Cluster: Swiss Identity

Lynx and wolf are popular predators

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 The lynx and the wolf are making a comeback in the Swiss Alps – with the blessing of a majority of Swiss people, according to a new survey. Farmers and hunters, though, remain far from happy at the presence of the four-legged intruders. There are thought to be at least 150 lynx in Switzerland, mainly…

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Cohn receives another Oscar nomination

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 The Oscar nominations announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday gave further recognition to the Swiss producer, Arthur Cohn. His film “One Day in September” has been put forward for the Best Documentary award. The film, directed by Kevin McDonald, looks at one day during the 1972 Munich Olympics, where a number of Israeli athletes died…

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Switzerland receives medical report on Pinochet

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 Switzerland is one of the countries which has received a medical report on the health of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, following the court ruling in London that his medical details must be divulged to countries seeking his extradition. A spokesman for the federal police office in Berne said a copy of the report…

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Berne’s Kunsthalle hosts feast for the senses

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 A prosthetic leg, a corrugated metal chalet topped by a video of its creator performing an improvised clog dance, and 2,000 apples hanging by strings from the ceiling. All are part of two new art exhibitions at the Kunsthalle in Berne. They may sound bizarre but they are fun. They are art and they have…

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Capturing the heart of Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 15, 2000 A tunnel vision – one of the pictures at a new exhibition in the Swiss Alpine Museum in Berne devoted to the St.Gotthard mountain in the heart of Switzerland. The organisers of the exhibition have adopted a novel approach. Instead of taking a look at the long history of the St.Gotthard they commissioned 18 photographers…

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Graubünden urged to pursue Olympic bid

This content was published on Feb 15, 2000 Canton Graubünden is being urged to continue a project to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2010. A working group made the recommendation in the cantonal capital, Chur. The recommendation follows a feasibility study involving the whole canton, with decentralisation of the various sporting disciplines. Independent experts gave their basic approval after studying infrastructure, finance,…

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Mabetex to quit Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 15, 2000 Mabetex, the construction company implicated in a Kremlin corruption scandal, has announced plans to pull out of Switzerland. The group’s controversial chief, Behgjet Pacolli (picture), cited poor treatment and difficult working conditions as the reasons for his move. Pacolli said he would remain in canton Ticino with one or two collaborators, while his company moved…

Most comprehensive exhibition of the work of Tuggener

This content was published on Feb 15, 2000 Zürich’s Jakob Tuggener is the first photographer to have the honour of an exhibition in the main hall of the city’s Fine Arts Museum. Some 450 of his works are on display there until April 9. Tuggener, who died in 1988 aged 84, is seen as one of the father figures of modern Swiss photography.…

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Ogi reviews security revamp proposals

This content was published on Feb 15, 2000 The Swiss defence minister, Adolf Ogi, is today due to receive proposals drawn up by the former state secretary, Edouard Brunner (both pictured) on reforming the intelligence services. They are part of a wide-ranging revamp of Switzerland’s security policy that will result in more army cutbacks, a smaller civil defence organisation, and new patterns of…

Culture

Swiss have only limited interest in museums

This content was published on Feb 14, 2000 More than half of all Swiss people do not go to museums, according to a new survey. Of those who do, it says, very few pay more than four visits a year. The study was carried out by the Lucerne Polytechnic, and was based on a poll carried out by the Link Institute in June…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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