Cluster: Swiss Identity

Unifying furniture

This content was published on Jun 29, 2011 What’s the world’s most famous chair? An anonymous, cheap, lightweight, waterproof, stackable plastic patio chair, manufactured from just one piece of polypropylene in a single process. The “selene” chair by Italian designer Vico Magistretti, first produced in 1969, broke new ground and is now found the world over, along with a multitude of copies. (All…

Cost-cutting measures announced at swissinfo.ch

This content was published on Jun 28, 2011 swissinfo.ch, formerly Swiss Radio International, will continue to provide in-depth information about Swiss politics, economy, culture and society in nine languages. A tenth language, Russian, will be introduced in 2013. One of the SBC’s five units, swissinfo.ch has fulfilled a federal government mandate to provide information in nine languages outside Switzerland through the internet for…

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swissinfo.ch readies itself for the future

This content was published on Jun 28, 2011 Guaranteeing a long-term mandate For the past ten years, swissinfo.ch has fulfilled an information mandate for the Swiss government, complementing the work of the online services of the SBC’s radio and television stations. During this period, the framework conditions have changed fundamentally for swissinfo.ch. The availability of news services has increased rapidly and internet usage…

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Sebastian Coe defends Olympic ticketing system

This content was published on Jun 28, 2011 There has been plenty of frustration in Britain over the online scramble for tickets for next year’s Olympics. Coe was in Lausanne on Monday to share insights into organising the Games with a 500-strong audience at the IMD business school. “No event in world history has sold so many tickets so quickly,” the London 2012…

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Federer through to last eight

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 The first set went to a tie-break, which Youzhny, seeded 18th, eventually won 7-5, fighting back to overcome Federer’s 4-1 lead. But the number three seed took the next three sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. His victory increases one of his many records: he has now won through to 29 grand slam quarter finals in succession.…

Culture

Life on stilts

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy and France have successfully campaigned to have 111 of the most important lakeside pile dwellings in the Alps designated World Heritage sites. Of these, 56 are in Switzerland.

Waiting for the future

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 As part of the editorial photography course at Lucerne’s MAZ School of Journalism, Benjamin Manser, in cooperation with swissinfo.ch, met residents of a shelter for asylum seekers in Amriswil, Thurgau, who are waiting for the Federal Migration Office to rule on their claims for asylum.

Media to help dispatch disaster alerts

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 Official alerts for incidents such as radioactive leaks or flooding will now be broadcast quickly on radio and television when there is a serious risk to the population. Public and private broadcasting stations will be obliged to air alerts. Alerts will be delivered everywhere with the same text, visuals and audio. The government said early…

Culture

Vancouver rings to sound of Swiss folk music

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 “The anticipation in this room is palpable,” said Urs Stausak, the new Swiss Consul General in Vancouver, B.C., addressing the audience at the Vancouver Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. “This is the crowning moment of this top class and long-anticipated event.” Then the mass choir began to sing “Der Ustig wott cho” filling the…

Demographics

Botanical garden festivities prove popular

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 A total of 23 botanical gardens across the country took part in the festivities, which finished on Sunday. A spell of good weather and free admission helped ensure the event “succeeded beyond all expectations”, according to organisers. Visitors could do tours, take part in workshops, meet gardeners and botanists, and attend lectures and concerts –…

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