Cluster: Swiss Identity

Olympics: Federer gives fans two reasons to cheer

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 Federer’s decision to continue playing for Switzerland will be a great relief to the Swiss Davis Cup captain Jakob Hlasek. Hlasek came under fire from the country’s top players after he removed the Swiss number one Marc Rosset from the team. Hlasek stated at the time that he wanted to concentrate on developing the younger…

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Debate over English goes to heart of Swiss identity

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 Until recently, one of the national languages was the first foreign tongue a Swiss child would learn – usually French in German-speaking areas and German in French- and Italian-speaking areas. To the consternation of many, a small number of German-speaking cantons – notably Zurich – have now decided to either introduce English as the first…

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Olympics: Risi off the pace in points race

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 During the 40km indoor race, points are awarded every 10 laps to the riders who cross the line in the first four positions. Five points are awarded for first place, three for second, two for third and one for fourth. After the race distance is completed, the winner is the rider who has managed to…

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Olympic round up: personal best not enough for Platel

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 Platel’s new personal best was particularly remarkable considering the broken knuckle which he suffered in training last week. Never regarded as a serious contender for the individual final, Platel was able to use the race as practice for Friday’s 4×100 metres medley relay. Less convincing was the performance of Switzerland’s youngest swimmer at the Games.…

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Librarians dust off their image in Montreux

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 The most frequent user of a library in Switzerland is a woman from the German-speaking part of the country who is aged between 35 and 54, said the survey released on Wednesday. The main reasons for borrowing books are financial, followed by the need for education and entertainment. The survey reveals some interesting differences between…

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Olympics: Röthenmund misses canoeing diploma

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 Röthenmund finished in ninth position. Olympic diplomas go to all athletes who finish in the top eight of their sporting disciplines. The electrician from Zurich managed to avoid any penalties in his two final runs, but was unable to match the speed of his rivals. As Röthenmund himself predicted after the heats, the pace of…

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Olympics: Four Swiss boats in rowing semi-finals

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 The latest results mean that Switzerland will have four boats entered in the semi-finals. Xeno Müller had already booked an automatic place in the single sculls, as had the country’s quadruple sculls crew. Plugge and Vogel put in an assured performance, recording the third fastest time in the elimination round. They won their own race…

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Olympics: Ansermet shoots into the lead

This content was published on Sep 20, 2000 Ansermet, who was only able to compete in Sydney thanks to a wild card entry, shares the lead with Oleg Khvatosovas of Belarus. On Thursday the second half of qualifying will take place, followed by the final. Ansermet’s early success made up for some more disappointment for Switzerland’s two competitors in the women’s shooting. Both…

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Works by Albert Anker exhibited in his home village

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 Every 15 years the village organises an exhibition of works by Albert Anker (1831-1910) and this is the most ambitious so far with over 200 pictures, more than half of them on loan from private collections. They show Anker to have been a highly-versatile artist, equally at home painting in oils and water colours, and…

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Swiss to join controversial flight to Baghdad

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 The two Swiss are Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold, a Social Democrat, and Patrice Mugny of the Green party – both members of the House of Representatives. Along with other European parliamentarians, scientists, journalists and artists from four other European nations – France, Germany, Austria and Italy – they are going to Iraq to press for the lifting…

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