Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss link found in fake medicine supply chain

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 In mid-February the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) announced that several oncologists in California, Texas and Illinois had received what appeared to be a fake replacement for the cancer drug Avastin from their suppliers. Unlike the genuine article produced by Roche subsidiary Genentech, the false medication did not contain the active ingredient Bevacizumab. According…

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Feuz takes third in Kvitfjell super-G

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 Feuz, who won a super-G race in Kvitfjell on Friday and came fourth in Saturday’s downhill, was beaten by two Norwegians, Kjetil Jansrud and Aksel Lund Svindal. Jansrud celebrated his first World Cup win finishing in 1 minute, 34.02 seconds. Svindal was 0.21 behind, with Beat Feuz of Switzerland in third, 0.26 behind the winner.…

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Red Cross provides aid to Baba Amr civilians

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 But it said it had been prevented from entering Baba Amr by Syrian ground forces despite receiving government permission, a move activists said was to prevent aid workers witnessing army “massacres”. “We have started to distribute humanitarian aid in Abel village, three kilometres from Baba Amr,” ICRC spokesman Saleh Dabbakeh told AFP. “Many refugees from…

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Estavayer-le-Lac to host 2016 Swiss Alpine Games

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 The small town on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel fought off stiff competition from Geneva and Colombier, canton Neuchâtel, to claim the right to hold the popular three-day festival. A total of 150 of the 200 delegates from the Swiss Alpine Wrestling Federation present in Aigle on Sunday voted for Estavayer-le-Lac. The main event of the…

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Swiss Chaplin Museum project delayed again

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 Promoters have been trying for years to turn the comedian’s old home in Corsier-sur-Vevey overlooking Lake Geneva into a museum. Launched in 2002, the SFr55 million ($60 million) project has been plagued by legal opposition and funding issues. It had originally been hoped to open the museum in 2007 – the 30th anniversary of Chaplin’s…

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Swiss city set to launch elderly care “bank”

This content was published on Mar 4, 2012 In return they can use any time saved up for their own care provision later in life. The St Gallen government hopes the pilot project will lower social service costs and encourage local solidarity as it copes with a steadily ageing population. Switzerland’s demographic time bomb continues to tick louder and louder. Whereas only one…

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Federer beats Murray in Dubai Open

This content was published on Mar 3, 2012 Murray defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in the last four to reach Saturday’s final. But the British player was no match for the fluid, attacking Swiss, who mixed powerful groundstrokes, drop shots and the occasional serve-and-volley. Federer, 30, who didn’t drop a set all week, broke Murray to go up 6-5 and clinched the…

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Bastian Baker wins “Swiss Grammy” newcomer prize

This content was published on Mar 3, 2012 Guitar band 77 Bombay Street, featuring four brothers from Basel, won best pop album and single with “Up in the Sky”. British singer Adele picked up awards for best international pop album “21” and hit “Rolling in the Deep”. Swiss rapper Stress won best urban album for “Renaissance II”, DJ Antoine took best dance album…

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100 years of Swiss graphic design

This content was published on Mar 3, 2012 Graphic design is everywhere. It permeates everyday life, shaping culture and becoming part of our memories. “100 years of Swiss graphic design” looks at the range of this form of modern visual communication as well as the traditions that have become established. (Photos: Zurich Museum of Design)

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Army told to make room for 4,000 asylum seekers

This content was published on Mar 2, 2012 Three cantonal army quarters each need to make 200 places available “as quickly as possible”, said the Federal Justice Office spokesman Guido Balmer. It will be up to the defence ministry to choose the sites. By the end of 2013 the ministry will have to make provisions for 2,000 places that should be available for at…

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