Cluster: Swiss Identity

Bernard Challandes named new Xamax trainer

This content was published on May 13, 2011 The move follows the sacking on Wednesday of coach Didier Olle-Nicolle after he led the team to a 4-1 home loss against Thun. The struggling first division club, which was acquired last week by Chechen oligarch Bulat Chagaev, is two points clear of relegation with three games left to play. Chagaev’s takeover was officially ratified by…

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Xamax follow takeover by sacking coach

This content was published on May 12, 2011 Neuchâtel released Olle-Nicolle after a 4-1 home defeat against Thun on Wednesday, leaving the struggling first division club two points clear of relegation with three games left. The firing came hours before the club’s new majority owner Bulat Chagaev arrived to meet fans and shareholders. Chagaev’s takeover was officially ratified by the club’s general assembly on…

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Federer exits Roland Garros warm-up early

This content was published on May 12, 2011 The 16th seeded Frenchman won 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in a match lasting nearly two and a half hours at Rome’s Foro Italico clay court. Federer, seeded third, had won his last eight meetings against Gasquet but made a series of uncharacteristic errors from the baseline as the match wore on. The tournament is a…

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Swiss reject UN request to take more refugees

This content was published on May 12, 2011 At a meeting in Brussels focussing on the influx of North African asylum seekers, Sommaruga said Switzerland had no more “capacity” and that the government did not want to place an additional burden on Swiss cantons. The UNHCR has asked western nations to receive around 8,000 refugees stuck at the Libyan-Tunisian border. Sommaruga added that…

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Spanish king makes state visit

This content was published on May 12, 2011 After a formal reception at a Swiss government house on the outskirts of the capital, Bern, the royal couple were taken to the parliament buildings. Talks between this year’s Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey and Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez – who is accompanying the king and queen – were also on the agenda. At a…

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A Swiss art historian takes the toughest line on the Italian master

This content was published on May 12, 2011

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International Museum Day

This content was published on May 12, 2011 Museums throughout Switzerland celebrate this year’s International Museum day with the theme “Objects tell your story”.

Swiss fondue may gain Unesco heritage status

This content was published on May 12, 2011 Swiss cantons recently finalised lists of unique rituals, arts, festivals and traditions they wish to highlight. This follows the ratification of related Unesco conventions and is part of renewed interest in popular Swiss culture. “Switzerland is rich in traditions but many disappear every day,” David Vitali, head of the culture and society department at the…

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Child pornography on the rise

This content was published on May 12, 2011 Fedpol’s cybercrime unit said there were 1,743 reports of abuse of the law on hardcore pornography in 2010. The authorities define hardcore pornography as “sexual acts with children, animals, human excrement or acts of violence”. Last year, 96 per cent of the reports of suspected cases involved child pornography. The cybercrime unit said the rise was…

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Geschwister Küng: Nüdallgraaduus

This content was published on May 11, 2011 Aaheemele Geschwister Küng

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