Cluster: Swiss Identity

NGOs slam Glencore Xstrata over mining project

This content was published on Jun 13, 2013 In a report released in Zurich on Wednesday, the NGOs said that the company, based in Zug, was showing “insufficient respect for the rights of the affected population” in its plans for the copper and gold open-pit mine, and called on the Swiss government to take action. The report, Human Rights Impact Assessment of the…

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Minister calls for ‘world without death penalty’

This content was published on Jun 12, 2013 “Switzerland aims to ensure that those countries which have not as yet abolished the death penalty at least place a moratorium on its use,” he said in a statement released by the foreign ministry. In it, he added that capital punishment was incompatible with the values represented by Switzerland and had an impact on the…

Culture

The global ambitions of Art Basel

This content was published on Jun 12, 2013 When Art Basel bought out Art HK two years ago, it injected into the fledging fair the Swiss management style and expertise needed to turn it around. Greater rigour in the selection of galleries and an airy display have resulted in a high level of acclaim for this first edition, although sales were reported to…

Culture

Sbiti, bringing art to the people

This content was published on Jun 12, 2013 Sbiti Abdel Hay walks with a bent back, a cigarette in his mouth and several paintings under his arm. He is looking round attentively, like someone on the constant search for inspiration. Born in 1963, Sbiti studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Tunis before emigrating to Switzerland. Aged only 24, he saw his works…

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FYI: texting doesn’t threaten native languages

This content was published on Jun 11, 2013 What’s more, Anglicisms – words or phrases imported from English – were found to be more indicative of a higher education than of declining language standards. The increasing popularity of English around the world, including Switzerland, has worried a few purists that the number of Anglicisms in Swiss national languages – German, French, Italian and…

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Zurich voters fed up with violence

This content was published on Jun 9, 2013 Around 85 per cent cast their ballot in favour of the anti-hooligan measures. It means that football and ice hockey teams in the top league need authorisation for their matches. Attached to the authorisation are requirements for tougher policing, restrictions on alcohol sales, and rules governing how fan groups are transported to matches. One of the…

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Nestlé caught in chocolate-fixing scandal

This content was published on Jun 7, 2013 “We are fully committed to pursuing those who engage in egregious anticompetitive behaviour that harms Canadian consumers,” said interim competition commissioner John Pecman. “Price-fixing is a serious criminal offence and today’s charges demonstrate the Competition Bureau’s resolve to stop cartel activity in Canada.” The bureau said it must not only prove competitors had agreed to…

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Jazz as a cultural bridge

This content was published on Jun 6, 2013

Swiss jazz it up worldwide

This content was published on Jun 6, 2013 Just a few years ago Colin Vallon used to play piano in tiny jazz clubs in the Swiss provinces where they used to pass a hat round after the show. Today the 33-year-old gives concerts in the most prestigious halls in Paris and Berlin. For years the young pianist from Lausanne, who trained at the…

Swiss police smash Chinese trafficking ring

This content was published on Jun 5, 2013 The operation, led by the Federal Police Office, brought together officers from nine cantons (Aargau, Basel Country, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Zug and Zurich) as well as support from Europol and neighbouring countries to crack down on the illegal network. The group is suspected of coordinating the illegal entry and employment of Chinese citizens…

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