and corruption, according to a letter seen by the Fin...

Davide Dalet gives the film print a final check before it's spooled back onto the big reel. All the 16mm and 35mm copies are given a thorough examination for projection at the Locao festival (swissinfo.ch) Dozens of 16mm or 35mm films are shown as part of the traditional retrospective at the Locao festival every year. It’s a conscious choice to defend a dying art, but it means a major effort for a smaller festival. The picture of recently deceased Italian actor Bud Spencer in “They Call Me T...

Davide Dalet gives the film print a final check before it's spooled back onto the big reel. All the 16mm and 35mm copies are given a thorough examination for projection at the Locao festival (swissinfo.ch) Dozens of 16mm or 35mm films are shown as part of the traditional retrospective at the Locao festival every year. It’s a conscious choice to defend a dying art, but it means a major effort for a smaller festival. The picture of recently deceased Italian actor Bud Spencer in “They Call Me T...

BSI has taken the brunt of the regulatory fire for its involvement with 1MDB (Keystone) The ongoing global investigation into the 1MDB corruption case raises the question whether Swiss banks have cleaned up their acts. The enquiry estimates that some $4 billion (CHF4 billion) has been syphoned out of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund into the pockets of corrupt officials. The suspects, which include Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and other family members, are thought to have used the...

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