Swiss Identity

Zurich’s mayor voted world number two

This content was published on Oct 14, 2008 The 2008 World Mayor Commendation was awarded to Ledergerber “because of his ability to build bridges between the wealthy sections of society in the city and the less well-off”. “The Mayor believes everyone, Swiss or non-Swiss, living in Zurich should feel the city is their home,” the competition organisers said. World Mayor, a project organised…

Demographics

Airfares climb at Swiss

This content was published on Oct 13, 2008 The fare hike will permit the airline to offer a diverse flight schedule on a solid, economic basis while allowing the company to stick to scheduled improvements, officials said. Certain tariffs, such as special offers, would not be affected by the increase, but tickets for flights originating in Switzerland on and after October 27 would…

Bärner Jodlerpredig – Bernese Yodel Sermon.

This content was published on Oct 13, 2008

Culture

Restaurant guide picks Chef of the Year

This content was published on Oct 13, 2008 Dominique Gauthier, chef at Le Chat-Botté at Geneva’s Hotel Beau Rivage, was awarded 18 out of 20 points, the publishers announced on Monday. Gauthier won this year’s title for his inventiveness and precision and for using “only the best products”. The 41-year-old has been at the Beau Rivage restaurant since 1996, becoming its head chef…

Demographics

Swiss keeps North Koreans on the ball

This content was published on Oct 13, 2008 Egli has just returned from two months in the Communist country’s capital Pyongyang, where he worked as an instructor for the Zurich-based world football federation, Fifa. Do you remember Pak Doo Ik? North Korea’s number seven who scored the winning goal against Italy during a group match of the 1966 football World Cup in England.…

History

Pope honours saint who was “one of us”

This content was published on Oct 12, 2008 They were there to see the pope canonise the first female Swiss saint in modern times, Sister Maria Bernarda Bütler, who worked with the poor and dispossessed of Latin America. Bütler was one of four figures being raised to sainthood; the others came from India, Italy and Ecuador. “May their examples give us encouragement, their…

Demographics

Switzerland lays the ghost of Luxembourg

This content was published on Oct 12, 2008 “Victory at last!” says the tabloid Sonntagsblick on its front page. “With its 2:1 victory against Latvia, the Swiss team has come out of its vegetative state, although is still not too sure of itself.” But what the NZZ am Sonntag calls “the ghost of September 10” – in other words the Swiss defeat at…

Demographics

Switzerland breathes again

This content was published on Oct 11, 2008 The game was Switzerland’s first win in the three qualifying matches they have played so far. The Swiss dominated in the first half, but despite creating several chances, failed to make good on any of them, to the disappointment of the home crowd, who whistled as their team left the pitch. The score was finally…

A train that fails to arrive

This content was published on Oct 11, 2008 Swiss railways no longer expect that the long promised new Cisalpino trains will be ready for service when the timetable changes on December 14. It’s a matter of great annoyance for passengers, and of considerable embarrassment for the Cisalpino company. Cisalpino is a daughter of the Swiss and Italian state railway companies, and is responsible…

Geneva backs Beirut science days

This content was published on Oct 11, 2008 Geneva mayor Manual Tornare, who opened the event, told the press on Saturday that his city had a strong Lebanese community, and the two cities were bound by special ties. The idea for the science weekend came from a Lebanese businessman, Malek el Khoury, who lives in the Geneva area. Geneva, which has been holding…

Swiss Identity

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Swiss Identity

More

Zurich’s mayor voted world number two

More

Airfares climb at Swiss

More

Bärner Jodlerpredig – Bernese Yodel Sermon.

More

Restaurant guide picks Chef of the Year

More

Swiss keeps North Koreans on the ball

More

Pope honours saint who was “one of us”

More

Switzerland lays the ghost of Luxembourg

More

Switzerland breathes again

More

A train that fails to arrive

More

Geneva backs Beirut science days

Popular Stories

Most Discussed