Cluster: Swiss Identity

Moving art, recycled

This content was published on Nov 19, 2012 Tinguely grew up in Basel but moved to France in 1952 to pursue a career in art. He belonged to the Parisian avantgarde in the mid-twentieth century. swissinfo takes a look back at Tinguely’s kinetic art throughout his career. (SF/RTS/swissinfo.ch)

Forty years in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 17, 2012 Genaro left school at the age of 12 to avoid more beatings from his teacher in the village of Fornelos near La Coruña. Four years later the young boy, trained as a builder, decided to follow a friend’s suggestion: “Go to Switzerland. There is work there which is well paid and a different world which…

Fear of foreigners replaces Fukushima

This content was published on Nov 15, 2012 Fear of nuclear contamination, which shot up in all demographic groups following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March last year, has eased considerably. The authors of the survey pointed to a “fizzle effect”, in which fears triggered by topical events can quickly fizzle out. Economic fears – including inflation, recession…

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Major diamonds fetch record bids

This content was published on Nov 15, 2012 It was the first of two major diamonds that went under the hammer in Geneva on Wednesday. Rival Sotheby’s auctioned the second gem, a rare deep blue diamond of 10.48 carats, for $10.86 million – well more than twice the amount expected. The Archduke Joseph Diamond was sold well above the expected $15 million and more than triple…

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Inside a secretive country

This content was published on Nov 14, 2012 Early in 2012, accompanied by a cadre of observers, Guttenfelder was granted access to selected areas of the country. Although much of what he saw was certainly orchestrated, the images from his trip nevertheless provide a fascinating glimpse of a little-known land.

Swiss get a glimpse of North Korea

This content was published on Nov 14, 2012 Several things have changed since the former parliamentarian’s first trip there in the 1980s. “The first thing incoming travellers have to do at the airport is drop off their mobile phones,” Vollmer told swissinfo.ch. For ten days, the Swiss delegation was cut off from the rest of the world: no internet, no international media, no…

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Footballers cleared of fraud charges

This content was published on Nov 13, 2012 The players, who had played for FC Gossau and FC Thun, had been accused of throwing games in the Challenge League in 2009, as part of an international match-fixing and illegal betting ring which primarily had an effect on electronic betting in Asia. The judge ruled that while the alleged match-fixing on the football field…

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Rights groups urge fair asylum procedure

This content was published on Nov 13, 2012 “It is time to break the vicious circle of increasingly tighter asylum laws and opposition against them,” said Manon Schick, director of the Swiss chapter of Amnesty International. She is convinced that a tougher policy does not meet its target and unfairly punishes people in need who deserve to be given sanctuary in Switzerland. Schick…

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German tax officials raid UBS clients’ homes

This content was published on Nov 13, 2012 They were acting on data purchased by the authorities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Bochum is situated. Opposition lawmakers in the German Bundesrat say the latest developments could further undermine the German government’s attempt to secure a tax deal with Switzerland. The treaty is due to come into effect on January 1, but…

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Caught by surprise

This content was published on Nov 13, 2012 Wolf takes us on a virtual journey through the cities of the world. He isolates small scenes from the firehose of Google Street View images and gives us a glimpse into people’s lives. His series of photos was awarded an “Honorable Mention” at the 2011 World Press Photo Awards (Pictures: Michael Wolf/Christophe Guye Galerie Zurich)

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