Cluster: Swiss Identity

Top gymnast announces surprise retirement

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 The popular 23-year-old from Lucerne, who was named Swiss Sportswoman of the Year a record three times in a row from 2008-2010, said she was struggling to reach the physical fitness needed for a professional athlete. “Ultimately I would no longer have been able to compete in top-level sport. That would have meant that I…

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Where eagles dare

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 And so it was, for me as well. Elias and his wife, Jenny, were hiking around the borders of Graubünden, the largest canton in Switzerland – the one I’m currently in. Charming young people (maybe 30 years old), this is their first backpacking trip and they expect it to take three months, camping in a…

Carving up a new direction for Swiss cuisine

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 Dish after calorific dish is brought out for a food tasting by Philipp Mosimann. Elder son of Swiss chef Anton Mosimann, Philipp manages the family’s London restaurant, whose seasonal, fat-free “cuisine naturelle” is so beloved of Prince Charles. Mosimann is here in the village of Kandersteg, deep in the Swiss countryside, on a mission ahead…

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Swiss “winter” charity turns 75

This content was published on Jul 11, 2011 Its services are still appreciated today, said its president at a media conference on Monday. Winterhilfe helps about 17,000 people each year – including 6,000 children. It provides emergency cash, clothing, food and school supplies to some of the poorest people living in Switzerland. In 2009/2010, the assistance added up to SFr2.5 million ($3 million).…

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World Gymnaestrada comes to Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 10, 2011 Staged every four years, the 2011 event brings together some 19,000 gymnasts from 55 countries for a week of non-competition gymnastics demonstrations. Draped with flags, the centre of Lausanne has been transformed to welcome the event, with some 800 stickers plastered around the city to form a “Magic Road” to help participants find their way to…

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Swiss defeat Portugal in Davis Cup tie

This content was published on Jul 10, 2011 The Swiss wrapped up the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 tie on Sunday with Stanislas Wawrinka defeating Lonardo Tavares 7-6 (7-1), 6-0, and Marco Chiudinelli winning 6-3, 6-4 against Joao Sousa. Olympic doubles champions in 2008, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka, had already assured the Swiss win on Saturday with their doubles win over Tavares and Frederico…

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Weather gods and smugglers

This content was published on Jul 10, 2011 Then came the rude surprise. We’d intended to spend the night in an emergency shelter right on the border. But when we opened the door at the end of a long day we immediately turned around and went way down to the Wiesbadener Hut far below. The shelter had a wet dirt floor with a…

Boot stomping

This content was published on Jul 9, 2011 This is famous ski touring country, but unfortunately we’ll be boot stomping through the snow on our way to traverse Piz Buin, the highest peak in the region. Unfortunately we had a mixup with passes and our meet-up with Dan Patitucci was misplaced by half a kilometre and took an hour out of the day…

How immigrants become “Muslims”

This content was published on Jul 9, 2011 The National Research Programme 58 study into religious pluralism says immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries have been singled out even though this group has no reason to be suspected as fundamentalist. The research, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, was led by Patrik Ettinger and Kurt Imhof of Zurich University. The authors point out…

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Legal move against minaret ban thrown out

This content was published on Jul 8, 2011 Judges ruled that the plaintiffs – three Muslim organisations and a private citizen – were not victims of an alleged human rights violation. The Strasbourg-based court on Friday announced that the complaints by the applicants were not admissible. “The main complaint was that a disputed constitutional provision offended their religious beliefs. However, they did not…

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Swiss “winter” charity turns 75

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Swiss defeat Portugal in Davis Cup tie

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Boot stomping

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How immigrants become “Muslims”

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Legal move against minaret ban thrown out

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