Culture The year in pictures Previous Next March 17: Stéphane Lambiel becomes the world number one in ice-skating at a tournament in Moscow. (Keystone) Keystone March 23: Lufthansa takes over the national airline, Swiss. Swiss CEO Christoph Franz (left) and Lufthansa boss, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, announce the deal at a press conference in Glattbrugg. (Keystone) Keystone April 28: Breakthrough in the Lötschberg tunnel! Diggers connect in the middle of the 34.6 km tunnel, which links canton Bern with Valais. The tunnel is to be a key artery in Switzerland's transport network. (Keystone) Keystone June 5: 54.6% of voters approve signing up to the European Union's Schengen and Dublin treaties, governing cross-border police cooperation and asylum. Opponents waged an emotional campaign, warning that a yes vote would lead to more crime and an influx of foreigners. (Keystone) Keystone June 22: The unthinkable happens: a power failure brings the entire Swiss railway network to a standstill for several hours. (Keystone) Keystone July 3: Roger Federer makes it a hat-trick at Wimbledon. (Keystone) Keystone July 29: For the first time since 1923, a bear is sighted in Switzerland. The brown bear is thought to have wandered into the national park from neighbouring Italy. (Keystone) Keystone August 1: The Swiss president Samuel Schmid's National Day speech is repeatedly interrupted by jeers from rightwing extremists. (Keystone) Keystone August 13: Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, pays a visit to Switzerland. His itinerary includes a stopover at a homeopathic medicine plant. (Keystone) Keystone August 23: FC Thun wins the deciding Champions League qualifier against Malmö 3-0. (Keystone) Keystone August 23: The emergency services battle with floodwaters in Buchs (canton St Gallen) after heavy rains unleash flooding across the country, causing chaos and billions in damage. (Keystone) Keystone August 27: 19-year-old Thomas Lüthi takes a break from motorbike racing in Brno, Czech Republic. He became the world champion in the 125cc category on November 6. (Keystone) Keystone November 17: Switzerland's footballers trump Turkey to qualify for the World Cup in Germany in 2006. (Keystone) Keystone December 2: Residents of Oberglatt (canton Zurich) gather to remember a six-year-old Turkish boy who was mauled to death by three pitbulls. The incident sparked calls for tougher laws against dangerous dogs, and several cantons tightened restrictions in response. (Keystone) Keystone Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 This content was published on December 30, 2005 - 14:47 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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