Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss medal hopes high at Sydney Paralympics

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 The first international sporting event for disabled athletes took place in 1951. The “Stoke Mandeville Games”, named after a British hospital treating Second World War veterans, were only open to wheelchair athletes, with 130 participants from just two countries. But the field was later extended to allow athletes with a variety of disabilities to test…

Culture

A porn video that is not pornographic

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 Entitled “Porno Video”, the video was made by the controversial Swiss artist, Pipilotti Rist, and includes shots of naked people. Museum director, William Ewing, says that in his view, the video is not of a pornographic nature, and is better described as poetic. “Everyone has a different definition of pornography. Where does it start and…

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Spotlight falls on Swiss efforts to combat money laundering

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 The comments were made to swissinfo by Mark Pieth, chairman of the working group on bribery for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and professor of criminal law at Basel University. Pieth was referring to the Money Laundering Reporting Office in Berne, which has been in the spotlight because two of its senior…

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Swiss back fact-finding committee to investigate Middle East violence

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 Clinton’s announcement came as the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva was debating whether to set up an international inquiry to investigate the cause of violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Nearly 100 people, mainly Palestinians, have been killed in clashes in recent weeks. Speaking in Egypt, Clinton said the United States, along…

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Berne slide further down league table

This content was published on Oct 17, 2000 Berne’s defeat increases the pressure on their already beleaguered coach, Pekka Rautakallio, who is facing the sack if he fails to get the Bears back up to fourth place in the table by the end of this month. Rautakallio was hauled before Berne’s board of directors on Monday and given an ultimatum, according to the…

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Bastl gets wild card for Basel

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 Number three in Switzerland behind Roger Federer and Marc Rosset, Bastl is 93 in the world rankings. Federer is also due to play in Basel but Rosset will be in action in Moscow next week. Some of the sport’s emerging talents will be playing in the million dollar tournament including the 18-year-old French junior Wimbledon…

Culture

Five thousand years of art and artefacts for sale at Cultura

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 Leading dealers from Europe and the United States are present at the annual fair – Cultura – which is expected to generate millions. It includes classical antiquities from ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, along with a selection of Asian art. All the items on display had to undergo a strict vetting procedure by the organisers…

Education

Zurich hosts third MBA fair

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The event is jointly organised by the US embassy and the worldwide leader in test preparation, Kaplan, and brings together the heavyweights of the international education. Among those hoping to sell their courses to aspiring business executives are the US’s Georgetown, Berkeley and Robert Kennedy universities, along with Swiss institutions such as the Swiss Business…

Out & About in Switzerland: The run by the lake

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 For the first time, the runners will be competing to claim the title, “Swiss Champion”. Last year’s race was won by Ethiopia’s Eticha Tesfaye in a record time of 2:12:48. The top woman was Russia’s Irina Kasakowa who finished the course in 2:37:34. The race starts in the centre of Lausanne and follows the lakeshore…

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Hezbollah claims Israeli hostage was taken in Lebanon, not Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 Speaking at a press conference in Beirut on Monday, Hezbollah chief, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, repeated claims that the group had captured an Israeli army colonel working for the intelligence service, Mossad. Nasrallah said the man, who has been identified as 54-year-old Elhanan Tenenbaum, was seized while trying to recruit a Hezbollah member in Lebanon. “This…

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