Cluster: Swiss Identity

Graubünden designs tour of architectural highlights

This content was published on Jun 23, 2000 The tours includes visits to churches, houses, offices, museums and bridges. Graubünden has developed a reputation as one of the most important regions in Switzerland for modern design, even though traditional architecture continues to mark the canton’s landscape. Many of the structures, like the St Mepomuk chapel in Oberrealta, are set amid stunning scenery. Rudolf…

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Parliament speaks out for linguistic equality

This content was published on Jun 23, 2000 The motion in the House of Representatives calls for all documents to be distributed simultaneously to members of parliament in their own languages. Papers in German, the language of the majority in Switzerland, are often handed out hours or even days before the French and Italian versions appear. Even though there is a simultaneous translation…

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Hingis qualifies for semis at Rosmalen

This content was published on Jun 23, 2000 Hingis player has spent only 36 minutes on the court in the tournament so far. After being given a first-round bye, she lost only two games in her second round match against Canada’s Jana Nejedly. Her semi-final opponent is the American, Jennifer Capriati, who defeated the Swiss number two, Patty Schnyder, in straight sets on…

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Society ensures traditional buildings remain integral part of Swiss landscape

This content was published on Jun 23, 2000 But the hotel Weisseskreuz in the village of Splügen fell into disrepair and lay abandoned for several years. If it had not been for Switzerland’s National Heritage Society, a landmark might have disappeared forever. The society put forward plans to breathe new life into the building, restoring the hotel to its former glory, giving it…

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Watches ticking over to a new record

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 During the first four months of the year, exports of watches and watch movements were up by 14.5 per cent over the previous year, totalling SFr2.94 billion. The president of the Federation, Francois Habersaat, told the annual meeting in Colombier that the increase in exports recorded from January to April should continue until the end…

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Tracing stolen art

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 The Art Loss Register – ALR – is the largest private database of stolen and missing works of art. Shareholders include leading insurance companies, art trade associations and auction houses, and it is regularly consulted by law enforcement agencies. Listed on the database – with pictures – are about 110,000 stolen objects, including 438 works…

Swiss court sets precedent with ruling over CDU funding scandal

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 The court’s decision means the Swiss judicial authorities can now hand over documents concerning Swiss bank accounts belonging to a German arms dealer, Karlheinz Schreiber. Schreiber, considered a key figure in the funding scandal, is suspected of bribery in connection with a German arms deal with Saudi Arabia. He is thought to have arranged the…

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Camenzind pedals his way to victory

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 The 29-year-old from canton Schwyz was cheered the entire length of the 178-kilometre 10th and final stage, from Herisau to Baden. Camenzind finished more than seven minutes behind the day’s victor, but his 14-second overall advantage over the Italian, Dario Frigo, remained intact. As is the tradition, the final stage was decided in a sprint…

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Camenzind: the short route to success

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 Camenzind, nicknamed Osi, managed to qualify that first year for cycling’s most prestigious race, the Tour de France, and finished a respectable 36th. He cut his teeth as a “domestique” to the former Swiss world champion, Mauro Gianetti. A fast learner, he ended the 1997 Tour de France in 12th place. A year later, he…

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Swiss accused of interfering in Indonesia corruption probe

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 The Berne Declaration claims the economics ministry is intent on stymieing Indonesia’s efforts to investigate exporters’ dealings with the former regime. It says the officials in the department responsible for issuing export risk guarantees have been deluging the Indonesian authorities with correspondence and visits since Jakarta began investigating allegations of Suharto’s corruption. They are trying…

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