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Top art prize goes stateside

This content was published on Aug 11, 2008 The SFr150,000 ($139,000) prize for 2009 went to Celmins for outstanding artistic achievement in different media, the Zurich-based Roswitha Haftmann Foundation announced on Monday. “The artist has a masterly and uncanny way of exploiting widely differing artistic media to the utmost advantage for her creative purposes,” the foundation said. Celmins used oils and charcoal in…

Esa whittles down list of would-be astronauts

This content was published on Aug 11, 2008 The would-be space explorers were among 8,000 who had originally applied for one of eight spots in the European Space Agency (Esa) programme, according to former Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier. On Monday, Esa told swissinfo that only 900 hopefuls remain in the race. They are undergoing psychological tests in the German city of Hamburg, set…

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Federer, Wawrinka, Schnyder advance at Olympics

This content was published on Aug 11, 2008 The world number one breezed past Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 and will face Rafael Arevalo of El Salvador in the second round. Wawrinka took three sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) to defeat Canada’s Frank Dancevic. He will take on Austria’s Jürgen Melzer in the next round. The two Swiss also won their…

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Spam hunter falls victim to suicide note attack

This content was published on Aug 11, 2008 According to the government’s cyber crime unit, this is the first example of a “revenge” attack by internet criminals against a Swiss individual. Switzerland is currently the focus of increasing waves of attacks by spammers. Twenty-one-year-old computer specialist Roman Hüssy from Wallisellen, canton Zurich, got the fright of his life last Tuesday when he was…

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Street Parade stays friendly

This content was published on Aug 10, 2008 One of the largest techno parties in Europe, the event was the 17th to be organised in Zurich, attracting 20,000 more revellers than last year. The parade of 27 “love mobiles”, blasting out techno, followed a route along the lake in the early afternoon before setting up as dancing venues. First aid workers dealt with…

Omega keeps up with the times at Olympics

This content was published on Aug 10, 2008 There will be no shortage of state-of-the-art technology and back-up systems to make sure that the timing is right for the thousands of organisers and athletes as well as the millions watching on television. Among the improvements from the previous Summer Games in Athens are high-speed cameras that can record 2,000 images per second, and…

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European prize goes to philosopher Habermas

This content was published on Aug 9, 2008 Habermas’ theories have greatly contributed to the evolution of modern social sciences, the Hans Ringier Foundation, patrons of the €50,000 prize said. The philosopher, born in 1929, is best known for his work on the concept of the public sphere, the topic and title of his first book. Last year the prize went to Serbian…

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Bern goes back to the time of Charles the Bold

This content was published on Aug 9, 2008 Bern goes back to the time of Charles the Bold.

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Cyclist Cancellara wins first Swiss medal

This content was published on Aug 9, 2008 The reigning world time trial champion finished in third place behind Spain’s Samuel Sanchez who took gold and Davide Rebellin from Italy who won silver. The three winners were part of a group of six who broke away from the main pack for a sprint finish. The decisive break came in the final lap, when…

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Street parade revellers warned to behave

This content was published on Aug 9, 2008 Several bars lining the route have been banned from selling alcohol during Saturday’s festival as the authorities get tough. But Street Parade organisers said that they are being unfairly targeted. Seventeen years after its launch, the annual music festival runs under the banner of “Friendship”. This year’s event attracted 820,000 international revellers who enjoyed sunshine…

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