Cluster: Swiss Identity

The dark side of the urban swimming trend

This content was published on Jul 25, 2014 Swimming in rivers has become increasingly popular in Switzerland. But the trend means more swimmers are being saved from drowning. Over the last 20 years, rescue operations on the Rhine in Basel have steadily increased. Now a patrol cruises the Rhine for ten hours every day in summer. Fire brigades, border control and the police…

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Swiss confirm EU’s key decision on free movement

This content was published on Jul 24, 2014 Bern has acknowledged receipt of a significant letter in which the European Union states that it will not renegotiate the free movement of people agreement with Switzerland. It comes after the Swiss population voted in favour of an initiative to limit EU immigration. Media outlets had reported the EU’s unanimous decision on Thursday. But an…

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French make legal request to Swiss over Schumacher records

This content was published on Jul 22, 2014 On Tuesday the Federal Office of Justice confirmed they had received the request and were passing it on to the relevant authorities in canton Vaud for further examination. Schumacher, who owns a house in Gland overlooking Lake Geneva, sustained severe head injuries while skiing off-piste at the resort of Meribel and lay in a coma…

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Inside Peter Zumthor’s 900-page, 6kg monograph

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has a huge international reputation, but his body of work remains small. “As an architect, I am an author,” he writes in his long-awaited monograph. Precision and artistry are his watchwords.

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Swiss architect’s most famous works

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 Peter Zumthor is known for buildings that are responsive to their location and function. He also considers very carefully which materials are used and the atmospheric quality of the spaces the buildings encompass.

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Hi-tech tents offer shelter to Matterhorn climbers

This content was published on Jul 19, 2014 Described as the “first pop-up hotel in the Alps”External link, the hi-tech camp located at 2,880 m at the foot of the Matterhorn, consists of 25 tent-shaped shelters made from aluminium and wood with each accommodating two people. The base camp is designed as somewhere mountaineers can stay while the Hörnlihütte, whose origins date back to…

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Swiss media point finger at Moscow over crash

This content was published on Jul 19, 2014 “They are also Putin’s dead”, led the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Saturday in an article that summed up many other papers’ positions about Russia’s shared responsibility for the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine. All 298 people, including 80 children, on board Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, a Boeing 777, were killed in the…

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Can yodel, will travel

This content was published on Jul 19, 2014 The roots of yodeling go far beyond Switzerland and have spawned totally new musical styles. Artists and enthusiasts from around the world go beyond the stereotypes to explain why they yodel. PLACEHOLDER

Eduard Spelterini, aerial photographer 100 years before Google Earth

This content was published on Jul 19, 2014 He was an adventurer, a flight pioneer, a gifted photographer: Eduard Spelterini (1852-1931) earned worldwide renown for his risky crossings of the Alps.

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OSCE urges inquiry into Ukraine plane crash

This content was published on Jul 18, 2014 Didier Burkhalter, who is also Swiss foreign minister, expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the 298 passengers and crew of the plane, which is believed to have been shot down north of Donetsk. “Too many innocent civilians have already died in this conflict. It is the common responsibility of all to put security…

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