Now playing Next no comment The Verbier Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary in style Over the last thirty years, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland has established itself as one of the most prestigious classical music events in Europe and the world. 25/07/2023
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Now playing Next China China: Foreign Minister Qin Gang relieved of his duties In office since the end of December 2022, Mr Qin has not been seen since 25 June after a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Beijing 25/07/2023
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Now playing Next Germany Teachers who called out far-right activities at school face threats The two teachers say students greeted each other with Nazi salutes, threatened to beat up immigrant classmates and were homophobic and sexist. 25/07/2023
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