Cluster: Swiss Identity

Illuminating Jewish culture and history

This content was published on Nov 25, 2011 Some of the documents, which include illuminated scrolls, prayer books, Bibles and marriage contracts, are currently on show at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich after having first travelled the world. Braginsky, a Zurich-based entrepreneur and investor – and one of Switzerland’s wealthiest men with a fortune estimated by Bilanz magazine in its 300 Richest People…

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Care worker recruitment tightened under charter

This content was published on Nov 25, 2011 Drawn up by a working group involving representatives from 12 associations and institutions, the Prevention Charter is a response to revelations in February of large-scale sexual abuse by a care worker in eight homes over a 29-year period. The man confessed to abusing more than 100 people, the youngest of whom was just one year…

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Integration reform faces state funding hurdles

This content was published on Nov 24, 2011 The increased role of the government and the financial support for the mooted steps as well as what is considered a certain vagueness of the measures could become stumbling blocks for necessary legal reform. “Switzerland can and must do more to integrate foreigners even if it we do not have major integration problems,” said Justice…

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Leselust

This content was published on Nov 24, 2011 Für viele ist ein Buch viel mehr als nur ein Stapel von Papierseiten zwischen zwei Kartondeckeln. (Bilder: Keystone, RDB, AFP, Ex-press)

Dementia on the rise as cause of death

This content was published on Nov 24, 2011 Published on Thursday, 2009 figures showed that cardiovascular diseases accounted for 36 per cent of deaths (22,228 people), while cancer – most commonly lung cancer – caused 26 per cent of deaths (16,062 people). The number of deaths resulting from dementia as the underlying illness doubled over the past decade with 4,700 people dying from…

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Fifa names Swiss anti-corruption expert to new post

This content was published on Nov 23, 2011 Fifa says Pieth, a Basel University professor, will outline his expert panel’s work at a news conference next Wednesday. Pieth has advised Fifa since President Sepp Blatter pledged wide-ranging reforms after a series of corruption scandals. Pieth has previously helped the Swiss justice ministry draft laws to curb money laundering. Fifa has said up to…

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Freddie Mercury

This content was published on Nov 23, 2011

Medicine found “too expensive” in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 23, 2011 Santésuisse, the association of Swiss health insurers, says that Swiss consumers pay SFr300 million ($327.4 million) too much each year. In its study, Santésuisse compared the profit margins on prescription drugs in Switzerland to those in six other European countries: Austria, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands. It found that the profit margin was…

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Onion finery

This content was published on Nov 23, 2011 On the fourth Monday in November decorative braided onions take over the capital. According to legend the origins of the festival go back to the 15th century. Every year the onion farmers of Müntschemier in Bern’s lake region create thousands of artistically crafted plaits and strings of onions for their market stalls. (Pictures: Peter Mosimann)

Basel stay in European race

This content was published on Nov 23, 2011 Basel beat Otelul Galati 3-2 in Bucharest after leading 3-0 right up until halftime. Fabian Frei scored the first goal in the tenth minute, followed by Alex Frei and Marco Streller. Otelul struck back in the 75th minute and again in the 81st. Some 4,000 spectators gathered to watch the match in the bitter cold.…

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