Cluster: Swiss Identity

French drama named best Swiss film

This content was published on Mar 13, 2011 The film, by directors Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, tells the story of a relationship between an ailing man and a home care nurse grieving for her dead newborn child. It beat others in the category: Sennentuntschi, Der Sandmann, Stationspiraten and Cosavoglio di più. La petite chambre also won the prize for best screenplay. The…

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Can “agro-ecology” feed the world?

This content was published on Mar 13, 2011 The impact of oil prices on food and farming was one of the factors covered by both the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at media conferences in Geneva this week. As states attempt to address the recent food price spikes, Special Rapporteur Olivier…

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Nuclear fears grow amid “unprecedented” disaster

This content was published on Mar 12, 2011 Amid the start of relief efforts after Friday’s devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami, there were concerns about an explosion at a nuclear plant. A Swiss nuclear expert gives swissinfo.ch his view on how the situation is being tackled. Japan suffered its biggest earthquake on record on Friday – 8.9 magnitude – which sent a 10-metre…

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Swiss rescuers join Japan rescue efforts

This content was published on Mar 12, 2011 Japan gave Switzerland the go-ahead to send the rescue team overnight on Friday. The country suffered its biggest earthquake on record, which sent a 10-metre high tsunami through towns and cities across the northeast coast. At least 900 people are believed dead and 700 injured. The Swiss team, which includes experts in natural disasters, water,…

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Japan reels after massive quake and tsunami

This content was published on Mar 11, 2011 Dozens of countries, including Switzerland, have offered their help after seeing television pictures of houses, ships and cars being tossed around like toys in the disaster. A second major tremor, with a magnitude of 6.6 struck, central Japan in the early hours of Saturday morning, local time. The epicentre, about 170 kilometres north of Tokyo, was…

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Beat Feuz wins World Cup downhill in Norway

This content was published on Mar 11, 2011 Feuz, 39th in the overall standings, completed the 3-kilometre Olympiabakken course in Kvitfjell in 1 minute, 47.39 seconds. It was Feuz’s first ever World Cup race win. His previous best place had been seventh. Michael Walchhofer of Austria was 0.10 seconds back in third. The Swiss pre-race favourite, Didier Cuche, finished 0.24 seconds behind in…

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Federer promises Davis Cup return

This content was published on Mar 11, 2011 Federer said on his official website he was “really looking forward” to facing Portugal at home in a second-tier, second-round tie. The encounter starts on July 8, five days after the Wimbledon men’s singles final. World number 14 Stanislas Wawrinka is also expected to play. Federer last played in the Davis Cup – the top…

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Quartz 2011

This content was published on Mar 11, 2011 The Federal Culture Office has announced the nominations for the Quartz 2011 prize. It will be awarded on March 12 at the KKL, Lucerne’s Culture and Convention Centre.

Yawning drivers urged to power nap

This content was published on Mar 11, 2011 Up to 20 per cent of accidents are believed to be caused by drivers drifting off while at the wheel, according to the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention. The Council has teamed up with motoring and road safety organisations for a three-year campaign to make people think twice about driving when tired. To launch the…

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Cat gets owner into a fine mess

This content was published on Mar 10, 2011 Switzerland’s highest court rejected the man’s appeal against a SFr300 ($321) fine for “driving a vehicle in an unsafe condition as a result of an unsecured load”. The driver claimed that legally an animal is not a thing, and therefore cannot be a load. He said that there are no regulations governing the transport of…

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