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The Swiss flag is square – except when it isn’t
When the Swiss athletes march into the Olympic stadium in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games, they will wave a rectangular flag – proportions of 2:3 ...
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2024 Olympic Games: Which three countries’ flags are not rectangular?
Three iconoclastic flags that, for many reasons, generated a fair bit of debate on social media. Let’s take a closer look at them. The first example is Switzerland. The Swiss flag is not ...
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Switzerland: Chinese envoy stresses need to support UN in tackling global challenges
Shotlist: Geneva, Switzerland - Dec 26, 2024: FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - June 12, 2024 1. UN flag alley at entrance to Palace of Nations; Geneva, Switzerland - Dec 26, 2024 2. SOUNDBITE (English ...
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Anti-Torture Group Flags Swiss Police, Prison Issues
In a new report (French only) the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) raises a number of ...
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'Double eagle' celebration provokes Serbs
Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri scored for Switzerland who beat Serbia 2-1. Their gesture is a nationalist symbol representing the double headed eagle on Albania's national flag. Critics say it ...