Cluster: Swiss Identity

Arthur Honegger: Complete Violin Sonatas. Laurence Kayaleh, Violin & Paul Stewart, Piano

This content was published on Feb 15, 2011 Sonata no. 2, H. 24 (1919). Allegro cantabile. L. Kayaleh, viol; P. Stewart, p

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Switzerland and Nigeria to cooperate on migration

This content was published on Feb 14, 2011 Following a meeting on Monday with Nigerian Foreign Minister Henry Odein Ajumogobia, Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga told a news conference that the forced deportations of Nigerians residing illegally in Switzerland would be continued. Nigerians represent the largest national group of asylum seekers in Switzerland. In 2010, a total of 1,969 Nigerian citizens asked for…

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John Harlin III on John Harlin III

This content was published on Feb 14, 2011 After Dad’s death in 1966, the family moved to the United States, where my mother became a botany professor. During my teenage years I spent as much time as possible in the wilderness, including several month-long hiking and kayaking trips to the North Slope of Alaska. Following my graduation from the University of California at…

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Court upholds ruling to deport gay Iranian

This content was published on Feb 14, 2011 The 35-year-old gay Iranian, who is in a civil partnership with a Swiss man, said he feared for his life if he were to be returned since many homosexuals were sentenced to death in Iran. However, the court ruled on Monday that the fears were not justified even if homosexuality is illegal in Iran and…

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Number of vehicles continues to rise

This content was published on Feb 14, 2011 On Monday the Federal Statistics Office reported that 5.4 million motor vehicles were registered in Switzerland, up from just under four million in 1990. The Swiss now drive 4.1 million passenger vehicles, more than one for every two of the country’s 7.8 million citizens. Motorcycles have more than doubled in number from 299,264 vehicles in…

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How Federer hit the marketing jackpot

This content was published on Feb 14, 2011 For others, however, Basel’s favourite son is much more of a global athlete, transcending the barriers of his nationality and his sport. Since turning pro in 1998, Federer has pocketed $61,657,232 (SFr59.5 million) in prize money. Yet this is just the tip of the iceberg. According to the Swiss business magazine Bilan, the winner of…

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Search for missing twins continues in Corsica

This content was published on Feb 13, 2011 On Sunday, the girls’ mother and uncle arrived in Corsica; there they flew over the island in a police helicopter to help with the search efforts. Joined by Swiss and French police, they focused on the northern part of the island, where the family had vacationed in the past. During a press conference in Ajaccio…

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Lara Gut just misses world cup medal

This content was published on Feb 13, 2011 The 19-year-old from canton Ticino missed the bronze medal by a just third of a second. Earlier in the week, she took fourth in the super-G event too. First place went to Austria’s 29-year-old Elisabeth Görgl, who also captured gold in Tuesday’s super-G. Right behind her on the Kandahar run were American Lindsey Vonn and…

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Plane crash victims were French

This content was published on Feb 12, 2011 Police in canton Valais reported on Saturday that the pilot was a 58-year-old man based in Switzerland. His passengers were a family he had taken on a sightseeing tour over the Alps. The family included a 42-year-old woman, a 41-year-old man, a 15-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy. No additional information was available about the…

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Cuche wins world cup silver

This content was published on Feb 12, 2011 The 36-year-old from Neuchâtel, who was a favourite going into the downhill race, came in just about a third of a second behind Canadian Erik Guay on Saturday. Guay completed the Kandahar run in 1:58.41; Cuche’s time was 1:58.73, followed by Italian Christof Innerhofer at 1:59.17. After the race in the Bavarian resort, some were…

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