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Le Corbusier: A Swiss who redesigned modern architecture

This content was published on Dec 28, 1999 Switzerland has produced some amazing personalities over the past 100 years, their achievements ranging from business to ballooning, from science to the ski-slopes. One of those eminent persons was Le Corbusier. It was the late actor Orson Welles who, in the film “The Third Man,” said the Swiss had had 500 years of peace and…

Switzerland tackles clean-up after deadly weekend storm

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Switzerland was on Monday tackling major clean-up operations after the worst storm in decades killed 12 people and wreaked havoc with road, rail and air traffic. Tens of thousands of people were still without power Monday morning, even though police, firefighters and volunteers worked round the clock to repair damage caused by hurricane-force winds of…

Millennium champagne boom in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999

Ascom Names Unisys Executive As Chairman

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Ascom Holding AG, the Swiss telecommunications equipment group, said on Monday it has named Alfred M. Rüssli, formerly at Unisys Corp., to succeed chairman Felix M. Wittlin (picture). Wittlin, 70, will step down at Ascom’s annual general shareholders meeting on May 17, 2000. He has been chairman since 1994, and a member of Ascom’s board…

Albert Einstein: The road to E=mc2 began in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 27, 1999 Switzerland has produced some amazing personalities over the past 100 years, their achievements ranging from business to ballooning, from science to the ski-slopes. One of those eminent persons was Albert Einstein. It was the late actor Orson Welles who, in the film “The Third Man,” said the Swiss had had 500 years of peace and…

Eleven dead as worst storm in decades hits Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 26, 1999 Eleven people were killed over the weekend as hurricane-force winds of up to 248 kmh (155 mph) in the mountains, and nearly 150 kmh (94 mph) in the flatlands, cut a path of death and destruction across Switzerland. Rescue teams described the weather system “Kurt” – which also caused a number of deaths in France…

Free ride for “red noses”

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999

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Christmas Eve: Nine out of ten households decorate tree

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999 Holly or Ivy may be acceptable, but what the Swiss really want for Christmas is a pine tree illuminated with real candles, rather than electric bulbs. Nine out of ten households in this country of 7 million people have a decorated Christmas tree. Most Swiss celebrate on Christmas Eve. The erstwhile poor country now invests…

Swiss authorities say 1999 was “year of solidarity”

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999 Deadly avalanches in the Swiss Alps and severe flooding not only caused death and destruction in the past 12 months, but also led to an unprecedented show of solidarity and voluntary reconstruction work by thousands of Swiss, the authorities said on Friday. The Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports, which coordinated many emergency operations,…

Nicollier, Foale give Hubble Telescope new brain

This content was published on Dec 24, 1999 Space shuttle Discovery’s master mechanics Claude Nicollier of Switzerland and Michael Foale from the United States stepped into space on Thursday and replaced the Hubble Space Telescope’s antiquated computer with a newer model. “The brains of Hubble have been replaced,” astronaut John Grunsfeld announced from inside the shuttle as the two spacewalkers outside completed the…

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