Cluster: Swiss Identity

Zurich gets the blues

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 Twelve venues across the city will be involved as New Orleans comes to Switzerland. Appearing will be acts from the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, and home-grown talent too. The event is the idea of promoter, Albi Matter. “I’m a Blues fan and I’ve been in the business for 32 years,” said Matter. “I…

Italian finance minister wants to meet with Kaspar Villiger

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 Del Turco has repeatedly accused Switzerland of failing to help Italy with an investigation into a cigarette smuggling ring allegedly organised from Switzerland. The profits are also suspected of being laundered through Swiss banks. “Switzerland must reconsider its attitude towards cigarette smuggling,” Del Turco told Swiss Italian television on Thursday. “It is not a problem…

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Swiss make important immune system discovery

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 They have discovered a new population of cells called plasmacytoids. These migrate to a person’s lymph nodes during a viral infection and have a primary function in fighting viral infections. The findings appear in the October edition of the medical publication, Nature Immunology. Marco Colonna, one of the scientists at Basel University that was involved…

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Olympic round up: Swiss 4 x 400 metre relay fails to qualify

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 The Swiss 4 x 400 metres men’s relay team could not find the speed to get through the first qualifying round of their event. The team, with André Bucher, Laurent Clerc, Alain Rohr and Nicolas Baeriswyl, finished their heat in fourth place in 3 minutes and 6 seconds, behind Jamaica, Great Britain and France. Laurent…

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Lausanne punish Torpedo Moscow in UEFA Cup first round

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 Lausanne were clearly the superior team. They had several chances in the first half, with particularly impressive play by strikers Javier Mazzoni of Argentina and Polish forward Marcin Kuzba. Moscow’s feeble attempts at offensive action failed to find gaps in Lauanne’s defence. Kuzba scored the first goal for Lausanne in the 29th minute. Thirty three…

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Switzerland praises efforts by Liechtenstein

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 Ogi went to Liechtenstein, which has a customs and currency union with Switzerland, at the invitation of Prince Hans-Adam. He has also held talks with the prime minister, Mario Frick. Ogi said he was impressed by the speed at which Liechtenstein has moved to fight money laundering. Since its implication in Germany’s party financing scandal…

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Youth culture thriving in Olympic capital

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 Not surprisingly, many visitors to Lausanne get to know the city by climbing the steep streets of the old town and visiting the Notre Dame Cathedral – the highest in Switzerland – and the magnificent town hall. But Lausanne, built as it is on hills, is nothing if not a city of contrasts, and in…

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Olympics: First medal since 1924 for showjumping team

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 Germany took the gold on a score of 15 penalties, Switzerland the silver on 16 and Brazil the bronze with 24. It is the first medal for Switzerland in an equestrian team event for 76 years. With its performance, Germany proved that it is showjumping’s best. It has won the event at three of the…

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Kosovo thieves make off with Swiss development money

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 The thieves are believed to have entered the offices late on Wednesday by climbing onto the roof of the agency building, where they were able to break into the top floor. The agency said they appeared to have heaved the safe containing the money over the balcony into a back courtyard. The United Nations police…

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Olympics: Fischer makes final as fellow Swiss struggle

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 Fischer only finished seventh in her semi-final on Thursday, but qualified thanks to a time of 4:06.67. The Swiss favourite in the event, Anita Weyermann, who won bronze at the 1997 world championships, finished last after pulling up 300 metres before the finish line. In sailing, Switzerland’s men ended the 470 dinghy class competition two…

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