Cluster: Swiss Identity

Olympic round up: Martinetti out after two defeats

This content was published on Sep 30, 2000 Twenty-four hours after losing to Senegal’s Alioune Diouf, the 28-year-old lawyer from Martigny was soundly beaten by America’s Charles Burton. With his two defeats Martinetti was the only Swiss wrestler to leave the Games without a single victory. The Martinetti family can point to an impressive Olympic tradition. Grégory’s father and two of his uncles…

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Dutch treat for Swiss teams in Uefa Cup

This content was published on Sep 30, 2000 The three Swiss teams qualified on Thursday. Lausanne won 2-0 against Torpedo Moscow in Russia and Basel drew with Norway’s Brann Bergen 4-4 to win its tie on aggregate. The evening’s biggest surprise was St Gallen’s victory over the English side Chelsea. The side from eastern Switzerland won 2-0 in Zurich, taking the tie 2-1…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Folklore fever in St Moritz

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 The organisers say the “Ethno Festival” will be a celebration of customs from across the Alps – from Switzerland to Slovenia. The Austrian band, the “Original Tiroler Kaiserjägermusik”, will provide one of the musical highlights. It was formed nearly 200 years ago to greet Emperor Franz on his return from Paris. There will also be…

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Out & About in Switzerland: The British cars are coming!

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 Motoring enthusiasts from across Europe will descend on the town with their classic cars and motorcycles for the “9th Classic British Car Meeting”. They will be driving everything from old Austins and Rolls-Royces, 1960s racing Jaguars and Triumph and Royal Enfield motorbikes. Thousands of curious spectators are expected to join them. More than 10,000 people…

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Lost time becomes art

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 It is a video the Italian-film maker shot before boarding planes or while waiting to go through customs at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. The subjects are the faces of his fellow passengers. Entitled “Sous la Terre, il y a le Ciel” (under the land there is the sky) it reveals a whole portrait…

Activists briefly occupy Czech embassy

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 Eleven people entered the compound of the embassy and three broke into an office. A spokesman for Berne’s city police, Beat Gross, told swissinfo the protesters agreed to leave the building after talking to the Czech ambassador. The protest lasted about 90 minutes and passed off without any major incident. No damage was reported. Police…

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St Gallen conquer giants of Chelsea

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in London, the Swiss side beat their wealthy opponents 2-0 on Thursday to secure a highly unexpected place in the cup’s second round. After opting for a defensive strategy during the away leg, St Gallen manager Marcel Koller reverted to his traditional two-man attack for the return leg in…

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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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