Cluster: Swiss Identity

Between life and death

This content was published on Feb 4, 2012 “Street Pictures”, a 2005 series of photographs by Swiss artist Roman Signer, shows small street stands and lovingly designed memorials for victims of traffic accidents which he encountered on extensive travels through eastern Europe. The exhibition “Street Views and Super 8 Films” at the Aargau Kunsthaus provides an unusual perspective on the work of Signer,…

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)

This content was published on Feb 3, 2012 The work of French painter Pierre Bonnard is unique for his experimental use of colour combinations and surprising angles. The exhibition runs until May 13, 2012.

Cuche misses out on hat-trick

This content was published on Feb 3, 2012 Cuche, who had won the previous downhill events at Kitzbühel and Garmisch in January, finished third behind Austria’s Klaus Kröll and American Bode Miller on Friday. No other Swiss skier made it into the top ten. With four races to go, Cuche leads the World Cup downhill discipline, 40 points ahead of Kröll.

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Wine makers urged to take marketing lessons

This content was published on Feb 3, 2012 The quality of Swiss wines may have improved over recent years, and the very best vineyards do excel. But most winemakers must learn a second profession – marketing – to survive, say specialists. Last week producers, oenologists and other wine professionals gathered at the Agrovina technical fair in Martigny, canton Valais, to discuss the latest…

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Xamax owner to be prosecuted in Neuchâtel

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 Chagaev, the Chechen businessman who bought the football club last year, is reportedly on hunger strike in prison in Geneva. Officials in Neuchâtel and Geneva, where Chagaev’s trading company has an office, opened investigations into Chagaev’s business activities last November. He was arrested in Geneva on January 26 of this year, just hours after the club…

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U-turn announced on failing asylum process

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 She based her decision on an external report which concluded that previous changes set in motion by her predecessor, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, had made the process worse. Two days earlier the non-governmental Swiss Refugee Council said asylum seeker requests could be reduced if Switzerland handled applications more quickly, pointing out that the rapid treatment of cases that…

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Cantons stay tough on hooligans

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 In future, matches will only take place with authorisation which can be subject to conditions such as restrictions on alcohol sales and checks to see if fans are in the hooligan database. The decision was passed on Thursday by the Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors at their plenary meeting. It still needs to…

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Top court to review Fifa corruption case

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 The case implicates unnamed Fifa officials in a scandal involving the now-bankrupt Swiss-based sport marketing firm ISL. At a court hearing in 2008, it emerged that ISL had paid up to SFr138 million ($150 million) to Fifa and other sport organisations in return for lucrative marketing licences. The case has landed before the Swiss Federal…

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Swiss homeowners face tighter mortgage rules

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 Despite a tepid economy, the rock-bottom rates continue to pump Swiss property prices higher, a development that is worrying financial regulators seeking to avoid a bubble. In a bid to staunch the flow of credit for real estate, the finance ministry has proposed stiffer capital requirements for Swiss mortgage lenders, following direction given by the…

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Red Cross aid refused in Somalia

This content was published on Feb 2, 2012 It previously had an agreement with the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat al Shabaab al Mujahideen, the militant Islamic group controlling parts of southern Somalia, but this has been terminated, the ICRC announced on Thursday. “Under the agreement, we provided more than 1.2 million people living in central and…

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Xamax owner to be prosecuted in Neuchâtel

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U-turn announced on failing asylum process

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Top court to review Fifa corruption case

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