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Swiss siblings nominated for international film music award
Baldenweg siblings nominated for international film music award Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. With their double nomination at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium, the Swiss-Australian sibling trio Diego, Nora and Lionel Baldenweg are making history for Switzerland. This content...
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Swiss conservative party seeks referendum against Eurovision contest
The small conservative party must collect 2,000 valid signatures by October 26 to force a referendum. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. The Swiss Federal Democratic Union (EDU) is launching a referendum to prevent the Eurovision Song Contest from taking place in...
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Swiss National Costume Festival opens with colourful fanfare in Zurich
Keystone/Ennio Leanza The Swiss National Costume Festival 2024 kicked off on Friday at noon at Zurich’s main train station. In total, 100,000 visitors from all over Switzerland are expected to attend by Sunday. This content was published on June 28, 2024 – 15:41 Over the festival’s three days, traditional costumed people and city dwellers as...
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‘Ten German Bombers’ – the chant that could shame England fans at Euro 2024
Follow live coverage of Spain vs Croatia, Italy vs Albania & Hungary vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today Amid a scathing look at English football’s more jingoistic and troublesome followers by singer, songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg in his 1991 song The Few, one line summed up the peculiar brand of ultra-nationalism on display...
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Viktor Orban and the weaponisation of Hungary’s football team
Follow live coverage of Spain vs Croatia, Italy vs Albania & Hungary vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today Sign up for The Athletic today with our limited-time Tournament Sale offer. Viktor Orban could not have been clearer. “Today, we have a national team that goes into the game with the chance to win against anyone,”...
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West Saratoga is a Kentucky Derby long shot. But so was his trainer
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the 150th anniversary. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Demeritte bends over and unwinds the wrap circling West Saratoga’s right rear leg. He does the same to the left and then scoots under the horse’s belly to help Donte Lowery, his assistant, with the animal’s front wraps....
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Sauber F1 team unconcerned by reported investigation into gambling sponsorship – SWI swissinfo.ch
Stake logos were prominent on the new Sauber car, the C44, when it launched on Monday Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved The Sauber Formula 1 team says it is not concerned by a report that it could potentially face a fine in Switzerland over its sponsorship deal with online gambling company Stake....