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Bolt rises to expectations

This content was published on Jul 8, 2010 At the Athletissima meeting on Thursday, Bolt equalled the 9.82 seconds run by compatriot Asafa Powell in Rome in June. Problems with his left Achilles’ tendon had kept him out of competition for six weeks. He had announced that he would not compete in the 200m in the Diamond League event, and the 100m event…

Vaud prison death reveals shortcomings

This content was published on Jul 8, 2010 Catherine Martin had left her post “by common accord” and with immediate effect, according to Philippe Leuba, head of the interior department of canton Vaud, on Thursday, after the publication of a report on the case. Leuba said Martin “lacked the ability to tackle the necessary reforms”. According to the report, written by Claude Rouiller,…

Demographics

Marriage and babies are in vogue

This content was published on Jul 8, 2010 The Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday that the average number of children per woman had risen to 1.5, up from 1.48 in 2008 and 1.38 in 2001. But it is still lower than the 2.1 needed to sustain the population. In all, 78,300 children were born in 2009, up 2.1 per cent on 2008.…

Culture

Edward Hopper

This content was published on Jul 8, 2010 An exhibition in 2010 by the American artist at the Hermitage Foundation in Lausanne showed 160 works assembled by New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. The collection gives the visitor a new insight into the artist’s creative approach.

Spain reach World Cup final

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010 An unstoppable header from Carles Puyol in the 73rd minute means Spain will meet the Netherlands in Sunday’s final at Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium. Germany will play Uruguay for third place on Saturday in Port Elizabeth. The victory – predicted by Paul the psychic octopus, who continues his 100 per cent record in this tournament…

Meet Hannes Fuhrer, one of Switzerland’s greatest composers

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010

History

Hitler salute and swastika remain legal

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010 The federal commission against racism and the foundation against racism and anti-Semitism say they will continue to fight for a ban, in order to ensure Switzerland does not turn into a European refuge for rightwing extremist material. The Hitler salute, the swastika and other rightwing extremist symbols may still be displayed, hoarded or sold in…

Education

Learning abroad

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010 During the Second World War, Elly and Alberto Wirth, Swiss residents of Rome, struggled to find somewhere to educate their children. The Swiss school was founded in 1946 and has survived turbulent times, including the occupation by allied troops of the site which is now the nursery and primary school. (Images: Doris Lucini, swissinfo.ch)

Speaking volumes and telling tales

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010 That’s the experience enjoyed by visitors to the recent Belluard festival in the western Swiss city of Fribourg, whose events included a human library. “The human library works like a normal library. You go there, there’s a catalogue, you choose a book. The only difference is that the book is a real person,” festival director…

Culture

Alvin Zealot: Tears Of St. Lawrence

This content was published on Jul 7, 2010 Bricks Over Bricks Alvin Zealot

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