Cluster: Swiss Identity

Olympic round up: Rehm crashes out

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 In the men’s vault final, Rehm was easily last after twice losing his footing. On the second occasion he made no attempt to recover, falling into a forward roll rather than risking further injury to his foot. Despite his discomfort Rehm decided to continue with his second final, on the horizontal bar. The Swiss athlete…

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Olympics: Swiss synchro pair reach final

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 After a convincing performance in Sunday’s technical section, the Swiss women made an impressive showing in the free routine preliminary. With 12 pairs qualifying for the final, Perk and Schmid are unlikely to be in medal contention. Nevertheless their achievement in coming through the preliminary round is remarkable for two swimmers who have been training…

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Customs office employee sacked for racism

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 The office announced on Monday that 56-year-old Hanspeter Sutter had lost his job. Sutter was caught red-handed by the Swiss tabloid paper “Blick” last year, when he entered the Swiss Internet chatroom, Swisstalk, under the pseudonym “Admiral”, and began disseminating racist comments. While the man’s actions took place at home, Swiss legislation says that the…

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Swiss newspapers welcome outcome of foreigner vote

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 Voters turned down the initiative, with 63 per cent against, and 36 per cent in favour. The mass tabloid, Blick, said the government could not now rest on its laurels. It said many people had voted for the initiative out of protest or fear of foreigners and crime. Politicians had to take the fears of…

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Olympics: Federer through to tennis semi-finals

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 The Basel teenager was forced into a tie break in the first set, but won the second in convincing style to take the match 7-6 (7-2), 6-1. Federer has been strong in his service game throughout the Olympic tournament and this match, his fourth straight sets win at the Games, was no exception. The Swiss…

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Olympics: Sluggish start for showjumpers

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 The Olympic showjumping competition involved four qualifying sections to determine which riders will compete in the individual final on Sunday. Following Monday’s appetiser, though, the Swiss riders may struggle to complete the main course. Fuchs jumped best among the Swiss team, riding Tinka’s Boy into 13th position with 5.25 penalty points. Lesley McNaught and her…

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Mountain film festival in Les Diablerets

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 The festival jury is presided over by French film-maker Bernhard Germain, and includes two mountain guides. Apart from the quality and originality of each entry, there are two other criteria: films must have been made in the past three years, and must not yet have reached a wide public. As a result, say the organisers,…

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Government welcomes rejection of move to curb foreign population

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The move to curb the number of foreigners was voted down by 63 per cent, with 37 per cent in favour. The justice minister, Ruth Metzler – speaking for the government – welcomed the result, and said it was a signal to the international community that Switzerland was willing to adhere to its commitments. Metzler…

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Arts complex inaugurated in former Zurich industrial estate

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The changes are part of a thorough rejuvenation process which the Schauspielhaus is undergoing. Besides the new venue and new director, the theatre’s traditional venue, the “Pfauenbühne”, is being entirely renovated. The Pfaunbühne became world-famous for staging plays by German authors during the Second World War whose works were banned in Nazi Germany. The most…

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A quarter of Swiss citizens want English as common language

This content was published on Sep 24, 2000 The findings are the results of two opinion polls that were made public over the weekend. The first one, the results of which appeared in the SonntagsZeitung paper, looked at whether English should become an official language in addition to the four other national languages. The poll found that 27 per cent of people in…

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