Cluster: Swiss Identity

Hingis avenges Wimbledon debacle

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 At Zurich’s Swisscom Challenge tournament on Tuesday, world number one Hingis defeated Jelena Dokic – ranked 31st in the world – 6-3 6-2 in less than an hour. The last time the two players clashed was in the first round at Wimbledon in 1999. Dokic, who was then ranked 129th, beat the star from St…

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Bookstores brace themselves for new Harry Potter book

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 Claims that Switzerland is in the grip of Harry Potter mania should be confirmed at midnight on Friday, when fans of all ages are expected to queue for hours to secure a copy of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. Sixty thousand copies of Harry Potter’s fourth adventure, weighing more than 56 tonnes, arrived…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Gwand for a fashion

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 Some of the top names in the business will be attending, including the Grand Dame of British fashion, Vivienne Westwood, and the up and coming star, Tristan Webber. The Gwand event is more than just a fashion show. According to the main organiser, Suzanna Vock, it’s a chance for designers, buyers and people from the…

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Swiss put up cash for new Harvard humanitarian research programme

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The donation was announced at the inauguration ceremony by the Swiss State Secretary Franz von Däniken. He said the three-year grant would fund the Programme on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, which would be conducted in cooperation with the United Nations. Von Däniken said it was part of a continuing policy of lending expert support…

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Switzerland held in Slovenia

This content was published on Oct 11, 2000 The first half of the match was a scrappy affair with English referee Paul Durkin easily the busiest man on the pitch. With neither side able to muster a decent shot in open play, the best of the early opportunities came from free kicks. A heavy tackle on Kubilay Türkyilmaz by Slovenian defender Aleksander Knavs…

Ski tourism threatened by climate change

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The foundation’s research, released on Tuesday, says the snowline across much of Switzerland is in retreat, compromising the safety of many low-lying ski resorts. It says if predictions about global warming are correct, temperatures will rise by as much as two degrees over the next 50 years. The effect will be to raise the boundary…

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Swiss shuffle defences for Slovenian showdown

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Trossero has been forced to find a replacement for Stéphane Henchoz after the Liverpool fullback picked up his second yellow card in a row during Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Faroe Islands. Former St Gallen defender Giuseppe Mazzarelli, now playing in Italy’s Serie A for Bari, has been brought in to fill the gap. Another…

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Search and rescue troops lose their way

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The truck carrying three non-commissioned officers and 12 recruits never turned up on Monday afternoon at their scheduled meeting point at Bulle in canton Fribourg. The commander of the army college sounded the alarm bells and started a search for the absent soldiers all through the night. Regular soldiers as well as civilian and military…

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Cancellara makes silver start to cycling world championships

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 The 19-year-old rider completed the 35-kilometre stretch between Plouray and Plouay in 44 minutes and 46 seconds, a time beaten only by Russian cyclist Evgueni Petrov. The Plouay tournament marks the first time that the world championships have been held in Brittany. The region is generally seen as the cradle of French professional cycling having…

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Vavrinec and Bastl through in Tokyo

This content was published on Oct 10, 2000 Vavrinec made a surprisingly good start against the tournament’s eighth seed winning the first set 6-1. The second set was a much closer affair, ending in a tie-break which Vavrinec won 7-4. The Slovakian-born Swiss player will now hope that lightning can strike twice when she takes on Hungary’s Rita Kuti Kis in the second…

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