Swiss Identity

Youth sport programmes take a knock

This content was published on Feb 17, 2004 Planned government cutbacks could mean Bern’s contribution to youth sport programmes is reduced by SFr5 million ($4 million). Swiss people lead increasingly sedentary lives. One citizen in every three is overweight; one in 20 is obese. And this isn’t just a problem for elderly couch potatoes or flabby desk-workers; it affects all age groups, including…

Education

Swiss school basks in John Kerry limelight

This content was published on Feb 16, 2004 And now the boarding school high on the hill above the town of Zug is hoping to reap dividends from the Kerry effect. The Montana has been inundated with calls from the media over the past few weeks, all wanting to learn more about Kerry’s one-year stay at the school. Kerry’s file – kept in…

Culture

Schwyzerörgeli Quartett Försterhus: As gmüetlichs Zämesi

This content was published on Feb 13, 2004

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Swiss challenge legality of Israeli barrier

This content was published on Feb 12, 2004 The foreign ministry wants the court to decide whether the wall contravenes international law and breaches the rights of civilians in the Palestinian territories. Paul Seger, a senior Swiss foreign ministry official, said the court should “make clear once and for all” if the fourth Geneva Convention – which protects civilians during times of war…

Culture

British wordsmith turns Romansh into English

This content was published on Feb 12, 2004 British linguist Mike Evans hopes his virtual database will help more people understand a language spoken by just 35,000 Swiss. Evans – a translator and interpreter by trade – started to learn Romansh a decade ago while living in Germany. “As I learnt the language I collected more and more notes and then I started…

Culture

Corale Pro Ticino Zurigo, Bandela di Mandolin, Gandria: Saluti Dal Ticino

This content was published on Feb 12, 2004

Culture

Quintets for Clarinet from the German Romantic Period. Reicha, Romberg, Spohr. Eduard Brunner, clarinet. Rodin Quartet.

This content was published on Feb 12, 2004

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Swiss find new way of treating obesity

This content was published on Feb 11, 2004 In experiments on rats they used injections of the hormone, leptin, to transform fat-storing cells into cells that burn fat. Within 14 days the average weight of the rats fell by almost 30 per cent from 280 to 207 grams, and their fat reserves all but disappeared. The rats continued to eat normally, although their…

Culture

“Tschäggättä”

This content was published on Feb 11, 2004

Global village votes for new wonders

This content was published on Feb 11, 2004 A Swiss filmmaker has launched a project on the internet, calling on people around the world to vote for the seven landmarks they consider the most significant of our time. Over 2,000 years ago, the Greek engineer, Philon, compiled a list of what he considered the most important landmarks and monuments of his time. Today,…

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