Swiss Identity

Rosset and Schnyder shine

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 Rosset is through to the third round of the Marseille Open in France after he beat Morocco’s Hicham Arazi. Seeded eighth in the tournament, Arazi made Rosset work hard to win the first set 7-5. The Swiss man from Geneva then closed the match with a solid win in the second set, 6-2. His female…

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Global Excellence

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Irène Schweizer: Chicago Piano Solo

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A walk through the ages in Biel

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 A beehive of workers scurry about, erecting temporary buildings on Biel’s lakeshore for Switzerland’s national exhibition, Expo.02. Biel is one of four towns in western Switzerland preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors to the exhibition, which begins in mid-May. But efforts to spruce up the town are not limited to the lakeshore. Road…

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Holocaust exhibition honours Swiss diplomat

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 Entitled “Visas for Life: Carl Lutz and the rescue of 62,000 Jews from Budapest”, the exhibition charts the different methods employed by the Swiss to stop Jews from being sent to Nazi death camps. Lutz, who died in 1975, was the first Swiss to be honoured with the title, “Righteous Among the Nations”, by the…

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Christie’s hits piste with classic Swiss posters

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 Christie’s auction house has collected over 250 classic posters, paintings and sculpture dating from the 1920s and 1930s. The works, many done by some of Europe’s best artists of the time, were used to entice tourists to places such as St Moritz, Zermatt, Adelboden, Davos and Wengen. Between the wars, winter sports became a popular…

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Seeking a cure in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 The brochure, entitled “To be and let be”, gives details on 41 spas and resorts that have been awarded the coveted “Q” label for quality in tourism, or are in the process of attaining the label. This means that a hotel has to offer more than a swimming pool, sauna and fitness room to meet…

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“It’s all too much!”

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 The 20-year-old Swiss wonder may have arrived unnoticed in Salt Lake City last week, but his progress through the Olympic streets is a little more time-consuming nowadays. Talking to swissinfo while being driven down from the Utah Olympic Park in time for the evening’s medal ceremony and another round of interviews, Ammann admitted to being…

Hockey players sent home in disgrace

This content was published on Feb 14, 2002 Former Swiss captain Reto von Arx and team-mate Marcel Jenni hit the bars of Salt Lake City on Monday night following the humiliating 5-2 defeat against Ukraine which had ended Switzerland’s chances of making the Olympic quarter-finals. The pair seemed to have no difficulty finding a drink in the Mormon state capital, returning to the…

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Olympic round up: sixth place for Accola

This content was published on Feb 13, 2002 Accola, who turns 35 next week, is only the second alpine sportsman ever to compete at five Winter Games. At one point, following the downhill section, it seemed possible that the Davos skier might cap that achievement with a place on the Salt Lake podium. But after finishing the downhill in fourth, Accola fell back…

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