Cluster: Swiss Identity

New bid launched for single health insurance

This content was published on Jan 31, 2011 Under the proposal, one public company would offer compulsory basic insurance, campaigners said on Monday. “The current system with more than 80 providers is costly, bureaucratic, lacks transparency and is no longer capable of a quality health service,” said Erika Ziltener, head of the initiative’s committee. It is estimated that a single insurance would lead…

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LITERATURE: Geneva Book Fair

This content was published on Jan 31, 2011 The Geneva International Book and Press Fair celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, with Armenia as guest country of honour. The special Grand Exhibition presents “Art and Freemasonry”. The traditional areas inlcude Le Cercle (The Circle), the Chouette Espace (Cool Place), the Village de la BD (Graphic Novel Village) and the Village Alternatif (Alternative Village) plus events…

Figure skater Meier becomes European champion

This content was published on Jan 29, 2011 Skating her farewell performance before retiring, the 26-year-old Swiss claimed her first major title with an error-free performance after her rivals fell out of contention. Meier scored a total of 170.60 points, edging defending champion Carolina Kostner of Italy by just over two points. Kiira Korpi of Finland took bronze at 166.40. “It was so…

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Cuche continues World Cup success

This content was published on Jan 29, 2011 A week after taming the technically demanding Streif course in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Cuche showed his versatility on a course favouring gliding abilities to win the ninth World Cup downhill of his career. In perfect race conditions, Cuche clocked 1 minute, 58.91 seconds down the 3.37-kilometre Verte course, with Dominik Paris of Italy 0.67 back. The…

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Museum receives dream Chaplin archive

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 The new director of the Elysée, Sam Stourdzé, tells swissinfo.ch about the unique opportunities this collection creates for the museum of photography. The work of Chaplin, the legendary actor and cinematographer, was documented by photographers from the end of the 1910s. It resulted in 10,000 images and negatives which were first the property of Chaplin…

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More organ donations outpaced by higher demand

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 Swisstransplant, a foundation that promotes organ donations and transplants said on Friday that 1,029 people were on the waiting list at the beginning of January 2011 – up three per cent on the previous year. The organisation also announced that the number of people who received an organ went from 466 to 504 last year.…

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Federer forced out in Melbourne

This content was published on Jan 27, 2011 The talk before the tournament was of a blockbuster final between Rafael Nadal, going for his fourth straight grand slam win, and Federer, who was aiming for his fifth Australian title and perhaps the only player who could stop him. Instead, after Nadal was eliminated by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in an injury-induced straight-set loss…

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“Knowledge is our most important resource”

This content was published on Jan 27, 2011 Wales received the award, given to those who have made outstanding contributions to the community, on Wednesday evening for his free, online encyclopaedia. Wales told swissinfo.ch beforehand that it was the most important prize he had ever received and that he was amazed to be in the company of such past winners as former United…

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Paedophilia suspicions at monastery confirmed

This content was published on Jan 27, 2011 On Thursday, the panel said there were about 40 victims at the monastery in central Switzerland. Nine of the monks sexually abused under-aged children, said the panel, which was commissioned by the Einsiedeln abbot, Martin Werlen. Most of the cases involved three monks who committed the acts in the 1960s and 70s. The monastery introduced…

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EXHIBITION: The Jura’s lost ocean

This content was published on Jan 27, 2011 The exhibition takes you back 200 million years when parts of Switzerland were covered by the ocean and instead of rolling hills, fields and horses, coral reefs and marine life flourished.

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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