Swiss Identity

ʻThings are happening behind the scenesʼ

This content was published on Jun 19, 2013 By addressing the faithful in a colloquial manner and by asking them to pray for him, the new pope knew from the moment of his election how to forge a sympathetic image, both to the media and the public. “That attitude changes everything; he’s not an emperor but a Christian like the others,” says Swiss…

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‘Meteorite’ raises anti-littering awareness

This content was published on Jun 18, 2013 The rubbish, which isn’t actually smouldering (the effect is caused by dry ice), was all collected from the streets of Geneva.

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Even minor depression affects everyday life

This content was published on Jun 17, 2013 While symptoms of deeper depression are relatively rare, affecting three per cent of the population, milder symptoms including loss of energy, sleep disorders and loss of appetite affect about 16 per cent of the Swiss, according to an analysis by the Swiss Health Observatory and regional service provider Psychiatrie Baselland. The authors of the study,…

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Swiss amass wealth through savings, inheritance

This content was published on Jun 17, 2013 Of the 100 people who took part in Switzerland, 52 per cent said the source of their wealth was inheritance and savings, while 31 per cent named entrepreneurship, the survey entitled “Wealth Insights” showed. Barclays surveyed 2,000 people with a net worth of at least CHF1.4 million ($1.5 million) in 17 countries. In other countries,…

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‘I never imagined writing would pay the bills’

This content was published on Jun 16, 2013 “That was very important for me. You get feedback, you can work on the poems. I also got a lot of specialist knowledge about poetry structure, metre and so on. All of this I learned through the internet and not in school.” Schwaller looks more like a dancer than a poet. Just as a dancer…

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A nation’s landscape in pictures

This content was published on Jun 15, 2013 The show, entitled Adieu la Suisse and running until August 25, 2013, features photographs by Jean-Luc Cramatte, Nicolas Faure, Yann Gross, Andri Pol, Christian Schwager, Jules Spinatsch and Martin Stollenwerk.

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Dracula: the immortal Hollywood cash count

This content was published on Jun 14, 2013 Bram Stoker’s creation soon became loved by cinema audiences – and especially by film producers, who moved quickly to get a bite of the vampire cherry. Since FW Murnau’s influential horror Nosferatu in 1922 – subsequently staked over a rights issue with Stoker’s heirs – Dracula has risen again in various revamped forms, from the…

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From national hero to internet vampire

This content was published on Jun 14, 2013 Heiko Haumann is a professor of history at the University of Basel, specialising in East European and modern history. He has published books about the Jews of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. In 2011, his book Dracula – Life and Legends was published. It is dedicated to Vlad Tepes (1431–1476), a prince of Wallachia,…

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Storm causes evacuation at gymnastics festival

This content was published on Jun 14, 2013 Organisers also cancelled the opening ceremony, scheduled for Thursday evening and being attended by the sports minister, Ueli Maurer. The storm started at around 8pm, with the winds blowing away anything that was not fixed or pinned down, it was reported. Particularly affected – as can be seen in the picture – was the huge…

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NGOs slam Glencore Xstrata over mining project

This content was published on Jun 13, 2013 In a report released in Zurich on Wednesday, the NGOs said that the company, based in Zug, was showing “insufficient respect for the rights of the affected population” in its plans for the copper and gold open-pit mine, and called on the Swiss government to take action. The report, Human Rights Impact Assessment of the…

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