Swiss Identity

Carving a modern image

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 During the height of summer, throngs of tourists disembark from the paddle steamer at Brienz or hop out of chartered buses. Taking a break from a tour of the lake or stretching their legs before heading over the Brunig pass to Lucerne, they have been told Brienz is the perfect place to buy a souvenir.…

Actor, Paul Bühlmann, dies aged 73

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 Born on the 12th of February 1927, Bühlmann spent his entire life in Zurich. Speaking about Bühlmann’s personality, the playwright, Hans Gmür, described him as “a typical Zurich person.” Bühlmann’s career started after being trained as an actor. He then got a taste for the stage by performing in working mens’ clubs. Throughout the fifties…

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Russian special investigator to receive Swiss files in Aeroflot probe

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 More than 80 boxes of files relating to bank accounts held by Aeroflot’s Lausanne-based company, Andava, and the financial group, Forus, are to be handed over to Volkov, according to the Russian newsagency, Interfax. The Russian legal authorities had started an investigation against Aeroflot and the billionaire businessman, Boris Berezovsky, in January 1999, for allegedly…

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Gstaad: Last Swiss player knocked out

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 Rosset was prevented from the reaching the quarter-finals in a match which was dominated by long breaks in play due to heavy rain, slow balls and a tricky surface to play on. Squillari had from the outset been tipped as the favourite and after a rapid first set victory it was Rosset who fought back…

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This week, Dale Bechtel finds rumours of an American Montreux a little hard to believe

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 If I believed a Swiss newspaper article “Montreux made in USA”, this one is on Lake Tahoe in the state of Nevada. But it’s called New Montreux to avoid any confusion, the German-language TagesAnzeiger reported. The story caused a bit of a furore in (the authentic) Montreux just when the (original) jazz festival was getting…

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Museum brings the past to life to better understand the present

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 Founded in 1883, Sion’s cantonal museum has some 7,000 objects relating to the history of Canton Valais. The region has long been a well-trodden transit route between north and south and so has a rich heritage. The museum’s contents are largely the same as before the renovation, but there’s been a complete change in the…

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Clown doctors have child patients in stitches

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 The Theodora Foundation was set up in Switzerland seven years ago to ensure children all over the world get a regular dose of laughter to speed their way to recovery. Now there are some 50 clown doctors of 15 different nationalities working all around the globe, from South Africa to Belarus to Hong Kong. André…

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, announced after a visit to EU headquarters in Brussels that a new round of negotiations on further bilateral agreements with the EU would begin later this year. Switzerland wants the discussion on the new accords to focus on such areas as the media, statistics and education. But the EU…

Warrior Trossero takes charge

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Fans will be hoping for greater success in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. Hoping to get them there is new team coach, Enzo Trossero, who’s arrived in Zurich from his native Argentina to take up the position. Swiss football fans will now be hoping for a return to better days. Under the Englishman, Roy…

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International conference breaks silence over Aids in Africa

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Rutman said the conference had achieved its main goal, which was to break the silence over the extent of the epidemic in Africa. “Africa’s Aids problem has definitely been put on the map. The figures presented at the conference showed that in South Africa alone, one in two youngsters is going to die of Aids…

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