Cluster: Swiss Identity

No quick cure for high skin cancer rate

This content was published on Apr 13, 2011 Switzerland has more skin melanoma cases than 40 other European countries, with 22 new cases recorded annually for every 100,000 people, the Federal Health Office revealed this week. Globally, the country has the third highest rate after Australia and New Zealand. This, after the mercury topped 30 degrees Celsius in Lugano on Friday – the…

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Santana and Seal to play Montreux Jazz Festival

This content was published on Apr 13, 2011 Festival organisers had planned to announce the line-up on April 14, but moved the announcement forward after discovering it had been leaked onto the internet on Tuesday and soon afterwards in Swiss media. “There were leaks, but I can’t confirm we were hacked,” spokesman Pascal Buchs told Reuters. Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin open on…

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Davos crowned hockey champions – again

This content was published on Apr 13, 2011 After two consecutive defeats Davos fought back at Kloten’s home stadium to take the title from the Zurich team for the second time in three years. The three winning goals came during three consecutive powerplays at 19, 21 and 21 minutes. The Kloten Flyers were weakened by the loss of their top scorer, the Finn…

Culture

Rämschfädra: Chrüz & Queer (Higgledy-Piggledy)

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 Walzersuite Rämschfädra

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Swiss live long, work hard and help others

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 These are among the results of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Society at a Glance survey which gives an overview of social trends and policy developments. Switzerland has the highest proportion of working-age people in the workforce, at 79.2 per cent, and Swiss workers retire later than the OECD average. With an…

Culture

MUSIC: International Boogie Woogie Festival

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 The Silvan Zingg International Boogie Woogie Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and brings twenty hours of great live boogie woogie music and dancing to the lakeside venue in Lugano. The festival includes a masterclass, a workshop and the chance to chat with boogie woogie stars from all over the world.

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Cultural habits study reveals inequalities

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 The Federal Culture Office hopes the latest cultural strategy for 2012-2015 and better political awareness will help improve the situation. It wants to create a “national cultural dialogue” with the cantons and big cities to better coordinate policies. According to a study published jointly on Monday by the Federal Statistics Office and the Federal Culture…

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Civil War made one a hero, the other a villain

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 As the commemorations unfold across the United States, a Swiss-American historian has highlighted the role that Swiss immigrants played during this decisive period of US history. Leo Schelbert, a retired Swiss-American history professor from the University of Illinois, says some 6,000 Swiss immigrants fought for the north, or Union, adding that figures on how many…

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Coal: Lose Sleep At Night

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 Like An Old Time Country Song Coal

European football success “made in Neuchâtel”

This content was published on Apr 12, 2011 This week the Neuchâtel-based organisation published for the first time a global study on the migration of footballers. “Unique, exhaustive and fascinating” – British newspaper the Sunday Times was full of praise on March 27 for the work of the small team of scientists who since 2005 have collated and analysed statistical data on more…

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