Cluster: Swiss Identity

Berne to reveal cultural heritage to the world

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 It’s midday in Berne, and a tour guide is showing a group of visitors the medieval clock tower. A tour bus roars past with another batch of tourists, while yet more are taking a horse-drawn carriage ride through the town. Elsewhere, a man is in the process of turning the old town into a virtual…

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Young men found to be biggest traffic offenders

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 The study suggests that safety on Switzerland’s roads is being threatened by a relatively small number of repeat offenders. There is also evidence that tougher punishments are no deterrent to bad drivers. The Federal Statistics Office found that a quarter of people caught breaking the rules of the road re-offend, usually within two years of…

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Switzerland celebrates a century of music-making

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 Swiss composers and foreign composers who have worked in Switzerland are featured in the exhibition, entitled “Between Denges and Denzy”. These are the first words – referring to two villages in Canton Vaud – of “A Soldier’s Tale”, composed in 1918 in Lausanne by Igor Stravinsky and based on a text by the Swiss writer,…

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Former terrorism suspects sue Swiss police

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 The two Swiss men are claiming a total of SFr240,000 ($142,000) in damages and loss of earnings, Swiss radio reported on Thursday. They were arrested along with two women in 1994 in Geneva and Locarno on suspicion of helping the Venezuelan terrorist, Carlos, in a number of murders and attempted murders. They were held for…

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Chicago kids bear up despite rain

This content was published on Aug 3, 2000 It had also been raining in Chicago when they left, said Treshaunda, 13, but the weather didn’t put a damper on her enthusiasm for Switzerland. Treshaunda and 11 other children are the winners of a competition held in Chicago during the Swiss Week last September. They correctly answered questions about Switzerland and took part in…

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“Pyramid” scheme fraud trial begins

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The 13 men are accused of fraud, with some facing additional charges of violating Swiss banking law and membership of a criminal organisation, court official, Peter Alex Mueller, said. Prosecutors said the 13 were low-ranking figures in the scheme’s Berne branch, and that they had helped to con more than 1,500 investors out of SFr17.5…

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WHO accuses tobacco industry of undermining no smoking campaign

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The report is the result of an inquiry by a panel of experts, led by the director of the Swiss Public Health Office, Thomas Zeltner. It catalogues a plethora of underhand tactics used by the tobacco industry to sabotage anti-smoking efforts and to damage the WHO’s reputation. The report claims that “tobacco companies viewed the…

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Manta stumbles again in first round

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The Zurich player was beaten 6-1, 7-6 by Takao Suzuki (ATP 197) of Japan. Manta’s defeat in Kentucky follows his first round elimination from the Los Angeles ATP tournament last week. He was beaten in his first game by the American, Paul Goldstein. In California, Switzerland’s tennis star, Martina Hingis, has progressed to the next…

Culture

Locarno film festival opens in grand style

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The festival, which attracted an audience of 180,000 last year, has a budget of SFr4.5 million – a tiny sum compared to Europe’s three biggest festivals: Berlin, Cannes and Venice. However, the town’s main square, surrounded by Renaissance façades, seats 10,000, making it one of the world’s biggest open-air cinemas during the festival. About 200…

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Hingis bounces back after Wimbledon disappointment

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 Hingis beat the Belgian player, Dominique van Roost (WTA 15) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) to qualify for the quarter-finals of the $535,000 tournament at Carlsbad. Hingis had been given a bye in the first round. Nonetheless, she had difficulty disposing of van Roost. Her opponent at one stage led 6-5 in the second set, but failed…

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