Swiss Identity

Elisabeth Mann Borgese dies in St Moritz

This content was published on Feb 9, 2002 The 83-year-old, who was the last living child of the Nobel peace-prize-winner for literature, succumbed to pneumonia in a hospital in Samedan, Graubünden. Mann, who lived in Küstnacht in canton Zürich from 1933 to 1938 before she immigrated to the United States, visited Switzerland regularly for skiing holidays. According to a spokesperson for the Suvretta…

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Camouflage exhibition avoids low profile

This content was published on Feb 9, 2002 It was a courageous move by curator Chantal Prod’Horn to choose camouflage as the theme for the latest exhibition at Lausanne’s museum of decorative arts. After all, the very word conjures up images of anonymity and even invisibility. So to raise the profile of the exhibition – and therefore attract more public attention – Prod’Horn…

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Klee conquers London

This content was published on Feb 9, 2002 Entitled “The Nature of Creation”, the exhibition at the Hayward Gallery opened its doors on January 17 and is a collaboration between a number of organisations including Presence Switzerland, which promotes Switzerland abroad. It brings together Klee’s work from private collections all over the world, much of which has never been displayed together. Paintings, watercolours…

Offering solace to soldiers far from home

This content was published on Feb 9, 2002 He has traveled to their camp to offer moral support during Christmas and Easter holidays, and to encourage the Swisscoy soldiers to express their problems to commanding officers. For most of the year, an Austrian priest provides spiritual guidance. The Swiss have their own wooden church, tucked away behind the barracks. On a snowy, bitterly…

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Windy city

This content was published on Feb 9, 2002 The Games were set to begin with qualifying for the normal hill individual ski jumping event, originally scheduled to take place ahead of the formal opening ceremony. High winds at the Utah Olympic Park led to a two-hour delay before the organisers finally decided to postpone qualifying until Sunday. Training at the Snowbasin ski resort…

Britain grills Switzerland on bank secrecy

This content was published on Feb 8, 2002 The trip by 18 Swiss parliamentarians to London was a qualified success for Swiss Senator, Anton Cottier. “The exchange of information is important. Obviously banking secrecy remains the major stumbling block between our two countries,” he said. The Swiss delegation also met representatives of the City, Britain’s financial nerve centre. “When it comes to money…

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All square in Davis Cup

This content was published on Feb 8, 2002 The Swiss got off to a fantastic start when Roger Federer (ATP 13) pulled off a surprisingly one-sided straight sets win (7-5, 6-1, 6-2) over Russian world number seven Marat Safin. “After the first set I started to play much better. I felt I was getting more confidence in my shots,” Federer said. “I could…

Geneva: a refuge for famous exiles

This content was published on Feb 8, 2002 With an overwhelming vote, the Italian senate has taken a first step toward allowing royals from Italy’s House of Savoy to return to their native land. They were expelled some 56 years ago, because of their ties to the wartime regime under Mussolini. The Italian monarch, Victor Emmanuel, left Italy at the age of 10…

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Fantastic start by Federer

This content was published on Feb 8, 2002 Currently ranked 13th in the world himself, Federer stunned Safin and the Moscow crowd with a near-perfect display on the Swiss star’s least favoured clay surface. After winning an evenly balanced first set 7-5, Federer needed just 53 minutes more to take the next two sets 6-1, 6-2, giving Switzerland a 1-0 lead in the…

African agony for Oruma

This content was published on Feb 8, 2002 Having played a major part in Servette’s UEFA Cup success this season, the former Olympic gold medallist recently managed to force his way back into the Nigerian side, despite the reluctance of head coach Amodu Shaibu. Oruma was hoping to use the African Nations Cup as a stage to showcase his talents in time for…

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