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Aarau snatch victory from Yverdon

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 Khomeriki opened the scoring for the Canton Aargau side eight minutes into the game. Yverdon responded with a goal three minutes later by Peco, and a second two minutes before the whistle from Gil. But Aarau were not to be written off. Seven minutes into the second half, Baudry levelled the score. Ten minutes later,…

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Illegal weapons cache has gone under the hammer

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 The auction attracted wide public interest because of the high-profile scandal surrounding the weapons. Around 300 potential bidders came to the event in Berne. In addition to the weapons, several personal items belonging to the disgraced intelligence officer were sold: tobacco pipes, oriental carpets and valuable watches. The arsenal included semi-automatic assault rifles, pump action…

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Olympics: Lütolf sprints into breaststroke final

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 The 20-year-old swimmer only just made it into the semi-finals, securing the last available place with a time of 1’02″54. But he showed a marked improvement in his second race of the day, grabbing the last spot in the finals with a time 1’01″84. Lütolf admitted afterwards that he had doubted his chances following his…

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Olympics: No Swiss joy in shooting, judo and track cycling

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 In the women’s air rifle competition, Gaby Bühlmann finished her qualifying round with a total of 390 points, just four points off the score needed for a place in the final. After taking silver in the European Championships, her eventual 28th place at Sydney was clearly a disappointment. “I can’t understand why I didn’t react…

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Olympics: McMahon makes winning start for Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 McMahon was lying in 13th position after the 1,500 metre swim and 40 kilometre cycle race. But she raced through the field during the 10 kilometre run before crossing the finish line two seconds ahead of the Australian favourite, Michellie Jones. For the 33-year-old mother from canton Zug it was a triumphant return to Sydney,…

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Olympics: Fischer narrowly misses fencing bronze

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 Fischer had arguably the hardest route to the semi-finals, but he fought his way through in convincing style. After defeating South Korea’s Roy-Sung Yang 13-12 in the first round, the fencer from canton Berne recorded an impressive 15-10 win over the world number one, Germany’s Arnd Schmitt. Having made it into the last four, Fischer…

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Bastl through to semis in Tashkent

This content was published on Sep 16, 2000 He has now beaten Stoljarov three times in a row. Bastl will now have to take on the world number two seed and US Open winner, Marat Safin of Russia. He only ever had to face the 20-year-old Russian on one occasion in a match during this year’s French Open which he lost in four…

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Olympic Games in Sydney opened

This content was published on Sep 15, 2000 Over 110,000 spectators at Stadium Australia witnessed the 400 metres hopeful lowering the torch into a pool of water. She then magically lit a fiery circle around herself which turned into the Olympic cauldron. However, the cauldron which was supposed to travel up the side of Stadium Australia got stuck at the beginning of its…

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Swiss prosecutor in Russia for corruption talks

This content was published on Sep 15, 2000 Roschacher met with the Russian Prosecutor General, Vladimir Ustinov, in Moscow to discuss two high-level corruption cases. The first involves alleged bribes worth $62 million (SFr109 million) paid by the Swiss construction company, Mabetex, to top Moscow officials in former President, Boris Yeltsin’s administration. The alleged kickbacks were in exchange for lucrative renovation work on…

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Old photos reveal secrets of Geneva countryside

This content was published on Sep 15, 2000 The exhibition is part of a series, begun in 1996, entitled “Quartiers de Mémoire”, or Districts of the Memory. Each year, a different part of the city – or in this case, the canton – is highlighted. “The main aim of the exhibition is to allow as wide a public as possible to see the…

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