Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss back to full strength for World Cup qualifiers

This content was published on Oct 6, 2000 Two games in five days will be the challenge facing Enzo Trossero’s men. On Saturday the side are at home to the minnows of the Faroe Islands. Wednesday brings an altogether harder task as the Swiss travel to Slovenia, whose national side were one of the surprise success stories of Euro 2000. After losing 1-0…

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Von Arx starts NHL career with defeat

This content was published on Oct 6, 2000 Von Arx saw plenty of action on the left flank of the Blackhawks’ second line, spending more than 13 minutes in total on the ice. But the 24-year-old from the Emmental was unable to muster a shot on goal. “It’s hard for me to judge my performance,” von Arx said after the game, adding that…

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Hingis through to Filderstadt semi-finals

This content was published on Oct 6, 2000 The Swiss player’s straight sets victory (6-2, 6-1) confirmed her supremacy over Van Roost. In six confrontations, Hingis has lost only once against the Belgian, ironically at the same Filderstadt tournament two years ago. On that occasion Van Roost was able to take full advantage of a foot injury suffered by Hingis, to produce the…

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Out & About in Switzerland: A chill for snowboarders

This content was published on Oct 6, 2000 The “Iceripper” snowboard club have set up the camps on the glacier at 3,000 metres above sea level, above the resort of Engelberg in central Switzerland. It includes a 100-metre “half pipe”, a “quarter pipe” and “kicker park”. Among the coaches are Olympic gold medallist, Gian Simmen, and an international line-up from the World Cup…

Culture

American company shares its enthusiasm for dance with the Swiss

This content was published on Oct 6, 2000 With routines described as “funk jazz” and members whose fitness and energy match their obvious pleasure in dancing, the troupe has a worldwide following thanks to its frequent tours – and television appearances. The exuberance of the dancers on stage owe much to the idealistic approach of the company’s founder Alvin Ailey – who died…

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Parliament endorses stricter controls against right-wing extremism

This content was published on Oct 5, 2000 The House of Representatives on Thursday held a wide-ranging debate on the perceived rise in right-wing extremism in Switzerland. Most speakers expressed concern, and many warned of dramatising incidents. The justice minister, Ruth Metzler, reiterated that the government was taking the situation seriously, but said there was no need for emergency measures, including an immediate…

Education

New study gives top marks to immigrant schoolchildren

This content was published on Oct 4, 2000 The study found that the children of immigrants are generally under-evaluated by teachers when compared to Swiss children, and that increasing numbers are being isolated from their Swiss peers in special classes. The report, published by the National Scientific Research Foundation, found that foreign schoolchildren learn German better when they are in direct contact with…

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Central bank denies liability for Yugoslav assets looted by Nazis

This content was published on Oct 4, 2000 The bank’s statement comes a day after lawyers in California told swissinfo they had filed a lawsuit on behalf of non-Jewish victims of the Nazis in the former Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. The bank said it had yet to receive notification of the lawsuit, but that it was in any case not liable for…

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House of Representatives rejects tighter controls for banks

This content was published on Oct 4, 2000 The House followed the finance minister, Kaspar Villiger, who said current regulations were sufficient to uncover illegal assets and discourage dubious customers from placing their money in Swiss banks. In a speech to the House on Wednesday, Villiger rejected allegations that the government was purposely ignoring loopholes in the legislation. He said Switzerland had some…

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WHO chief puts poverty diseases at top of priority list

This content was published on Oct 4, 2000 At the centre of the WHO’s concerns are HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which account for more than five million deaths annually. The three day meeting, which ends on Friday, is aimed at fostering a worldwide movement to increase awareness of poverty and disease. Brundtland hopes to reduce mortality rates in third-world countries by half within…

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