Cluster: Swiss Identity

Egyptian assets in Swiss banks at $700 million

This content was published on Jul 26, 2012 Previously, the amount of cash frozen in Swiss bank accounts belonging to the dictator’s family and associates was reported to be an estimated $415 million. An additional $290 million in frozen assets were uncovered by the Swiss authorities in close cooperation with the Egyptian authorities, Jeannette Balmer, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor’s Office, informed swissinfo.ch in…

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Cycling centre prepares Olympic hopefuls

This content was published on Jul 26, 2012 The 24-year-old is one of 100 up-coming cyclists from less-developed countries training at the internationally recognized World Cycling Centre as part of its SFr4 million development programme. In the ten years since it was opened the centre has welcomed nearly 600 athletes from over 100 countries under the guidance of professional coaches. The high-level development…

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“I’ve tried not to become too cynical”

This content was published on Jul 26, 2012 The use of illegal drugs remains one of the main blots on the Olympic image. Athletes suspected of doping are being targeted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – both based in Lausanne – and will be tested at training camps before the Games, which run from July 27…

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What image do you have of Switzerland?

This content was published on Jul 25, 2012 What issues have formed your opinion of Switzerland? How do people where you live view Switzerland and does the perception reflect reality?

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People’s Party targets foreign criminals, again

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 The initiative text, which extends to five articles over three pages, was accepted on Tuesday by the Federal Chancellery. The party has until January 24, 2014, to collect the 100,000 signatures required to force a nationwide vote on the issue. In a statement, the People’s Party said it had launched the initiative because the government…

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Switzerland seeks extradition of ex-HSBC employee

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 A spokeswoman for the Federal Justice Office confirmed a French media report on Tuesday that Hervé Falciani, a former HSBC computer specialist of dual Italian and French nationality, was arrested in Spain three weeks ago. “The Swiss representation in Madrid deposited a formal extradition request with Spanish justice authorities on July 5,” said Ingrid Ryser.…

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Ausstellung Tinguely im Centro Cultural Borges (CCB)

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012

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Hindus able to follow funeral rites in Lucerne

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Only the local Hindu population, mainly Tamils from Sri Lanka, are supposed to use this particular spot in this way. The authorities don’t want to encourage funeral tourism from other parts of Switzerland. (TSI/swissinfo.ch)

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Traditional burial practices lose ground

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Funeral rites have become increasingly diverse as people move away from tradition and respond to new practices of spirituality. If Switzerland is rare among European countries in allowing a large amount of freedom to families and loved ones following a death, the country, along with the Czech Republic, also has one of the highest rates…

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Muslim cemeteries face generation gap

This content was published on Jul 24, 2012 Since 2000, about 15 cities, mostly in German-speaking parts of Switzerland, have created Muslim sections in their cemeteries. Debate over whether this was necessary erupted last spring when several German-speaking media outlets reported that few of these plots were being used. The Lucerne youth chapter of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party called for the Muslim…

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