Swiss Identity

Tour de Suisse produces youngest champion

This content was published on Jun 22, 2008 Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara won the final stage. Kreuziger is not only the first Czech ever to win the Tour de Suisse; at the age of 22 years and one month he is also the youngest ever winner. He beat Andreas Klöden of Germany by 49 seconds. Cancellara’s success on Sunday was second stage had…

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After the match, the clear up

This content was published on Jun 22, 2008 The estimated 180,000 football fans who descended on the city for the game drank about half a million litres of beer and 100,000 litres of mineral water – and left behind some 40 tonnes of rubbish. The amount of rubbish was much less than that usually picked up after Basel’s famous carnival, and there was…

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“Only idiots are against freedom of expression”

This content was published on Jun 22, 2008 He discusses whether there are ever limits to freedom of expression and warns that religious cartoons are easily misunderstood. Leiter has just been taking part in a debate about the tension between cartoons and religion at the Centre Dürrenmatt in Neuchâtel, which houses the works of Swiss painter and dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. swissinfo: The significance…

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Russia break 90,000 Dutch hearts in Basel

This content was published on Jun 21, 2008 Dimitry Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin scored within five minutes of each other in the second half of extra time at the St Jacob’s Park stadium in Basel. Roman Pavlyuchenko also scored for Russia, while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored for the Dutch in the 86th minute. Russia, coached by former Netherlands manager Guus Hiddink, will face…

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Belarussian women get a helping hand

This content was published on Jun 21, 2008 The non-governmental organisation La Strada, which helps to put them back on their feet, has been receiving Swiss financial aid since 2004. One of its major services is housed in the anonymity of a typical Soviet-style building in one of the bleak residential areas of the Belarussian capital, Minsk. Anonymity is just what La Strada…

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Football fans pour into Basel

This content was published on Jun 21, 2008 Dutch fans are said to be responsible for most of the extra traffic. However, the start of the summer holidays in several German states added to the numbers as holidaymakers travelled south. The border police were expecting the influx and had already increased the number of officers on duty and set up special traffic lanes…

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Comeback kings Turkey reach Euro semifinals

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 After a scoreless 90 minutes, Ivan Klasnic gave Croatia the lead in Vienna with a header in 119th minute. Incredibly, Semih Senturk equalised in injury time with a hard shot from inside the area. Senturk’s goal stunned the Croats and when Turkish goalkeeper Rustu saved a penalty shot from Mladen Petric, the Turks were through.…

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Peep! Peep!

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008

Peep! Peep! (Euro 2008)

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008

US tax evasion probe “threatens Swiss banking”

This content was published on Jun 20, 2008 The prosecution of Bradley Birkenfeld, a former private banker for UBS, along with other investigations by US tax authorities threatens to undermine the foundations of the Swiss banking system, according to an asset management specialist. “This is a direct and coordinated attack on the heart of the Swiss financial system. This is a long-term threat…

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