Cluster: Swiss Identity

Anti sex-ed campaign shelved amid sex scandal

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 The campaign, under the slogan “Protection against sexualisation in kindergarten and primary school”, had until October 2013 to collect 100,000 signatures, which would have forced a nationwide vote on the issue. The group particularly objects to the use of teaching aids for children, which include plush or soft-toy models of sexual organs. The popular initiative…

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High hopes dashed by Swiss art auction results

This content was published on Jun 5, 2012 Major auction houses Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Koller have been organising sales dedicated to Swiss art for more than 20 years. A recent surge of attention in historic Swiss artists, helped by major exhibitions, has driven prices up and released on the market a wealth of works hitherto held in private collections. Monday’s result indicates that the pace may…

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Auction highlights renewed interest in Swiss art

This content was published on Jun 4, 2012 Although major auction houses Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Koller have been organising sales dedicated to Swiss art for more than 20 years, the recent surge of attention, helped by major exhibitions, has driven prices up and released on the market a wealth of works held hitherto in private collections. To highlight the importance of the artists…

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10,000 fight for the right to party in Bern

This content was published on Jun 3, 2012 The demonstration, organised anonymously through social networks under the slogan “Dance yourself free”, went ahead without official authorisation. The call to take part was backed by various nightclubs and venues in Bern, left-wing circles and other interest groups. The police kept a presence throughout the night but did not intervene to break up the demonstration…

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Digging for treasure in the waste market

This content was published on Jun 3, 2012 There is a demand for all kinds of recyclable material, from building rubble to elephant dung, as long as it is economical to move it from one location to another. With 650 companies active in the sector, competition is growing to cash in on the 20 million tonnes of used material changing hands in Switzerland…

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Waste: balancing business and the environment

This content was published on Jun 3, 2012 In Naples in January 2008, lack of waste collection meant some 110,000 tonnes of rubbish piled up in the streets. Fourteen Swiss waste incineration facilities held talks with the Neapolitan authorities about importing the rubbish. The Swiss were not the only ones offering to help, however; foreign competitors were also interested. The Federal Environment Office…

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Aid workers freed in Afghanistan

This content was published on Jun 2, 2012 The rescue was confirmed by a British Foreign Office spokesperson, who said the aid workers “were rescued by Isaf [the Nato-led mission in Afghanistan] forces, including UK forces, in a carefully planned and coordinated operation”. “This operation was ordered by the Commander of Isaf [International Security Assistance Force] and was authorised by the [British] Prime…

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Underwater cathedrals

This content was published on Jun 2, 2012 From the outside, their existence is only revealed by an inconspicuous entrance. But way below, Maraini found the tanks that store our drinking water – water that is, however, absent. This absence provides a space few people ever see.

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This content was published on Jun 1, 2012

Blocher defiant over immunity decision

This content was published on Jun 1, 2012 Interviewed on French-language Swiss public radio on Friday, he said he had simply been doing his work in the case which led to the resignation of Philipp Hildebrand as chairman of the Swiss National Bank on January 9. The Senate’s legal affairs committee decided by ten votes to three on Thursday that Blocher was not…

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