Swiss Identity

Historic verdict in cyber insult case

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 The free newspaper “20 Minuten” reported on Monday that the 19-year-old from the eastern city of St Gallen had been a member of a group opposing a move to ban weekend concerts at the KuGL cultural centre which went on until 5 in the morning. She had referred to a man who wanted the concerts…

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FILM: Solothurn Film Festival

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 The Solothurn Film Festival, the most important festival for the Swiss film industry, encompasses a representative cross-section of current film productions of all genres and lengths, with fiction, documentary, experimental, and animation for the cinema and television.

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William Tell as you’ve never seen him

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 Tell: The Legend Returns sees the Swiss national hero with a nice line in crossbow tricks appear as a comic superhero in the mould of Batman and Superman, but with a hint of the Terminator and RoboCop. The comic’s Swiss creator, David Boller, who studied in the United States and worked for Marvel and DC…

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Tell tale

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 The entire comic can be read, in English, online. See the accompanying story for details. (All pictures: zampano-online.com)

Ex-illegal immigrant shares her story

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 Sanchez, now 41, managed to live in Switzerland illegally for 14 years before she received a much-desired residence permit three months ago after applying as a hardship case. “This residence permit is the best gift ever – I can still hardly believe my luck,” Sanchez* tells swissinfo.ch, her eyes shining. Yet the old fear of…

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Crime boss opens up about mob in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 19, 2010 Felice Ferrazzo, 55, said he ran the clan that bears his name for ten years before becoming a police informant in 2000. He spoke to Swiss filmmakers Gianni Gaggini and Marco Tagliabue at a secret location in Italy. Ferrazzo, who is currently under witness protection along with his family, said he was the boss of…

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Cross country skiers post first win in 30 years

This content was published on Dec 19, 2010 Racers Toni Livers, Olympic medalist Dario Cologna, Remo Fischer and Curdin Perl posted a combined time of one hour, 42 minutes, 14.6 seconds, holding off Russia and Norway for the win in La Clusaz, France. Up to now, the most talked-about result for the Swiss men’s cross-country relay team was a bronze medal at the…

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Police put Italian mob in the crosshairs

This content was published on Dec 19, 2010 The latest annual report by the Federal Police Office (Fedpol) was made public on Sunday and stated that action had to be taken before organised crime from Italy could gather a comfortable base. “The N’Drangheta (Calabrian mafia) is a clear priority in Fedpol work this year,” spokesman Stefan Kunfermann said. Fedpol reviewed a report last…

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Problems prevail along Gotthard railway axis

This content was published on Dec 18, 2010 Cisalpino, which handled passenger service between Switzerland and Italy, had come to stand for breakdowns and delays. But today, passengers have to change trains more often, resulting in tight connections, delays and longer travel time. Many assumed that restoring jurisdiction to the national rail companies and splitting the fleet of first-generation tilting trains (ETR 470)…

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Swiss give millions to help children in need

This content was published on Dec 18, 2010 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation’s television and radio divisions said the six-day event, called Jeder Rappen Zählt, or Every Cent Counts, raised the money to help children in crisis zones and conflict regions. Swiss Solidarity helped organise the effort. The charitable fund-raiser began in 2004 with a Dutch public broadcasting company. Since then numerous other broadcasters…

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