Swiss Identity

Swiss pavilion opens at Expo 2008

This content was published on Jun 14, 2008 King Juan Carlos officially opened the exhibition on Friday. An estimated 6.5 million people are expected to visit the fair before it closes in mid-September. Switzerland will have its turn to take centre stage when the fair celebrates Swiss day on June 27. The Swiss pavilion includes presentations of national expertise on hydrology and pollution.…

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Bern’s true colours

This content was published on Jun 14, 2008 (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)

Authorities target brutal gang violence

This content was published on Jun 14, 2008 The study, by the canton Ticino authorities, comes after a student was beaten to death by a group of youths earlier this year. The case prompted a huge outcry both locally and nationally. Damiano Tamagni, who was 22, was set upon by three young men during carnival celebrations in the Italian-speaking town of Locarno in…

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Italy and France share Euro 2008 fate

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 Italy drew 1-1 with Romania in Zurich on Friday after goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty from Adrian Mutu in the 80th minute to keep his team in the hunt. Mutu had given Romania the lead in the 55th minute following a defensive mistake by Gianluca Zambrotta. A long free kick by Gabriel Tamas was…

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Search goes on for missing soldiers

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 The reasons behind the accident in the Bernese Oberland, and why the ten men undertook what is considered a dangerous exercise, still remain unclear as the search goes on. Over 100 troops, rescue specialists and military police were looking for the missing soldiers on Friday. But air force commander Walter Knutti warned at a news…

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Swiss architects urged to retain authenticity

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 At 154 metres high, Herzog and de Meuron’s tower block for Roche pharmaceuticals will be the country’s tallest building once complete in 2012. Its potential for redefining Basel’s landscape will be on a par with the Swiss Re “Gherkin” in London – another corporate skyscraper delivered by star architect Norman Foster. The use of famous…

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Court hears Swissair fraud appeal

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 The 62-year-old head of Swissair’s parent company, SAirGroup, and 18 others were acquitted of fraud in 2007. He had faced charges of mismanagement, making false business statements and forging documents. Canton Neuchâtel and Belgium both lodged an appeal against the decision concerning Corti. They allege that the CEO’s statements to a SAirGroup general meeting in…

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oua.ch: The Essence Of A Deep Kiss

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Search continues after river accident

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 At least three soldiers died on Thursday in a military exercise on the River Kander near Wimmis. Five others were taken to hospital. Air force commander Walter Knutti said there was little hope that the missing men would be found alive. The victims, aged between 25 and 33, all came from the German-speaking part of…

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Croatia stun Germany, Austria draw with Poland

This content was published on Jun 13, 2008 Playing in the Austrian city of Klagenfurt, Croatia beat Germany – the tournament favourites – by a score of 2-1. Croatia, which now head Group B, took the lead in the 24th minute with a goal by Darijo Srna. Ivica Olic took the score to 2-0 in the 63rd minute. Lukas Podolski scored Germany’s only…

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