Cluster: Swiss Identity

ART: The Great Artists of India, 1100-1900

This content was published on Apr 4, 2011 Celebrating the work of Indian painting over the last 800 years, the exhibition “The Way of the Masters – The Great Artists of India” is the result of years of intense research to source the works and identify more than 40 artists. Some 240 works give a comprehensive overview of the entire history of Indian…

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Life expectancy varies from canton to canton

This content was published on Apr 4, 2011 Nationwide the average life expectancy in 2008-2009 was 79.6 years for men and 84.3 years for women, according to a survey on mortality published by the Federal Statistics Office. The only nations to outlive Switzerland are Japan, Hong Kong and Iceland. In Zug the average life expectancy for men was 81.4. Other cantons above 80…

Culture

Max Frisch 1911-91

This content was published on Apr 4, 2011 After finishing her training, Zanetti spent eight years in London and Rome as a freelance photographer. While in Rome, she got to know the celebrated writer Max Frisch – who died 20 years ago on April 4. The resulting black and white pictures offer a snapshot of Frisch’s life in Rome and in his home…

Federer says he has “many years left”

This content was published on Apr 4, 2011 For his part, the Swiss world number three was solidly beaten by his old rival Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals. Djokovic has won 26 consecutive matches since December, and his record of 24-0 in 2011 is the best to begin a year since Ivan Lendl started 25-0 in 1986. Djokovic is the first man…

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Japanese diplomat criticises import checks

This content was published on Apr 3, 2011 As of Thursday, goods from Japan have only been allowed into Switzerland together with a certificate proving they were not exposed to radioactivity. Tests are also being carried out on some imports. Similar measures have been taken by the European Union. Radiation has been leaking from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant ever since it was damaged by…

Culture

Rambo fan takes Mister Switzerland crown

This content was published on Apr 3, 2011 Luca Ruch, from Frauenfeld in canton Thurgau, weighs 77 kg and is 181cm tall. A fan of Inter Milan, he plays poker, reads free newspapers such as 20 Minuten and prefers films to books, particularly those with his “childhood hero” Sylvester Stallone. He told the judges he looks for loyalty in a girlfriend and will give…

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“Life in Tokyo is back to normal”

This content was published on Apr 3, 2011 But Beatrice Ito, president of the Swiss Club Tokyo, tells swissinfo.ch that people are reacting calmly, and that life is more or less normal in the capital. Since March 11, Japan has been living with the consequences of one of the strongest earthquakes it has ever experienced, which was followed by a tsunami and damage…

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Gaddafi crackdown may boost asylum seeker bids

This content was published on Apr 2, 2011 So far 11 Libyans have filed applications for asylum since the start of the uprising in the country. But because of the use of force by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi against the population, it is foreseeable that requests from Libyans will be accepted and they will be granted refugee status, Joachim Gross, spokesman for the…

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What divides Sunni and Shiite Muslims?

This content was published on Apr 2, 2011 Swiss Middle East expert Arnold Hottinger, tells swissinfo.ch that the split between the two goes back far into Islamic history, but that the conflicts today are driven by extremists from both parties. Hottinger was for many years the Middle East correspondent of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper and has published many books on Islam and…

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Aid agency reports 800 dead in Ivory Coast town

This content was published on Apr 2, 2011 ICRC officials visited the Carrefour area of Duekoue on Thursday and Friday to assess needs and gather testimonies, a statement said on Saturday. “Our colleagues saw hundreds of bodies. We strongly suspect that was the result of intercommunal violence. Since Monday or so, tens of thousands of people have fled the area,” ICRC spokeswoman Dorothea…

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