Swiss Identity

Life in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Oct 7, 2008 Peter Ammon travelled across Switzerland in the 1950s capturing the life and work of mountain farmers on film. Back in those days his extraordinary colour pictures received hardly any recognition.

Hitzfeld promotes Derdiyok to senior squad

This content was published on Oct 6, 2008 The 20-year-old Derdiyok replaces his Basel teammate Marco Streller, who is still recovering from a muscle injury that has kept him out of the national team since the first game of Euro 2008 in June. Derdiyok was originally selected for the Under-21 squad which faces Spain in a two-legged European Under-21 Championship play-off tie. Also…

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Guards to be armed with pepper spray

This content was published on Oct 6, 2008 The defence ministry suspended a controversial regulation – in force since the beginning of this year – in the wake of eight incidents when shots were fired accidentally. Instead the soldiers will be handed pepper spray for self defence. The safety of army members was a priority, a statement said on Monday. It added that…

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Prosecutors smoke out money launderers

This content was published on Oct 6, 2008 The investigation, which began in Switzerland in 2002, has brought to fruition the largest case of organised crime ever heard before a Swiss court. Officials said on Monday that the defendants – five Swiss, three Italians, a Spaniard and a Frenchman – have been accused of belonging to a criminal enterprise and using Switzerland to…

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Kenyans triumph in Murten race

This content was published on Oct 5, 2008 The race was won by 17 year-old Kenyan John Mwangani in a time of 52’08″2, the third fastest time in the history of the race. The fastest woman was also Kenyan, Helen Musyoka, repeating her success of 2007, although she failed to break the hour barrier as she did last year. Her time was 1…

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Film festival announces Golden Eye awards

This content was published on Oct 5, 2008 The prize went to Tulpan, directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy. An international co-production with Swiss involvement, it tells the story of a sailor who wants to become a shepherd. The best documentary award was won by Blind Loves, directed by the Slovak Juraj Lehotsky, which looks at the way in which a blind couple experience their…

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A new world champion

This content was published on Oct 4, 2008 Hubmann, who is 25, was already long-distance champion. He beat the middle-distance champion, Thierry Gueorgiou, in the penultimate race of the season near Zurich, putting himself in an unbeatable position ahead of the final race on Sunday. Hubmann is the first Swiss man to win the overall cup. His success comes just a month after…

A chocolate feast in Bern

This content was published on Oct 4, 2008 The giant bar weighed 100 kilos. Bern’s mayor, Alexander Tschäppät, helped to hand the pieces out. Other attractions at the day-long chocolate festival, held on the square in front of Bern’s cathedral, included free concerts for the public, displays of chocolate creations by the city’s top confectioners, and a programme of events for children. Organisers…

Snow closes passes

This content was published on Oct 4, 2008 Between five and 15cm of snow fell on the northern slopes of the Alps and in the southern canton of Valais during the night of Friday to Saturday. The traffic information centre Viasuisse said on Saturday that nine passes, including the Gotthard, had been closed to traffic. In addition, several of the main passes leading…

Switzerland to represent Russia in South Ossetia

This content was published on Oct 3, 2008 A statement said it had approved an official request made by Russia and details would be discussed with Georgia and Russia in the coming days. Russian ties to the former Soviet republic were severed after the August conflict over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Switzerland already represents the interests of the United States in…

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