Cluster: Swiss Identity

COMEDY: Jeff Dunham’s Identity Crisis Tour 2011

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham makes a one night appearance in Zurich with his dummy Achmed the Dead Terrorist. Dunham, who has been credited with reviving ventriloquism, is one of the highest paid comedians in the United States.

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Paralysed Beltrametti rediscovers love for life

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 Beltrametti tells swissinfo.ch that his job in the resort in eastern Switzerland is one challenge among others that have allowed him to rediscover his love for life. In the finish area of the course, Beltrametti is very much in demand. In good humour and smiling, as is his custom, he tries – between handshakes –…

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Blatter receives challenge as Fifa head

This content was published on Mar 18, 2011 The 61-year-old from Qatar announced his decision on Friday at the AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, ending weeks of speculation that he would challenge the Swiss incumbent. “Today after careful study, consultation and consideration, armed with my love and passion for football, believing that our game is about fair competition, I have decided to contest,”…

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Japan disaster not seen as threat for Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 At a media conference in Bern on Thursday, director Willi Scholl said that he and his colleagues had prepared a report describing the potential effects that the nuclear accident in Japan could have on Switzerland. The Swiss government will review the report on Friday. Some potential risks could include aircraft, passengers or goods contaminated with…

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Relief and guilt as Swiss return from Japan

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 Relief mixed with exhaustion and sadness were written on the faces of those disembarking from flight Swiss LX 2763. Hitomi Baltisberger waited with barely concealed impatience for the arrival of her daughter Gabi, her Japanese son-in-law and their seven month old daughter. Baltisberger and her other daughter, Yuko, had come from Basel to meet the…

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Swiss tennis stars to clash in Indian Wells

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 World tennis number two Federer secured his place beating American 18-year-old Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Wednesday, while Wawrinka, the No 12 seed, defeated Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. They join in-form Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and Spanish world number one Rafa Nadal,…

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Cuche wins second World Cup title

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 The win on Thursday came after Cuche was awarded his fourth World Cup downhill title the previous day at the Swiss resort of Lenzerheide. It is the first time the 36-year Swiss champion has won the super-G event, having placed second by one point in 2008. Cuche, who had been rumoured to announce his retirement…

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50 years of Swiss development cooperation

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 Since 1961 Swiss development cooperation works in areas including climate change, food security and environmental hazards.

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Swiss advised to leave Japan danger zones

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 The Swiss president, Micheline Calmy-Rey, told journalists on Wednesday after a special cabinet meeting that for the moment people could return home on commercial flights. But she added that in case of need, charters would be arranged. The situation at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northern Japan is still not under control after it…

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Shaken and shocked

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 More than 10,000 people are feared to have been killed in Japan by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami. Adding to the difficulties is a worsening nuclear crisis: on March 16 authorities ordered emergency workers to withdraw from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant amid a surge in radiation. The same day Emperor…

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