Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland slaps sanctions on Myanmar and Taliban

This content was published on Oct 2, 2000 The measures, announced by the foreign ministry on Monday, bring Swiss policy into line with that of the European Union and the United Nations. They include financial sanctions, as well as a visa ban on the two countries’ rulers. Arms exports will also be prohibited. The government took the decision even though Switzerland is not…

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Langnau top ice hockey league after 19-year wait

This content was published on Oct 2, 2000 Langnau’s success followed a busy weekend. On Saturday they drew 3-3 at home to Davos in a match which they should have won. Langnau forward Vlastimil Plavucha, who has come into the side as replacement for Todd Elik, appeared to have scored the winner in overtime, but a video replay showed that the puck had…

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Childhood revisited at exhibition in Vevey

This content was published on Oct 2, 2000 The show consists of oils and pastels by Farhard Ostovani, who is from Iran, and paintings by Zivo, who was born in Belgrade. All of the works draw their inspiration from the artists’ early childhood in their respective countries of birth. Ostovani has used shades of blue, red and brown to capture silhouettes of mountains,…

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Cabinet comes out in favour of legalising cannabis use

This content was published on Oct 2, 2000 The interior minister, Ruth Dreifuss, said on Monday she was recommending that parliament change the federal narcotics law to end prosecution of cannabis users. But she said the use of other narcotics would remain illegal. A detailed proposal could go before parliament by June 2001, Dreifuss said. However, even if the law is approved, it…

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Electronic gadget makes prison sentences more humane

This content was published on Oct 2, 2000 The judicial authorities in canton Basel City, who pioneered electronic monitoring in Switzerland, presented the preliminary results of the scheme on Monday. Six cantons have been experimenting with the penalty, which allows conventional sentences to be replaced by house arrests. Over 230 offenders in the cantons of Basel City, Basel Country, Berne, Geneva, Vaud and…

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High-scoring day brings no change to football league table

This content was published on Oct 1, 2000 Second-placed Lausanne were in with a good chance of wresting the top spot from Lugano when they faced lowly Yverdon. But after eliminating Torpedo Moscow from the Uefa Cup competition in Russia on Wednesday, Lausanne went down 2-0. In the 24th minute Lausanne’s Jean-Philippe Karlen unexpectedly put Yverdon in the lead with an own goal,…

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Swiss celebrate successes as Sydney Olympics close

This content was published on Oct 1, 2000 The Swiss tally of nine medals (one gold, six silver and two bronze) has not been bettered since the Helsinki Games of 1952. On the down side it could be argued that the quality of the Swiss medals is less impressive than their quantity. Four years ago in Atlanta the country struck gold on no…

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Olympics: Quiet last day for Swiss

This content was published on Oct 1, 2000 The country’s showjumpers are already part of that overall success after winning the silver medal in the team event earlier in the week. But Beat Mändli, Willi Melliger and Markus Fuchs were unable to build on that success in the individual final. Fuchs withdrew from the second round after falling out of contention during the…

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Yeltsin never had Swiss bank account, says Russian judge

This content was published on Oct 1, 2000 The Russian state media reported that the documents were reproduced by a Russian weekly publication one year ago. “The copies of the documents that allegedly carried the signature of Yeltsin and (the former financial chief, Pavel) Borodin have been acknowledged as false,” said Ruslan Tamaiev, head of the inquiry opened by the prosecutor’s office. He…

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Sabine Fischer returns without Olympic diploma

This content was published on Oct 1, 2000 However, the athlete from St Gallen did well to reach the final of the 1500 metres race. Merah-Benida won with a time of four minutes and five seconds. “I wanted to finish in the top eight,” Fischer said. “Unfortunately, my legs could not carry me fast enough along the final straight.” The race began slowly,…

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