Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss Catholic Church asks Jews for forgiveness

This content was published on Mar 9, 2000 The Catholic Church in Switzerland has asked Jewish people for forgiveness, for not doing enough to stop the persecution of Jews during the Second World War. But Bishop Kurt Koch (file picture) made it clear that the Church was not apologising for its passive behaviour during Nazi rule in Germany. Koch, who is vice president…

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Swiss team gears up for Formula One season

This content was published on Mar 9, 2000 Switzerland’s Formula One team has high hopes for this year’s racing season, which kicks off in Melbourne on Sunday. The Red Bull Sauber Petronas team has totally revamped itself, with new engineers, new cars and a new driver. Strictly speaking, Switzerland shouldn’t have a Formula One team at all. The sport was banned here in…

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St Gallen hope to make history as football season resumes

This content was published on Mar 8, 2000 Switzerland’s national football championship enters its second and decisive stage this weekend, with a number of clubs in contention. And the club at the front of the pack, St Gallen, are looking to claim their first title in almost a century. St Gallen’s coach, Marcel Koller, is playing down the club’s chances, despite their eight…

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Swiss investigation in Lockerbie bombing

This content was published on Mar 8, 2000 The Swiss authorities have launched a new inquiry in connection with the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland more than 11 years ago. Swiss justice officials said on Tuesday that they had launched a preliminary investigation into alleged breaches of the law on the export of explosives and arms. But a…

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Women march in Swiss cities

This content was published on Mar 8, 2000 Women in Switzerland held mass rallies in several cities, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations on Wednesday. In Geneva, over 1,500 gathered to protest against poverty and violence against women.Other simultaneous rallies included – Berne, Biel and Zurich and Neuchatel. March 8 was International Women’s Day and around 3,700 organisations in over 140 countries…

Senate calls for legalisation of cannabis

This content was published on Mar 7, 2000 Switzerland’s senate has followed the lead of the house of representatives and approved proposals from two cantons, Zürich and Basel Country, to decriminalise the consumption and the sale of cannabis. Representatives from the two cantons proposed putting the sale and distibrution of cannabis under the control of a federal monopoly. The Senate accepted both proposals.…

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No amnesty for Swiss anti-fascism fighters

This content was published on Mar 7, 2000 The Swiss House of Representatives has voted against granting an amnesty to Swiss people who fought against fascism in France and Spain. A majority backed the government’s view that they had already been fully rehabilitated. The House decided by 82 votes to 53 not to adopt a motion proposed by its legal committee. The prevailing…

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Unique Swiss football season set to resume

This content was published on Mar 7, 2000 The Swiss football league gets under way again this weekend after the winter break. But for those unfamiliar with the unique Swiss system, it can be a confusing time. Most other European leagues simply stop for the winter and then start up from where they left off. In Switzerland, the bottom four teams in the…

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Between idyll and reality

This content was published on Mar 7, 2000 A photographic exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum in Berne takes a look at the two faces of one of Switzerland’s most picturesque regions. “Between Idyll and Reality” contrasts the rural tranquillity of the Emmental in Canton Berne with the often harsh conditions of everyday life. Curator Markus Schürf says the intention is to show…

An exhibition that’s well worth the trip

This content was published on Mar 6, 2000 The Museum of Design in Zurich currently has an exhibition of art inspired by the drug LSD. Entitled “Can You Pass the Acid Test” it features posters designed in the 1960s by San Francisco-based artists. As the saying goes, if you can remember the 1960s, you can’t have been around at the time. In other…

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