Swiss Identity

A triangle turns 100

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 The Swiss pride themselves on their innovative spirit, and Toblerone is no exception. No one had mixed chocolate and nougat before Theodor Tobler and his cousin Emil Baumann tried out the idea over that stove in 1908. But equally groundbreaking were the marketing ideas that tumbled out of Tobler and pushed his brand in general…

Afloat at the Fribourg carnival

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 Afloat at the Fribourg carnival.

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Prix de Lausanne names top young dancers

This content was published on Feb 4, 2008 Spaniard Aleix Martinez won the Contemporary Dance Prize at the Prix de Lausanne contest, while Gozde Ozgur of Turkey took the Best Swiss Prize, which is awarded to the top Swiss or Swiss-based finalist. Founded in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is open to amateur dancers aged 15-18 and has developed some of the world’s…

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North America triumphs in World Cup races

This content was published on Feb 3, 2008 There were no podiums for the Swiss on Sunday, with young talent Lara Gut saving the day for the women with a fifth place. In Val d’Isère, the best male skier, Daniel Albrecht only finished seventh in the super-combi race behind American Bode Miller. Brydon, who had six podium places behind her in seven World…

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America’s Cup doping accusation dropped

This content was published on Feb 3, 2008 New Zealander Simon Daubney, who left the Swiss team in September after he helped it successfully defend the cup this summer, was tested positive in June for two metabolites of cocaine but not cocaine itself. The federation backed up an earlier ruling by the Swiss Olympic Association, which said that the Daubney had “not infringed…

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Swiss start evacuating from Chad

This content was published on Feb 2, 2008 Hundreds of rebels penetrated the city on Saturday, clashing with government troops and moving on the presidential palace after a three-day advance across the central African nation. Colonel Thierry Burkhard, a French military spokesman, said groups of rebels gathered outside the capital, N’Djamena, on Friday night before 1,000 to 1,500 fighters entered early in the…

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Locarno carnival cancelled

This content was published on Feb 2, 2008 Mayor Carla Speziali announced on Saturday the cancellation of the festivities, which began on Thursday and were supposed to end on Tuesday. “This type of random violence is not acceptable and has deeply shocked the population,” Speziali told Swiss public radio. The 22-year-old victim, Damiano Tamagni, was diagnosed as brain dead upon his arrival at…

Skiing’s newest star lives up to the hype

This content was published on Feb 2, 2008 The 16-year-old crossed the line just 0.35 second behind the surprise winner Tina Maze of Slovenia, and just one hundredth of a second behind Austria’s Maria Holhaus. “This is my fourth World Cup race and already a podium finish,” Gut said. “I haven’t yet realized what this means.” Maze, who was 42nd out of the…

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Ski industry tries to reverse downward slide

This content was published on Feb 2, 2008 It’s bad enough to have climate change melt the snow beneath your feet, but it’s life threatening to have your pool of potential skiers drying up. That isn’t to say skiing as a leisure activity is on its deathbed – just yet. But global warming and demographic trends are working against what was once known…

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Bishop asks for forgiveness in paedophile cases

This content was published on Feb 1, 2008 Bernard Genoud, who represents the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, said the Church had set up an independent commission of experts to gather information on abuse and strengthen prevention. In the most widely publicised case, a Swiss priest was moved to France by superiors who knew he had already sexually abused at least one…

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