Cluster: Swiss Identity

Battling cholera in Haiti

This content was published on Jan 6, 2011 swissinfo.ch visited the Grand-Goâve treatment centre, 50km west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, to meet the people saving the lives of those suffering and dying from cholera. Marie-Claude is all too familiar with the welcome tent of the Grand-Gôave cholera treatment centre. This is the second time in just under a week that she has been…

Ländlermusig momoll

This content was published on Jan 6, 2011 Rate la Ländlermusig momoll

Engel Chörli Appenzell: Di Föft (The Fifth CD)

This content was published on Jan 6, 2011 S Moritz Ruggusseli Engel Chörli Appenzell

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Federer and Nadal move to Qatar quarterfinals

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 Federer needed a strong baseline game to overcome fellow Swiss Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (5), 7-5. Nadal, the world’s number one ranked player, beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-3. It was the tenth time in the Spaniard’s decorated career that he lost a set in six games straight. Federer, the world’s number two,…

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What the Swiss think about moves to limit access to army weapons

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011

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UBS upholds ban on pro-Palestinian transfers

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 The bank has stopped such payments in the past but the issue was rekindled on Wednesday when the bank said it was obligated to respect “legal provisions” regarding embargoes and sanctions. The Geneva-based Le Matin newspaper reported that about ten Swiss people or groups sympathetic to the Palestinian cause – namely Urgence Palestine – had…

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European Figure Skating Championships

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 Bern hosts this year’s European Figure Skating Championships, a prestigious event with top skaters from all over Europe. All competitions take place at the newly renovated PostFinance Arena with 8,000 seats. Stéphane Lambiel will star at the Gala event on 30 January.

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“You can only watch as the water rises”

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 Two Swiss nationals living in Australia told swissinfo.ch what was happening in their affected regions. The unprecedented flooding has left towns virtual islands in a muddy inland sea, devastated crops, cut major rail and road links to coal ports, slashed exports and forced up world coal prices. Swiss-Australian Rolf Hauert lives with his wife and…

Culture

DANCE: Salsa Festival Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 The Salsa Festival Switzerland is the biggest (6 dance floors) and most beautiful Salsa party in Europe and celebrates its 10th anniversary with Salsa super-star Victor Manuelle.

Education

Most university students go on to do a Masters

This content was published on Jan 5, 2011 More than 90 per cent of students are now part of the “Bologna system”, said the Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday. The Bologna Process was launched in 1999 by 29 European countries, including Switzerland, and now has 47 participating countries. It was designed, in part, to facilitate moving between countries for study within a greater…

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