Cluster: Swiss Identity

The power of pictures

This content was published on Aug 10, 2013 A black bar in some pictures covers the faces of church followers who argue a breach of their image rights. The American-style ICF was founded in Switzerland in the 1990s and is one of the largest free evangelical churches in the country. Lutz, from Geneva, has been working on a trilogy of political, economic and…

Oprah Winfrey accuses Zurich boutique of racism

This content was published on Aug 9, 2013 In interviews with two different US television shows, Winfrey said that an assistant had several times refused to show her a bag she was interested in, giving as the reason: “That one will cost too much. You will not be able to afford that.” The owner of the shop has apologised for the incident, and…

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Minister urges common sense in asylum policy

This content was published on Aug 9, 2013 Sommaruga said there was no formal ban for asylum seekers in a newly opened centre to use the local outdoor swimming pool or the facilities of schools. “The basic rights, including the freedom of movement, are guaranteed for everybody,” she told journalists on Friday. Sommaruga appealed to the local authorities and the private security company…

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Commuters generate close-knit social network

This content was published on Aug 8, 2013 “I found it astonishing how much the number of familiar strangers varies from one person to the next,” said Kay Axhausen, a professor at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). He added that it was impressive to see that these individual networks ultimately merge into…

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Swiss on alert for tiger mosquito

This content was published on Aug 8, 2013 The mosquito has been in the southern canton of Ticino since 2003, but reports of its existence north of the Alps began surfacing in parts of France and Germany more recently. The new network of 250 traps, overseen by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, will attempt to determine whether the pest has made…

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Local rules for asylum seekers stir up emotions

This content was published on Aug 7, 2013 The restrictions include a ban for asylum seekers to be in schoolyards during the day and to visit the outdoor swimming pool without explicit permission by the authorities. “We need rules to ensure a peaceful and orderly coexistence of residents and asylum seekers,” Mario Gattiker, head of the Federal Migration Office, told journalists. Sanctions are only…

Culture

“The Middle Ages are Europe’s common heritage”

This content was published on Aug 7, 2013 St John’s feast in Gruyères in western Switzerland, a historical market in Ardez – a village in the Engadine Valley – or a medieval show in Burgdorf outside the capital Bern: these are just a few of the events people can attend in Switzerland on regular basis to find out more about suits of armour, the secrets…

Culture

An intellectual without borders

This content was published on Aug 6, 2013 I’ve arranged to meet Chatrian in front of his pied-à-terre, a stone’s throw from the Piazza Grande, the heart of the film festival, where some 8,000 people gaze at the largest outdoor cinema screen in Europe. An anonymous, unprepossessing flat, he explains, discouraging me from coming up. This is where he sleeps, works until the…

Culture

‘Maybe films should be subtitled in SMS language!’

This content was published on Aug 6, 2013 Film festivals are some of the last dubbing-free places to watch films in Europe. Are original versions and subtitles facing extinction?

Culture

Do you prefer watching foreign films dubbed or with subtitles?

This content was published on Aug 6, 2013

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