Swiss Identity

Museum celebrates Rothko centennial

This content was published on Sep 26, 2003 It covers every phase of the career of an artist regarded as one of the most important representatives of abstract expressionism. The exhibition includes a room devoted solely to the celebrated “Black on Grey” paintings from Rothko’s final active months in 1969-70. Rothko was born in Dvinsk, Russia – now Daugavpils in Latvia – and…

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Bridging the language divide

This content was published on Sep 26, 2003 To mark the European Day of Languages on Friday, swissinfo spent a day with them in the capital, Bern. Looking down from a couple of small booths overlooking the chamber of the House of Representatives, parliament looks half empty, even though the regular autumn session is in full swing. Below us, a parliamentarian is addressing…

Alain Morisod – Sweet People: Viens danser

This content was published on Sep 25, 2003

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Ebner cleared of insider trading

This content was published on Sep 25, 2003 Ebner, a former stock market high-flyer, was accused of receiving insider information in 1998 about the Italian tyre giant, Pirelli. After being cleared by the court, Ebner, who always denied any wrongdoing, admitted he was “very relieved”. “There is a saying that being right and getting justice are two different things,” he said. “There was…

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House rejects plans to ease cannabis law

This content was published on Sep 25, 2003 The Senate had already approved legislation that would allow possession and production of cannabis for personal use, as well as limited trade in the drug. The bill will now have to go back to the Senate. The proposal, which would have left Switzerland with one of the most liberal policies on cannabis in Europe, has…

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A portrait of a Swiss pen pal

This content was published on Sep 25, 2003 Eggimann and Cotton have been exchanging letters for three years now, but the correspondence could soon end since the death row inmate has nearly exhausted his appeals. “He says he’s not going to make it to his 30th birthday and he just turned 29,” says Eggimann. Eggimann is a schoolteacher and lives with her husband…

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Parliament smoothes path to citizenship

This content was published on Sep 24, 2003 However, it has scrapped controversial plans to include the right of appeal in the revised citizenship law. On Tuesday the House of Representatives voted to remove this stumbling block – also contested by the Senate – to wide-reaching constitutional reforms on naturalisation. The reforms will now go to a nationwide vote. “The right of appeal…

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Couchepin urges reform of the UN

This content was published on Sep 23, 2003 On the question of Iraq, Couchepin said the UN must obtain a clearer Security Council mandate for its operations in the country. Addressing the annual assembly in New York, Couchepin said the UN needed to adapt to meet the changing needs of the world. “The time has come to rethink the role of the United…

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Jodlerklub Obergoldbach: 90 Jahre. Jodlerquintett Obergoldbach, Schwyzerörgeli-Quartett Brandis.

This content was published on Sep 23, 2003

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“Nothing but mountains in her head”

This content was published on Sep 23, 2003 Seventy years after her death, the life of the intrepid British alpinist is being re-explored in a new exhibition and book. The alpine museum in Pontresina is presenting a selection of Main’s photographs, many of which were taken during first ascents of local peaks. Personal belongings and biographical details have also been gathered together to…

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