Cluster: Swiss Identity

Sacred music in Fribourg

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 With eight of the groups coming from Europe the emphasis is as usual on the Christian liturgy. The ninth – a music and dance ensemble from Syria – will be interpreting the “Sufi” liturgy from the Grand Mosque of Damascus, which is used as an aid to meditation. “Since the last festival we have endeavoured…

Europe falls for skateboarding at Lausanne Grand Prix

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 Skateboarding, once regarded as the exclusive domain of schoolboys with too much time on their hands, is now big business. Hundreds of top names from North and Latin America, as well as hopefuls from Europe, were competing for the 40,000 US dollars on offer in prize money. “Skateboarding has become more professional since the 1980s.…

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Fake signatures found on two People’s Party initiatives

This content was published on Jul 9, 2000 The two initiatives in question were on using surplus gold reserves for the state pension scheme, and on measures to prevent abuse of asylum rights. The People’s Party spokeswoman, Irène Schellenberg, confirmed a report in the Sunday newspaper, SonntagsZeitung, that the party itself had noticed an unusually high number of invalid signatures on its questionnaires.…

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Kudelski named as most dynamic company in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 9, 2000 Renowned for its professional tape recorders, Kudelski is now making a name for itself in digital pay television systems. In 1951 the founder of the company, Stefan Kudelski, came out with the first portable recorder – the Nagra I – for the radio and audio business. Before that, he had developed a tape machine to…

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Inline hockey: USA beat Switzerland 1- 0

This content was published on Jul 9, 2000 The only goal of the game came when the Swiss side were one man down in a Powerplay-Situation. The goal came in the 12th minute, just as the Swiss striker, Marcel Soom, was penalised and taken out of the game. Seconds, later, Zgymund Marszalek, scored the goal that gave USA their victory. It is the…

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Tour de France: Dutchman Dekker does it again in eighth stage

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 Dekker burst clear from the rest of the pack to complete the 203 kilometre course from Limoges to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, in just over four hours, 22 minutes. It is his second consecutive win. Defending champion and one of the tour’s favourites, the American, Lance Armstrong, finished comfortably with the chasing pack and is 16th in the…

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Gay Pride 2000: Thousands demonstrate in Berne for love without borders

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 Unlike heterosexual couples who are considered “bi-national” and may marry to obtain permits, gay and lesbian couples in the same situation do not have residence rights to enable them to live together in Switzerland. It means that couples who have been togther for many years have no choice but to stay apart. The day’s events,…

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Swiss authorities block Yugoslav Euro2000 prize money and shift burden of proof to Yugoslavia

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 The money, estimated at SFr7.8 million, was due to be transferred from the European football body, UEFA, to the Yugoslav football federation, as the standard sum for all quarter-finalists. Branko Bulatovic, secretary-general of the Yugoslav football federation confirmed, “In order to get the money, we have to convince the Swiss authorities that our organisation is…

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 At the end of a five-day trial, the Israeli agent was given a 12-month suspended sentence for trying to bug the telephone of a Swiss-Lebanese man whom Israel suspected of terrorist activities. The agent, whose identity remained secret during the trial, was found guilty of political espionage, acting illegally for a foreign country, and entering…

On the ancestral trail

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 The transalpine footpaths and mule trails leading from the north side of the Alps into Italy were once the only way south. Various groups in the Bernese Oberland, cantons Valais and Ticino and in Italy’s Piedmont region have joined together to save the historical trails. They say the trails provide important clues about the way…

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