Swiss Identity

Media to help dispatch disaster alerts

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 Official alerts for incidents such as radioactive leaks or flooding will now be broadcast quickly on radio and television when there is a serious risk to the population. Public and private broadcasting stations will be obliged to air alerts. Alerts will be delivered everywhere with the same text, visuals and audio. The government said early…

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Vancouver rings to sound of Swiss folk music

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 “The anticipation in this room is palpable,” said Urs Stausak, the new Swiss Consul General in Vancouver, B.C., addressing the audience at the Vancouver Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. “This is the crowning moment of this top class and long-anticipated event.” Then the mass choir began to sing “Der Ustig wott cho” filling the…

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Botanical garden festivities prove popular

This content was published on Jun 27, 2011 A total of 23 botanical gardens across the country took part in the festivities, which finished on Sunday. A spell of good weather and free admission helped ensure the event “succeeded beyond all expectations”, according to organisers. Visitors could do tours, take part in workshops, meet gardeners and botanists, and attend lectures and concerts –…

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Cases of widespread fraud uncovered

This content was published on Jun 26, 2011 The Federal Social Insurance Office has found that local authorities across the country cheated the federal government out of about SFr6 million ($7.2 million) between 2003 and 2009. In a report in the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, confirmed by the Swiss News Agency, cases of fraud were uncovered in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. The…

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Swiss leave Denmark with heads held high

This content was published on Jun 26, 2011 Switzerland entered the final match in Aarhus, Denmark without having conceded a goal in the tournament. However, the Spanish lived up to expectations, outplaying and outgunning the Swiss. Ander Herrera put the Spanish side in the lead in the 41st minute in the match. Didac Vila placed a cross onto the head of a charging…

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Federer beats Nalbandian at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jun 25, 2011 Switzerland’s top player beat the Argentinian to move closer to equaling Pete Sampras’ record of seven Wimbledon titles. Federer now goes into the last 16 without having dropped a set. On Monday, he’ll play either Nicolas Almagro or Michail Yushni for a place in the quarterfinals. The Swiss star continues to serve wellI at Wimbledon,…

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Calgary Flames make Swiss number one pick

This content was published on Jun 25, 2011 The Flames made Baertschi their first choice on Friday in the NHL Entry Draft, the annual event in which each club in the world’s top professional league select the rights to sign the best young talent available. The 18-year-old Swiss forward was 13th overall in the draft. His selection comes only one year after his…

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Human ashes litter Swiss countryside

This content was published on Jun 24, 2011 The liberal practice has resulted in entrepreneurs hawking some rather unusual services to people in other countries. According to Ewiges Alpenglühn (Eternal Alpine Glow), a Swiss company that arranges open-air funerals, EU citizens can have their ashes buried or scattered in the Swiss countryside as there is no obligation to be buried in a cemetery.…

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Federer cruises into third round at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jun 24, 2011 Switzerland’s top player broke five times and took less than 90 minutes to beat the unseeded Frenchman on Thursday. Federer finished off the match with an athletic smash. The players were kept waiting in the locker room by the two preceding matches on Centre Court that both went the distance, but a dominant display by…

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Deportation to Afghanistan ruled out

This content was published on Jun 23, 2011 A court statement said security had deteriorated in all regions of Afghanistan over the past few years. It added the return of an asylum seeker to the capital, Kabul, was only appropriate in the case of someone in good health and with a stable network of family and friends. In a ruling published on Thursday,…

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