Swiss Identity

Around the world in 170 films

This content was published on Aug 2, 2006 Switzerland’s biggest film festival starts with a bang on Wednesday with the European première of Michael Mann’s eagerly awaited Miami Vice, and concludes next Saturday with the prestigious Golden Leopard award. A total of 172 feature-length films will be shown, down from around 250 last year, of which 17 will be beamed onto the largest…

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Swiss asked to show solidarity with world

This content was published on Aug 1, 2006 Political leaders and keynote speakers called on the Swiss to show more solidarity with those less fortunate than themselves, such as the victims of the Israel-Lebanon conflict. This year’s president, Moritz Leuenberger, said in his radio and television address to the nation that the Swiss were not “indifferent” to the fate of the victims of…

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Maire takes charge of Locarno

This content was published on Aug 1, 2006 Maire, a Neuchâtel-born film critic, director and co-founder of the Lanterna Magica children’s film club, officially took over from Irene Bignardi in October 2005. Maire, 45, was appointed in August last year and immediately immersed himself in the Festival – now in its 59th year – although he has been closely involved in its organisation…

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Security tightened ahead of National Day

This content was published on Jul 31, 2006 The central town of Brunnen, the gateway to the Rütli Meadow – the cradle of Switzerland where National Day speeches are given every year, has been sealed off. The police have set up checkpoints to prevent rightwing and leftwing extremists from entering the town. The authorities said they banned more than ten people from entering…

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Cabinet demands report on neutrality

This content was published on Jul 30, 2006 A foreign ministry spokesman has confirmed the report will also look at the application of international humanitarian law in conflicts where the parties involved are not of equal status. The cabinet requested the report during its special meeting on the Middle Eastern conflict on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Jean-Philippe Jeannerat told the Swiss news agency…

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Secrets of Swiss success in US revealed

This content was published on Jul 30, 2006 Entitled in “Small Number – Big Impact”, the event has been conceived as part of the Swiss Roots programme, which aims to reach out to Americans with Swiss ancestry. “With this exhibition, we’d like to show the average American a different picture of Switzerland, not just the clichés of chocolate and cheese,” Markus Hodel, the…

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Protestors call for end to Lebanon conflict

This content was published on Jul 29, 2006 They also called on Switzerland to stop its military collaboration with Israel and other countries in the region. This includes the purchase of a telecommunications system from Israel, part of the latest Swiss army procurement programme. Protestors said violence against civilians in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and in Israel should stop to enable proper negotiations…

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ICRC appeals for SFr100 million for Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 28, 2006 The ICRC said on Friday that life for civilians trapped by intense fighting in the south of the country was “rapidly becoming unbearable and the suffering excessive”. The Geneva-based organisation said access to water and basic services was extremely limited, and a key priority was reaching isolated populations. Highlighting the critical security needs of civilians,…

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Split cabinet buries its head over Lebanon

This content was published on Jul 27, 2006 In an interview with swissinfo, political scientist Georg Lutz says ministers are divided on what the depositary state of the Geneva Conventions should be doing – or saying. After hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah broke out on July 12, the Swiss foreign ministry was quick to take a firm line. On several occasions Foreign Minister…

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Tour de France winner fails doping test

This content was published on Jul 27, 2006 The Phonak statement came a day after cycling’s governing body said an unidentified rider had failed a drug test. Phonak said the International Cycling Union (UCI) had notified it that Landis’s sample had shown “an unusual level of testosterone/epitestosterone” when he was tested after the 17th stage last Thursday. The American rider had pulled off…

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