Swiss Identity

Tragedy propels Gotthard into charts

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 Gotthard has a total of 13 discs in the Swiss hit parade for the week to October 24. It heads the singles list with Heaven, while One Life, One Soul is in fourth place. In the album charts, Need to Believe is at number two, followed by One Team, One Spirit, and Made in Switzerland…

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ART: Nippon – Between Myth and Reality

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 Japanese art and traditions come to Lugano with five exhibitions celebrating centuries of Japanese social and artistic culture. Find out more about tea ceremonies, geisha dressing and oragami.

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Swiss to be made cardinal

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 The Vatican reported on Wednesday that the pope had announced the holding of a consistory – a formal meeting at which new cardinals are created – on November 20 and 21. A total of 24 new cardinals are to be appointed. The naming of Koch was expected: he has headed the Pontifical Council for Promoting…

EXHIBITION: 2 degrees – Weather, Humans and Their Climate

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 With 250 exhibits from all over the world, the exhibition looks at the importance of the weather and climate on mankind and how it influences our lives.

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Bankrolling a new Swiss resort

This content was published on Oct 20, 2010 Egyptian Samih Sawiris tells swissinfo.ch that his three-pronged approach of investment, attracting the right buyers and keeping locals involved will stop it becoming a “ghost town” out of season. Sawiris’s firm Orascom Development is ploughing over $1 billion (SFr966,000) into the project, his first in Europe. Andermatt, which lies on the Gotthard route, will be…

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Basel pick up first Champions League points

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 It was the first time a Swiss club has beaten Roma at home – and Roma’s first home defeat of the season. Basel’s Alex Frei opened the scoring in the 12th minute, Borriello equalised in the 21st, Inkoom restored the Swiss lead in the 44th and Cabral sealed the impressive victory in the 93rd. The…

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First allergy-proof houses to be built

This content was published on Oct 19, 2010 People who are affected by Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can hope for a better life now that a unique project in Europe is proposing to create special homes for them. “I have spent thousands of nights in a camper. At the moment I’m sleeping in the woods, where the temperatures are lower”. Christian Schifferle has…

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Fifa executives under investigation

This content was published on Oct 18, 2010 Fifa ordered a formal ethics probe into allegations that two executive members offered to sell votes in the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Football’s governing body urged its ethics committee to “act without delay” and “take all possible steps” in the investigation of a Nigerian and Tahitian. The hearings will be held…

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Domenic Landolf: New Brighton

This content was published on Oct 18, 2010 The Beatles Go East Domenic Landolf

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ART: Picasso

This content was published on Oct 18, 2010 The exhibition is a reconstruction of Picasso’s first-ever museum retrospective held at the Kunsthaus in Zurich in 1932 which caused a stir in the art world when Picasso selected the works himself. The revival features over 70 major works and is accompanied by a catalogue which traces the history of the exhibition and the controversy…

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