Swiss Identity

From “Swiss barber” to top stylist

This content was published on May 16, 2010 After starting out as a humble hairdresser, he is today an artist who performs at Europe’s most prestigious hair-styling events. My meeting with Camichel takes place at the seaside: strange, given that he was from one of the coldest regions of Switzerland, the Engadine. On the beach at Noordhoek, one of Cape Town’s most beautiful…

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FC Basel clinch football championship title

This content was published on May 16, 2010 Valentin Stocker scored in the first half while Scott Chipperfield headed home the second. Sunday’s match took place in front of a 31,100 capacity crowd in Bern’s Stade de Suisse. The victory put Basel three points clear of Young Boys. They finished runners-up with a total of 77 points. Basel are Switzerland’s most successful football…

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Bichsel draws crowds to literature festival

This content was published on May 16, 2010 Organisers said one of the highlights of the four-day event was a programme for children and youths. An evening dedicated to Peter Bichsel, one of Switzerland’s most popular contemporary authors, drew the crowds. Panel discussions were held about literature written by women as well as on book reviews over the internet and about translations into…

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Elderly feel increasingly threatened

This content was published on May 16, 2010 About 90 per cent of respondents said various forms of crime posed a greater threat for them than ten years ago. However, figures do not back up the perceived higher crime rate. The number of crime victims remained unchanged over the past two decades, the survey found. The survey by the Link research institute was…

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Swiss shine at ice-hockey championships

This content was published on May 16, 2010 Martin Plüss and Andres Ambühl gave the Swiss team a 2-0 lead after 14 minutes, while keeper Martin Gerber made 30 saves to preserve the victory. It is the fourth consecutive win of the Swiss team at the championship. They beat Latvia, Italy and Canada in the group matches. Saturday’s victory over the Czech Republic…

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Federer goes through to Madrid Masters final

This content was published on May 16, 2010 The Swiss champion beat David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday’s semifinal. “I served really well – that was some of my best serving in a long time. I knew on clay I was always going to go through a tougher period as well and that’s what happened in the second set,“ Federer…

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In a spinning world, life comes full circle

This content was published on May 15, 2010 The show, Gaff Aff– which loosely translates as “staring at the monkey” in Swiss-German dialect – is a combination of acrobatics, dance, music and mime, with the lone Martin Zimmermann performing on a giant turntable that serves as a revolving stage. “We thought: what would surprise people today? Maybe it’s just watching a human being.…

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Federer reaches Madrid semifinals

This content was published on May 14, 2010 Defending champion Federer lost the first set but found his form to gain revenge on Gulbis, who sent the Swiss home with a defeat early in the Rome Masters two weeks ago. Federer now faces either third-seed Andy Murray or ninth seed David Ferrer. Also on Friday, Rafael Nadal was close to his clay-court best…

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Sarkozy calls Leuthard over Polanski

This content was published on May 14, 2010 In addition to the extradition request for Polanski, the two discussed Leuthard’s visit to Paris, planned for the second half of June, according to a statement from the economics ministry on Friday. On May 11 a United States judge rejected a request by Polanski’s lawyers to open sealed testimony which they hoped would help their…

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Climber remembers “impossible” ascent

This content was published on May 14, 2010 Max Eiselin of Lucerne was 28 at the time. He had already been part of one attempt on Dhaulagiri, one of 14 peaks in the world above 8,000 metres. Eiselin told swissinfo.ch that with an idea for a better route and a bit of innovation his leadership helped six members of the expedition make it…

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