Cluster: Swiss Identity

Hingis on course for first win on Swiss soil

This content was published on Oct 13, 2000 The Swiss player took just 47 minutes to dispose of her 55th ranked opponent on Thursday, Russia’s Anastasia Myskina. “I felt in control and I could feel she had a lot of respect,” said Hingis after her 6-0. 6-4 victory. “When you see people like that,” she continued, “You feel the match is already won.”…

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Philippines political crisis overshadows Deiss visit

This content was published on Oct 12, 2000 A day after Deiss’s arrival in Manila, Estrada’s government is struggling to hold on to power following allegations that the president accepted payoffs from gambling bosses. The scandal has already led to the vice president’s resignation from the cabinet, as well as the departure of two leading members of Congress. Deiss held brief talks with…

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Occupation of Swiss embassy in Jakarta ends

This content was published on Oct 12, 2000 The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the move on Thursday, and said that hearings had begun on the group’s applications for political asylum in Switzerland. The authorities said the procedure would be a relatively lengthy one. The five men and a woman are Christians who claim to be fleeing sectarian violence in the Molucca Islands. They…

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Swiss star director unveils his latest film

This content was published on Oct 12, 2000 Koller’s career has been in the doldrums since his Disney production, “Squanto” (1994), flopped at the box office. He now hopes to make a comeback with “Gripsholm”, a biography of the German poet, Kurt Tucholsky. Koller said he chose to make a film about the Berlin-born writer because: “Tucholsky was an incredibly multi-faceted character, full…

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Switzerland calls on Israel not to use disproportionate force

This content was published on Oct 12, 2000 A spokeswoman for the Swiss foreign ministry said on Thursday that Switzerland was “extremely worried” about the Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territories. Monika Schmutz said the Israelis should pull back from “using a disproportionate amount of force”. She said the Swiss leadership was calling on both sides to “do everything possible to stop the…

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Top Ticino criminal judge dismissed

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The Council said on Wednesday that “disciplinary proceedings started on June 16” were the reason for Verda’s dismissal. He had, however, already been suspended from carrying out his duties in June. His salary was stopped last month. Verda faces charges in court for allegedly breaching confidentiality rules, partiality in court and accepting bribes. He was…

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Federer reaches Vienna quarter-finals

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The Swiss number one completed his second win within 24 hours, following his astonishing triumph over Sweden’s Magnus Norman, currently fourth in the world rankings. Norman, seeded second in Vienna, had won the first set of Tuesday’s match and had the chance to serve for the match in the second. But Federer fought back to…

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Lausanne bank defends employee against police

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The bank’s management has vehemently rejected any suggestion that the man helped to launder money stolen from the European Union via the Internet. A statement from the bank said it had confidence in the employee, who is under investigation by canton Vaud’s police force. “There are no indications whatsoever to suggest that he was involved…

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Swiss ready to support Middle East peace process

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 Deiss said on Wednesday that Switzerland was ready to help in the work of an international commission, which the Palestinians want set up to investigate the violence that has wracked the Middle East over the past two weeks. Speaking at the end of a visit to Thailand, Deiss expressed his “profound preoccupation” at the recent…

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Grasshoppers men bury hatchet

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 During a district court hearing in Zurich Spross apologised to Schenker over comments which Spross had made in his autobiography “Mein Weg nach ganz oben” (“My way to the very top”). The millionaire horticulturalist made a number of clear references to Schenker in his book, although never identifying him by name. Spross wrote that Schenker…

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