Swiss Identity

Getting to love thy neighbour

This content was published on May 27, 2008 However, European Neighbours’ Day, in which 16 Swiss places are taking part, is aiming to counter this by offering an occasion for people who live next to each other to socialise. “The idea is that you get to know your neighbours or that you maybe establish or start to care more about the contact you…

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ICRC sounds alarm over food prices

This content was published on May 27, 2008 Presenting the ICRC’s annual report in Geneva on Tuesday, president Jakob Kellenberger said soaring food prices were leading to more victims dependent on food assistance and a growing potential for food-related violence. Millions of people affected by armed conflicts will be hit hard by the global food crisis, according to the ICRC, which announced that…

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In the spotlight

This content was published on May 27, 2008 The television production centre (tpc) in Zurich is a daughter company of the Swiss Broadcasting Company and provides audiovisual products. Switzerland’s friendly against Germany on March 26 was a rehearsal for Euro 2008 coverage. (All pictures: Martin Rütschi, Keystone)

Death tourism remains a draw

This content was published on May 27, 2008 Just six Swiss citizens employed the services of Dignitas, the only Swiss organisation helping non-residents to die, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Director Ludwig Minelli told the French Le Monde newspaper that half of those who died under its care were German, followed by English and French patients. Minelli said that for every 100 applicants,…

Geneva to host UN racism summit

This content was published on May 27, 2008 The Durban Review Conference will be a follow-up to a global summit held in South Africa in 2001, the UN said on Tuesday. The conference in Durban produced a blueprint for addressing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance and next year’s event will look at what has happened since then. Diplomats agreed during closed door…

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Jodeldoppelquartett Bärgblüemli Littau: Früehligsstrahle.

This content was published on May 27, 2008

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Looking up to Angelina Jolie

This content was published on May 27, 2008 But it is not the classic status symbols that people are hankering after. Eco-issues and saving the world – as preached by stars such as Angelina Jolie – are much more in vogue. The Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), a Zurich-based think tank, carried out the survey in Switzerland and Germany and published the results on…

Federer breezes through first round in Paris

This content was published on May 26, 2008 World number one Federer, runner-up at Roland Garros for the past two seasons, defeated Querrey 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 35 minutes. Querrey threatened to make a game of it after breaking the Federer serve in the fourth game of the opening set but it was his only real success against the Swiss’s…

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“Euro 2008 should not fear terrorism”

This content was published on May 26, 2008 He told swissinfo he sees no reason why Islamists would want to attack either Switzerland or Austria – the co-hosts of the tournament that begins on June 7. Sections of the Swiss media were up in arms recently after calls for a jihad began, prompting headlines such as “Al-Qaida threatens Euro 2008”. “Let’s transform the…

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Football draws few followers to the pitch

This content was published on May 26, 2008 Among those surveyed, football was marginally more popular among German speakers, with 16 per cent playing the sport. Eleven per cent of French speakers participated regularly in games, against ten per cent of those polled in Italian-speaking Switzerland. The results of two studies by the WEMF research organisation published on Monday also found that people…

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