Swiss Identity

Proximity to power lines linked to Alzheimer’s

This content was published on Nov 8, 2008 Doctors at the Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine at Bern University used census and mortality data from 4.7 million Swiss to investigate all deaths between the years 2000 and 2005. Using a proportional hazard model, they found that people who lived within 50 metres of high voltage electricity lines were more likely to die…

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Transport museum moves forward

This content was published on Nov 8, 2008 One of the improvements is an upgraded media workshop that takes into account some of the latest technological developments. It’s not just planes and trains that are on display at the museum on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Pressing buttons, turning wheels and understanding technical processes have long been part and parcel of the fascination…

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“To respect foreigners is to respect ourselves”

This content was published on Nov 8, 2008 That was one point social anthropologists, federal advisers and university experts debated in Bern this week, when they discussed identity and integration among migrants in Switzerland. More than 1.6 million foreigners now live permanently in Switzerland – about one-fifth of the population. “Swiss identity is not rigid but developed over time and continues to develop,”…

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British architect selected by Zurich museum

This content was published on Nov 7, 2008 The project by David Chipperfield Architects won the support of a large majority of the jury, who selected it from 20 submissions. All the projects will be on view to the public in the museum, the Kunsthaus, from December 16 to January 11. The extension, costing SFr150 million ($128.5 million), is to be completed by…

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Say cheese!

This content was published on Nov 7, 2008 From the fields to the dairies to the cellars of the affineur – cheesemaking is a delicate art and every stage is decisive for the finished product. Clare O’Dea went to see what goes into making award-winning cheese.

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Lost and Found

This content was published on Nov 7, 2008 A lost glove lies on the pavement. An alert passer-by picks it up, puts it somewhere where it is more likely to be seen and inadvertently creates a quirky art installation. But the work of art is ephemeral: a few hours or days later the items have gone again… perhaps back to the original owner,…

Minister undergoes successful surgery

This content was published on Nov 7, 2008 Schmid, who was admitted to hospital on Wednesday, is expected to be released on Sunday and resume his duties by the middle of next week. His hospital stay comes only weeks after Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz underwent a quintuple bypass operation. Merz returned to work on Monday. Schmid has been under considerable pressure during the…

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Nuclear storage debate heats up

This content was published on Nov 6, 2008 The proposals have met with opposition from anti-nuclear organisations and most cantonal governments. Six regions in northern and central Switzerland were identified as possible sites for radioactive waste from the country’s five nuclear power plants, as well as from research, medicine and industry. “Today marks the first step in a ten-year procedure,” said Walter Steinmann…

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Football hooligans pay penalty

This content was published on Nov 6, 2008 The Basel court gave the heaviest sentences – between nine and 12 months suspended jail terms – to three men who had put other people’s lives at risk. Two were found guilty of dropping heavy items onto the street and the third had thrown flares at the police. The remaining 23 – who included one…

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