Cluster: Swiss Identity

Exhibits recapture the Roman past of Valais

This content was published on Apr 3, 2000 Roman objects from Canton Valais dating back to 15 BC are on display at the Vidy museum in Lausanne. Items never before seen in public are included in the exhibition, which traces the history of the Rhone Valley in Switzerland when it was part of the Roman Empire. The Romans took control for economic reasons,…

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Failed property magnate goes on trial

This content was published on Apr 3, 2000 The trial has opened of a failed property magnate, Peter Krüger, accused of fraud to the tune of SFr75 million. Although smaller in size, the case at a court in Berne is similar to that of the businessman, Werner Rey. Krüger is accused of fraud, fraudulent bankruptcy, mismanagement and falsifying documents. His case kept judges…

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Zurich Lions are hockey champions for first time since 1961

This content was published on Apr 2, 2000 Zurich Lions are this year’s ice hockey champions, an honour not bestowed on the side since 1961.A last-minute goal from Plavsic put the Lions in the top spot, after a tense stand-off against reigning champions Lugano.Zurich’s Martikainen opened the scoring in the first period, with a twelfth minute goal. Lugano’s Keller responded minutes later, making…

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Charges widened against Holocaust revisionist

This content was published on Apr 2, 2000 A court in Lausanne has widened the charges against a Swiss Holocaust revisionist. It accepted a prosecution request that an article published this month by the 79-year-old Gaston-Armand Amaudruz (pictured left) be taken into account. The 79-year old is considered the main spokesman of Switzerland’s fascist groups, which are inspired directly by Nazi ideology. He…

Culture

Swiss pop star woos Sarajevo audiences

This content was published on Apr 2, 2000 The Swiss pop star, DJ Bobo, has entertained some 15,000 people at a special concert in Sarajevo. The show, called “Mystasia”, was intended to bring together Bosnians divided by cultural and ethnic differences. The three-hour concert, in Sarajevo’s new Olympic Stadium, was part of “Open Hearts Sarajevo”, a project set up to improve understanding between…

Culture

Swiss media play the fool on April 1

This content was published on Apr 1, 2000 News that discontented parliamentarians in the right-wing Swiss People’s Party have deserted to the left, and the imminent extinction of the wool moth, were just two stories the Swiss media concocted to celebrate April Fool’s Day. Journalists joke that a reporter should never let the facts get in the way of a good story, and…

Culture

New radio station goes on air

This content was published on Apr 1, 2000 Switzerland’s newest radio station has gone on air, broadcasting a wide variety of music, from pop and rock to “oldies” from the 1960s. The station – “24 plus” – is the latest offering from Zurich media magnate, Roger Schawinski (file picture), who owns Radio 24 and Tele 24. Switzerland’s latest private radio station aims to…

Culture

Dixieland hits Zurich

This content was published on Mar 31, 2000 Zurich is set to swing as the 12th International Dixie Festival gets underway. It runs from March 31 until April 16 at the Schutzenhaus Albisguetli. A host of musicians, bands and singers who are performing at this year’s festival are set to turn this small corner of the ‘Little Big City’ into a slice of…

The Week In Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 31, 2000 This week saw several high ranking politicians making brief visits to Switzerland. The Austrian Chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel, was received by the Swiss government in Berne and the foreign minister, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, attended a European conference in Lucerne. It was one of the rare opportunities for the Austrian to break its isolation by many European country…

Museum celebrates “shocking” fifties teenagers

This content was published on Mar 31, 2000 Switzerland’s first teenage rebels are the subjects of a photography exhibition at the Museum of Design in Zurich. Known as the “Halbstarken”, they seem harmless by the standards of today but in the 1950s many adults were shocked by them. When the first Halbstarken appeared on the streets of Zurich in 1958, their impact was…

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