Swiss Identity Archives - Page 1525 of 3171

More

Demographics

Austrians get jumpy over ski bindings

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 The Austrian team have claimed Swiss gold medallist Simon Ammann is using improper bindings and threatened an official protest if he doesn’t change them for the next event on Saturday. The Austrians told the International Ski Federation (FIS) on Thursday that Ammann had modified his bindings to improve his aerodynamics in a way that had…

More

Demographics

Galloping in a winter wonderland

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 This is the 103-year-old White Turf horse race meeting on St Moritz’s snow-covered lake, which reaches a climax on February 21. Some 30,000 visitors – race fans, holidaymakers and socialites – gather every year from home and abroad. The White Turf is the most important event on the Swiss racing calendar, with trotting, flat racing…

More

Culture

Hank Shizzoe: Breather

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 Svalutation Hank Shizzoe

More

Demographics

Major cocaine haul at Rhine port

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 Workers found 70 kilograms of white powder in four bags when they were unloading a container of coffee from Guatemala in Muttenz on Wednesday. The police put the black market value of the drugs at between SFr7-8 million ($6.4 – 7.3 million). They said the cocaine was almost certainly not destined for Switzerland. If it…

More

Demographics

Disappointment for figure skating medal hope

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 Lambiel, who was one of Switzerland’s main medal hopes, ended in fourth place, 0.51 points behind bronze medallist, Daisuke Takahashi of Japan. Gold went to Evan Lysacek of the United States, and silver to the pre-Games favourite, the Russian Yevgeny Plushenko. Although Lambiel’s points for his artistic skills were his best ever, his performance had…

More

Culture

ART: Rise and Fall

This content was published on Feb 19, 2010 The museum presents the first exhibition in Switzerland of Dutch artist Fiona Tan whose recent photographic works and videos focus on belonging and identity as well as remembering and forgetting.

More

Demographics

Bob driver Hefti misses training runs after crash

This content was published on Feb 18, 2010 Hefti, a medal contender in the two-man bob, is suffering from a severe headache following his accident at the Whistler Sliding Center track. Australian pusher Duncan Harvey was briefly hospitalised after another crash from the same night of training, and was held out of practice Thursday as a precaution. In all, eight sleds crashed in…

More

Demographics

Federer and Chiudinelli win ATP awards

This content was published on Feb 18, 2010 The 28-year-old from Switzerland won the Player of the Year Award for the fifth time, the Fans’ Favourite Award for the seventh time and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, voted on by fellow professionals, for the sixth time. Last year Federer finally won the French Open for the first time, equalling Pete Sampras’s 14 grand…

More

Demographics

Rail cargo companies join forces

This content was published on Feb 18, 2010 Federal Railways Cargo announced on Thursday the creation of the Xrail group, which it says will boost the efficiency of international rail freight. Wagonload traffic represents about half of all freight transport by rail in Europe, the company said in a statement, adding it had “significant international growth potential”. “Close cooperation on production and information…

Swiss Identity

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Swiss Identity

More

Sport Afrique du sud

More

Austrians get jumpy over ski bindings

More

Galloping in a winter wonderland

More

Hank Shizzoe: Breather

More

Major cocaine haul at Rhine port

More

Disappointment for figure skating medal hope

More

ART: Rise and Fall

More

Bob driver Hefti misses training runs after crash

More

Federer and Chiudinelli win ATP awards

More

Rail cargo companies join forces

Popular Stories

Most Discussed