Cluster: Swiss Identity

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…

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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…

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Tennis: Rosset wins first all-Swiss ATP final

This content was published on Feb 13, 2000 Marc Rosset has beaten Roger Federer in the final of the Marseille Open. It was the first time two Swiss had fought it out in the final of an ATP tournament. Rosset, who is 29, defeated Federer, 11 years his junior, in three sets, 2-6 6-3 7-6. It was his third win in Marseille following…

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Rising Swiss movie star wins Berlin award

This content was published on Feb 13, 2000 The 18-year-old Swiss actor, Martin Rapold, has been awarded a special prize at the Berlin film festival. Rapold was one of a group of up-and-coming talents from the European film scene presented to the public by the festival’s director, Moritz de Hadeln. The prize was awarded by the Association for Promoting European Films as part…

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Colombian peace process moves to Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 13, 2000 Leaders of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group and government officials are coming to Switzerland this week as part of a plan to end the South American country’s four decades-old conflict. The government’s chief peace negotiator, Victor Ricardo, also plans to hold peace talks with the delegates from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The two…

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Swiss runner races for children’s rights

This content was published on Feb 13, 2000 The former Swiss boxing champion, Serge Roetheli, long ago traded in his gloves for running shoes. Nowadays, the 44-year-old runs for the rights of children, and he has just set off on his greatest challenge yet. Roetheli, who comes from canton Valais, on Sunday began a run around the world, across all five contintents, to…

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Brunner calls for more professional secret services

This content was published on Feb 13, 2000 The head of a special commision set up by the defence minister, Adolf Ogi, says Switzerland’s intelligence services must be run along more professional lines, with specialised staff replacing part-time collaborators. The former state secretary, Ed0uard Brunner, made the remarks in a newspaper interview. Brunner would not say what recommendations he will make to Ogi…

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New cases of meningitis reported

This content was published on Feb 12, 2000 Two new cases of meningitis have been reported in Switzerland, less than a week after a girl died of the deadly brain disease in Fribourg. Medical staff at the San Giovanni hospital in Bellinzona say a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy admitted this week are responding well to their treatment. The two teenagers attend…

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The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 12, 2000 The issue of nuclear energy was back in the headlines this week. A special panel of experts presented findings intended as as a compromise between the demands of the nuclear industry and those of envirnonmentalists. The main proposal was to put nuclear waste into controlled long-term, rather than permanent storage. The system consists of a…

diAx shells out SFr1 million for children’s homes

This content was published on Feb 11, 2000 The telecommunications company, diAx, has made a SFr1 million donation to children’s homes in Switzerland. The money will go to eight homes throughout the country. Last year, diAx pledged to donate SFr10 per new customer registered in November and December to charity. The company says over SFr1 million was raised by the campaign. “It shows…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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