Swiss Identity

A boom year on the Swiss art scene

This content was published on Dec 27, 2000 Easily the most successful was the da Vinci exhibition, which has turned out to be the most popular in the history of the national museum in Zurich. Three months after opening, its models, sculptures, drawings and paintings had been seen by 170,000 people. And because visitor numbers show no sign of slackening, the museum has…

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Davos hopes high after first round victory in Spengler Cup

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 The two teams matched each other goal for goal throughout the game, ending extra time 2-2. The match then went to a penalty shoot-out, enabling Davos to snatch victory and place two points on the scoreboard to Sparta’s one. The Czechs’ defeat means that Davos should have a chance of qualifying for the final on…

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Top international ice hockey teams face off in Davos

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 First on the ice are home team Davos who take on the Czech side, Sparta Prag, and they’re followed later in the day by Jokerit Helsinki from Finland who take on the Germans, Kölner Haie, who won the tournament last year. The tournament, which always takes place in the week between Christmas and New Year,…

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Swiss hold key to future of cycling star

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 The Swiss Cycling Federation is to meet in Bern on Friday to decide whether to suspend Virenque – a former member of the Festina race team – because of his admission that he took drugs. Swiss cycling officials could ban him from racing for at least six months – a measure which Virenque said last…

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Extreme sports highlight need for safety measures

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 Concerns about safety surfaced last year, following a canyoning accident in the Bernese Alps, in which 21 people drowned during a flash flood. At the time, there were accusations that the guides involved had made a serious error of judgement in going ahead with the trip despite forecasts of bad weather. A second incident, in…

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Opaque windows to the soul

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 Spalinger’s art tends to focus mainly on public spaces and she is using video in her latest exhibition to examine the changing nature of contemporary identity. The show is housed in a long corridor, which branches off at right angles, leading the visitor to different video stations. A television monitor is set up at each…

Sports review of the year

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 The eyes of the world were on Sydney in September as the 27th Modern Olympics got underway. And almost incredibly it was towards the Swiss delegation that those eyes turned within the opening hours of the Games. An explosive start saw Switzerland leap to the top of the early medal table, thanks to two fantastic…

Lugano closes the gap on Zurich Lions

This content was published on Dec 24, 2000 Lugano beat Zug 4-2 to climb to 42 points in the overall standings. The league leaders, Zurich Lions, lost a crucial match to the league stragglers, Fribourg Gottéron, 6-3. The Lions remained at 46 points after their stunning defeat at the hands of a team that has 26 points overall and is currently in ninth…

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EU commissioner denounces Switzerland over cigarette smuggling

This content was published on Dec 24, 2000 In an interview with the “SonntagsBlick” newspaper, the European Budget Commissioner, Michaele Schreyer, accused Switzerland of not doing enough to stop cigarette smuggling. Schreyer warned that if Switzerland wanted to join Europe’s main trading bloc one day, then it had to tackle the problem more effectively. He said that the smugglers were taking advantage of…

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Disetronic leads advance in treatment of diabetes

This content was published on Dec 24, 2000 One such success story is the Burgdorf-based company, Disetronic. Founded in 1984, Disetronic has become one of the world’s leading producers of injection systems for liquid medications. Two brothers, Willy and Peter Michel, established the company and set out to build the world’s smallest insulin pump for the treatment of diabetes. The Burgdorf-based firm now…

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