Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss advise against implant removal

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 It follows the recommendation on Friday by France’s health minister that around 30,000 women with implants made by Poly Implant Prothese have them removed at the state’s expense. He described the measure as “preventive” and not urgent. Around 280 women in Switzerland have the implants. Swissmedic, the agency which authorises therapeutic products, said women should…

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Swiss Pop & Rock Anthology – POP (Vol. 4)

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 First of all, it is a catchy contraction (which too is pop!) of the word “popular”. Pop means popular, but there are a handful of politicians and any number of sport stars who can also be considered as popular but who are not referred to as pop stars (although this once may be a case…

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Swiss Pop & Rock Anthology – WAVE (Vol. 3)

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 Thin creatures in torn leather jackets with bleached, spiked hair and beer bottles in their hands were popping up in Swiss cities. “Punk rules!” became the motto of this small, but – despite claims to the contrary – rather fastidious scene. Punk rock was their mouthpiece: brute, loud, crude, three-chord noise oscillating between emphatically displayed…

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Swiss Pop & Rock Anthology – ROCK (Vol. 2)

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 The hip-swinging rock ‘n’ roll of the 50’s and 60’s was giving way to a more cerebral style of rock. This new style had to be “progressive”, although no one knew what this specifically meant. Long drags on mind-altering substances didn’t sharpen senses for terminological discussions and subtle comparison either. The lowest common denominator of…

Demographics

Downturn drives Europeans to Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 As the economic crisis bites hard across Europe, swissinfo.ch collects evidence from its readers about this new exodus and their motives for moving to the alpine nation. Some 6,200 Italians, 9,800 Portuguese and 2,600 Spaniards arrived in Switzerland in the first eight months of 2011, according to the Federal Migration Office. “History is repeating itself,”…

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Snow and high temperatures raise avalanche risk

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 The Davos-based Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) has placed the risk at the second-highest level, “high avalanche danger”, for the entire northern ridge of the Alps. The SLF warned that “naturally triggered avalanches can be expected… placing at risk exposed transport routes”. Several mountain roads have already been closed due to the threat.…

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Swiss Violin Concertos

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 Paul Juon (1872-1940) Born in Moscow, Paul Juon was the grandson of a confectioner who had emigrated from the Swiss canton of Grisons (Graubünden). He studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Jan Hrimaly (violon), Anton Arensky and Sergej Taneyev (composition) and from 1894 to 1896 at the “Hochschule für Musik” in Berlin. Juon, who is…

They keep the pot boiling all year round

This content was published on Dec 23, 2011 An exhibition at the Salvation Army’s museum in the capital, Bern, offers visitors an insight into the history of the charity and the activities of its members. They carry out an important social task as well as preaching God’s word. It is peaceful invasion of the cities in traditionally Protestant regions. Standing next to a…

Demographics

Concern as asylum seekers forced onto street

This content was published on Dec 22, 2011 Both humanitarian organisations and politicians have sharply criticised the moves at asylum centres in the Swiss cantons of Basel City, Ticino and Vaud in recent weeks in which people were forced to seek shelter in private homes, train stations or under the care of the Salvation Army. While temporary solutions have been found in some…

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Techno-stressed

This content was published on Dec 22, 2011 Smart phones and other portable communication devices offer many chances – and many challenges. They can become addictive and even counterproductive not only for private users, but also for companies. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)

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