Lithuanian film “Akiplėša” (“Toxic”) wins main prize in Locarno

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Bliuvaitė's feature film reflects the dreary life of girls in an industrial city, which they try to escape with the help of a modeling career. It focuses on the friends Marija and Kristina, who torture their bodies to ever greater extremes in order to stay slim and start a new life as models far away from home.

In strong, cool images, director Bliuvaitė shows the loneliness and loss of the two 13-year-olds. Marija was sent to her grandmother by her mother and Kristina's father has neither time nor interest for his own daughter, but only wants to spend time with his lover.

In the poor, small children's rooms, the girls pass the time and dream of a world in which they mean something.

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The Man from Shanghai: Marco Müller continues to sow the future of cinema

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16 August 2024

The former director of the Locarno Film Festival is promoting a new generation of Chinese filmmakers who could soon make China the largest film industry in the world.

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Persistent rain prevents Brienz evacuees from returning to their homes

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17 August 2024

Some of the 70 evacuees from Brienz have to wait until parts of the city are declared safe.

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Switzerland hesitates to deliver MPOX vaccine to Africa

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17 August 2024

Switzerland has ordered 40,000 Mpox vaccine doses and has administered 13,000 so far.

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Director Jane Campion honored by the Locarno Film Festival

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17 August 2024

New Zealand director Jane Campion receives the Leopard Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Locarno Film Festival.

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Brienz Rothorn steam cog railway closed due to storm damage

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17 August 2024

The cost of repairing the historic steam cog railway is estimated at 5 million francs.

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Swiss football star Xherdan Shaqiri returns to Basel

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16 August 2024

After 12 years abroad, the 32-year-old returns to the club where he began his youth career.

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Two mountaineers die after 1,000-meter fall on the Matterhorn

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16 August 2024

For unknown reasons, two mountain climbers died in a fall from the Matterhorn on Wednesday.

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Initiative for a more self-sufficient Swiss food industry submitted

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16 August 2024

Swiss citizens are expected to have a voice on a proposal for a more plant-based and self-sufficient food sector.

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Attorney General files charges in 1995 diplomat murder case

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16 August 2024

The Federal Prosecutor’s Office has opened criminal proceedings into the murder of an Egyptian diplomat in Geneva in 1995.

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Authorities downplay Mpox risk in Switzerland

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16 August 2024

Earlier this week, the WHO issued the highest global alert in response to a new outbreak of MPOX in Africa.

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Swiss government optimistic about “multimodal” transport hubs

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16 August 2024

Authorities are touting the potential of hubs to connect different modes of transport and urban and rural areas.

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