Cluster: Swiss Identity

The mountains that separate us

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 In the following text, American writer and climber John Harlin III talks about what he has learned over the last two weeks during his attempt to circle the country by walking, climbing, cycling and paddling. “I could easily have spent the last month just along the Austrian border. I would know that good-sized region so…

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Swiss victory in lackluster warm-up tie

This content was published on Aug 11, 2011 Striker Eren Derdiyok and an own goal by Liechtenstein put the Swiss ahead after 35 minutes, but they conceded a goal in the second half. Observers said the team of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld failed to convince with a lackluster performance in Vaduz on Wednesday. Switzerland are struggling in their qualifying group for the 2012 European…

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Energy and environment on Turkey agenda

This content was published on Aug 10, 2011 Doris Leuthard and her Turkish counterpart, Taner Yildiz, made the statement during talks in Turkey. Leuthard and Yildiz also discussed the Trans Atlantic Pipeline. Swiss power company Laufenburg is directly involved in the project. Leuthard, who also holds the transport, communications and environment portfolios, held talks on these issues with various Turkish government representatives. The…

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Ridgewalking

This content was published on Aug 10, 2011 Just to give you a taste of the experience, here are a few video clips spliced together from the ridges just south of Passo San Jorio. Italy is on the left, Switzerland to the right, and sheep dead ahead. We’re on our way to Lago Lugano, on the shores of which I just edited this…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Joseph Martin Kraus. Matthias Ziegler, Flute. Casal Quartet.

This content was published on Aug 10, 2011 Quintet for flute and string quartet op. 7. Con brio. Matthias Ziegler, flute. Casal Quartet.

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Freetime friends

This content was published on Aug 10, 2011 In carefully composed images, photographers Andi Cortellini and Ursula Sprecher reflect the commitment shown by many people towards common interests.

Vanishing Glaciers

This content was published on Aug 9, 2011 Our children won’t know them the way we do; we don’t know them the way our parents did; and our grandchildren won’t know them at all, except in our photos and in the great moraines they left behind. These last days I’ve been wandering mountains clearly carved by glaciers, but no ice has lived here…

Haus mit 17’000 Zimmern (ORIGINAL)

This content was published on Aug 9, 2011 Der Wohnkomplex mit der Postleitzahl 1219 war vor über 40 Jahren die Antwort auf die damals akute Genfer Wohnungsnot. Die Vision des Architekten Georges Addor erscheint auch aus heutiger Sicht noch kühn. Die Leerwohnungsbestände sind aktuell wieder so tief wie damals und “verdichtetes Wohnen” ist das Schlagwort der Stunde. Eine Vision aus der Vergangenheit. Fotografiert…

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Afghan women swap burka for uniform

This content was published on Aug 9, 2011 They include 1,300 or so who have joined the police force who, despite facing discrimination, make an “immense” contribution to improving the welfare of other women, Marie-Thérèse Karlen, of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), tells swissinfo.ch. After three decades of war, international troops are due to withdraw in 2014, leaving the Afghan…

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Shaqiri honoured at football gala

This content was published on Aug 9, 2011 The award is a big honour for the diminutive 19-year-old, who has already been capped 11 times. His Basel teammate Alex Frei won the best league player of the year award. The announcements were made on Monday evening at the 14th Football Night, which celebrates Swiss footballing achievements. The award for Shaqiri, who is just…

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