Cluster: Swiss Identity

Biel photography festival focuses on subjectivity

This content was published on Sep 13, 2000 The work of seven photographers from seven countries is being exhibited, all of it examining the role of subjectivity in photography and raising questions about whether objectivity is even possible. Festival organisers say the theme offers an opportunity for the public to reflect on a fundamental aspect of this branch of the visual arts, through…

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Basel take narrow lead in UEFA Cup tie

This content was published on Sep 13, 2000 Playing in Zurich on Tuesday evening, after the home leg was switched from Basel to the Hardturm stadium, the Swiss side took an early lead – with Feliciano Magro scoring the first goal in the seventh minute. The Norwegians then drew even two minutes into the second half with a goal by Ove Ludvigsen. The…

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Lugano fail to take off

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 For Berne the match was a further testament to their growing stature in the league, following their opening round draw with the defending champions, ZSC Lions. On Tuesday the Lions were roaring once more – comfortably seeing off newly-promoted La Chaux-de-Fonds 7-3. Zug and Davos maintained their perfect start to the season, both winning away.…

Switzerland’s Kratochvil through to Tashkent second round

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 With his 6-3, 6-2 win over the German, Kratochvil joins compatriot George Bastl in the second round of the $525,000 dollar tournament. Bastl has made a great start there, knocking out the number three seed, France’s Cédric Pioline, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. The 25-year-old from canton Vaud appears to like the air in Uzbekistan.…

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Swiss rights group calls for action on behalf of Aborigines

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 The Society also urged the Swiss government not to conclude new economic agreements with Australia as long as it fails to adhere to international human rights standards. In a five-page document released on Monday, the Society appealed to the United Nations to make discrimination against Australia’s 400,000 indigenous people the main theme in its discussions…

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Document reveals alleged beneficiaries of bribes in Russian contract

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 The request – a copy of which was obtained by swissinfo – accuses the Ticino-based Mercata construction company of handing out bribes to high-ranking Russian officials, including the Kremlin’s former finance chief, Pavel Borodin. It says Borodin and his family received more than $25 million from Mercata. It adds that $11 million was channeled into…

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Swiss are avid readers of newspapers

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 The circulation figures – compiled by the media research company, WEMF – are the first to be calculated using a common European standard and therefore cannot be compared with previous figures. They show that, despite the plethora of news available through broadcast media and the Internet, the Swiss remain overwhelmingly attached to newspapers. Nearly 97…

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Swiss soccer clubs face tough week in UEFA Cup

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 St Gallen entered the UEFA Cup fray after being narrowly defeated by Galatasaray of Istanbul in the Champions League qualifying round. They face a difficult task on Thursday against a Chelsea team, keen to make an impact in Europe after a mediocre start to the domestic campaign. Basel, trained by Christian Gross, take on Brann…

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Rosset pulls out of Olympics

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 In a statement released on Tuesday, 29-year-old Rosset said he had decided not to go because of “extreme physical and mental exhaustion”. “If I go to Sydney, it is to win a medal for my country,” he said in the statement, “not to go down in the records as having participated.” Rosset’s decision means neither…

Distribution plan unveiled for Holocaust survivors

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 The proposals were put forward on Monday by Judah Gribetz, an associate of the United States district judge who approved the settlement, Edward Korman. Gribetz said $800 million of the total of $1.25 billion (SFr2 billion) would be distributed among people known to have had bank accounts in Switzerland. This will cover 26,000 accounts confirmed…

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