Cluster: Swiss Identity

Experts query new proof for “early” Mona Lisa

This content was published on Feb 15, 2013 Last September the Zurich-based Mona Lisa Foundation unveiled what it claims is a younger portrayal of Da Vinci’s muse – in her early 20s, a decade younger than the version in the Louvre – supported by various scientific tests and historical and archival records gathered over 35 years that they say proves the authenticity of…

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Quest for a lost relic of the Holy Cross

This content was published on Feb 15, 2013 (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch/SRF)

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Horsemeat scandal gallops on to Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 13, 2013 As a precaution Coop had pulled all the “Lasagne verdi alla bolognese” frozen meals carrying its own brand at stores in Switzerland on Monday. Customers who bought the affected products can receive a full refund, Coop said on its website on Wednesday. The own-brand lasagne came from French supplier Comigel based in Metz, which also…

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Benedict abdication no sign of change

This content was published on Feb 12, 2013 In his surprise announcement on Monday, the 85-year-old Benedict said his strength in recent months “has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognise my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me”. For Geneva’s Le Temps, “the 21st century’s first elected pope has chosen to leave, accepting to admit…

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Pope’s move catches Swiss Catholics unawares

This content was published on Feb 11, 2013 Bishops’ Conference spokesperson Simon Spengler told swissinfo.ch that the challenges of managing the modern church’s affairs have grown increasingly demanding, both physically and psychologically, in an age of deepening global crises, constant communication and shifting values. “To hold everything together and try to do a good job is incredibly demanding,” Spengler said. “It’s not just…

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It’s a family affair

This content was published on Feb 11, 2013 Jean-Claude Rouiller runs FKG Dental Products together with his son and daughter. In 2012 FKG was named the best company in French-speaking Switzerland. The prize rewarded in particular the firm’s sustainable success through exceptional performance. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

Keeping the family silverware in the business

This content was published on Feb 11, 2013 Last year, two of Switzerland’s most enduring corporate family dynasties – Diethelm and Keller – diluted their control of multinational outsourcing group DKSH by floating the company on the stock market. At a stroke, Switzerland’s largest privately held company entered a new phase of public ownership. Almost nine out of ten Swiss companies are classified as family…

Culture

Artists pay tribute to Claude Nobs in Montreux

This content was published on Feb 9, 2013 From left, Swiss musician Andreas Wollenweider, Swiss singer Bastian Baker, Montreux Jazz Festival director Mathieu Jaton, Scottish singer and songwriter Paolo Nutini, Swiss musician Dieter Meier and Swiss singer Michael von der Heide on stage at the Stravinski Hall during Funky Claude night. Nobs, who trained as a chef, launched the summer festival in 1967…

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From fermented fruit to brandy

This content was published on Feb 9, 2013 Farmers bring along their barrels of fermented fruit, the “mash”: first he distils the apples and pears, then cherries, and finally fruit with stones. This year there are no quinces – the harvest was bad. As for the quality of the final product, Heinz Wuffl says he can’t work magic. The aroma of the schnapps…

Demographics

More foreigners and fewer naturalisations

This content was published on Feb 8, 2013 The increase was primarily attributed to migration by citizens of the 27 European Union countries, with a 4.1 per cent increase over 2011, to a total of 1.2 million. There were 630,000 people from non-EU countries living in Switzerland at the end of 2012, 0.9 per cent more than at the end of 2011. In…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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