1/19/2010 12:54:01 PM
This summer Euro 2008 brings thousands of football fans from all over Europe to Switz...(more)
This summer Euro 2008 brings thousands of football fans from all over Europe to Switzerland - too many for the hotels. Some Swiss are making space for them in their own homes and putting up tents in their gardens. Euro 08 visitors can find just the right accommodation via the internet service www.sleep-in.ch. (SF/swissinfo)
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1/19/2010 8:50:44 PM
The villagers of Auw in central Switzerland are gearing up for an historic event. On ...(more)
The villagers of Auw in central Switzerland are gearing up for an historic event. On October 12, the pope will officially declare one of their former residents, the blessed Maria Bernarda Bütler, a saint. The last Swiss person to be made a saint was Niklaus von Flüe, who lived in the 15th century. He was canonised in 1947. Julie Hunt visited Auw to find out how Maria Bernarda Bütler earned her holy status. (swissinfo, Julie Hunt)
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1/19/2010 11:03:43 PM
Switzerland now has its own source of caviar. The first Swiss-bred sturgeon are now s...(more)
Switzerland now has its own source of caviar. The first Swiss-bred sturgeon are now swimming around in the Bernese mountains, in tanks fed by warm water from an underground spring. The water is discharged in Frutigen from the longest tunnel in the Alps – the Lötschberg. The spring water will also be used to heat greenhouses growing tropical fruit: all part of the Tropenhaus project, now in its final construction phase. (SF/swissinfo)
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1/19/2010 12:47:40 PM
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1/19/2010 1:29:35 PM
Young Swiss from abroad visit a summer camp in Wengen, Switzerland. They shoot their ...(more)
Young Swiss from abroad visit a summer camp in Wengen, Switzerland. They shoot their own film.
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1/19/2010 2:09:47 PM
Wellness- oder Sportferien gefällig? Das Swiss Holiday Park bietet ein umfassendes An...(more)
Wellness- oder Sportferien gefällig? Das Swiss Holiday Park bietet ein umfassendes Angebot mit Keltterwand, Squashhalle, Minigolf, Badmindton, Bowling, Billiard sowie einen Wellness-Bereich zum Relaxen.
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1/19/2010 12:42:14 PM
India is one of the world's textile giants. And the Swiss have expertise in building ...(more)
India is one of the world's textile giants. And the Swiss have expertise in building the spinning machines needed to make fabrics and clothing. But to be successful in India a firm has to offer more than just smooth-running machinery
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1/19/2010 1:13:22 PM
Swiss are often perceived – even by neighbouring Austrians - as very precise and reli...(more)
Swiss are often perceived – even by neighbouring Austrians - as very precise and reliable… but maybe not particularly relaxed. Switzerland, co-host of the Euro 08 football championship, tried to change that image at a beach on the banks of the River Danube. (SF)
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1/19/2010 2:46:42 PM
Up until the middle of the 19th century the Swiss emigrated to Italy mainly as mercen...(more)
Up until the middle of the 19th century the Swiss emigrated to Italy mainly as mercenaries. But from the end of that century, it was confectioners from Graubünden who sought their fortune in the south. Two songwriters, one from Italy and one from Switzerland, tell this story in a CD. (SF/swissinfo)
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1/20/2010 12:46:41 AM
Peter Barber, historian and head of the British Library's maps collection in London, ...(more)
Peter Barber, historian and head of the British Library's maps collection in London, gave me a brief introduction to the history of Swiss-Italian emigrations to Britain. He showed me some places where the most famous immigrants, Carlo Gatti and his nephews Augosto and Stephanie Gatti, made their fortunes. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)
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1/19/2010 12:32:14 PM
How to make Classic Swiss Fondue. This classic fondue starts an instant conversation ...(more)
How to make Classic Swiss Fondue. This classic fondue starts an instant conversation every time.
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1/19/2010 4:44:13 PM
A group of Japanese women farmers has visited Switzerland to learn about the Swiss la...(more)
A group of Japanese women farmers has visited Switzerland to learn about the Swiss land and animal farming regulations and techniques. (SF/swissinfo)
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1/20/2010 12:49:24 AM
A poster featuring a Muslim woman in a burka surrounded by minaret towers that resemb...(more)
A poster featuring a Muslim woman in a burka surrounded by minaret towers that resemble missiles is causing outrage in Switzerland, ahead of a vote on whether to ban the building of any new minarets. The campaign is backed by the conservative Swiss People's Party. swissinfo went to find out what the public had to say about the posters. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch 12.11.2009)
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2/4/2010 10:00:14 PM
Clive Corcoran, Founder and Publisher, tradewithform.comThe Swiss Franc is a good cur...(more)
Clive Corcoran, Founder and Publisher, tradewithform.comThe Swiss Franc is a good currency for gauging sentiment towards the US Dollar.
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1/19/2010 1:06:57 PM
Hier erwartet Sie eine anspruchsvolle und landschaftlich schöne 9 Loch-Anlage mit vie...(more)
Hier erwartet Sie eine anspruchsvolle und landschaftlich schöne 9 Loch-Anlage mit vielen Wasser- und Sandhindernissen. Geniessen Sie nach einer Partie Golf einen Drink an der Bar des Clubhauses.
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1/19/2010 1:16:24 PM
The Papiliorama in Kerzers is a public zoo specialising in tropical and indigenous bu...(more)
The Papiliorama in Kerzers is a public zoo specialising in tropical and indigenous butterfly species. As well as one of the world’s largest butterfly domes the site also features a dark dome with all kinds of nocturnal animals and the reconstruction of a nature reserve in Central America. In its 20th year, the centre is more eager than ever to raise its visitors’ awareness of environmental problems. (Michele Andina, swissinfo)
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1/19/2010 7:09:08 PM
What is there for a group of Thai ladyboys to do in Degersheim, a Swiss village with ...(more)
What is there for a group of Thai ladyboys to do in Degersheim, a Swiss village with a population of 4,000. For weeks the dancers rehearsed a choreographed show, and mingled with the locals. Their Swiss manager hopes to tour with them across Europe. (SF/swissinfo, 2009)
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1/19/2010 1:36:02 PM
Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plan...(more)
Some people go fishing on their day off. Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings and perform figure eights above the Swiss Alps.
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1/19/2010 5:04:27 PM
Most people swissinfo.ch spoke to in the streets of Bern on November 29 said they had...(more)
Most people swissinfo.ch spoke to in the streets of Bern on November 29 said they had voted in favour of a ban on the building of minarets. Only two supporters of the initiative agreed to be filmed. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch 29.11.2009)
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1/20/2010 2:08:44 AM
The alpine habitat is among the most vulnerable to global warming. Switzerland isn’t ...(more)
The alpine habitat is among the most vulnerable to global warming. Switzerland isn’t doing enough to reduce its carbon footprint, according to climate protection organisations. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)
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