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Exploring the Celtic history of Switzerland

A Swiss coin, worth five Swiss francs, pictured on June 12,2012

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 It’s all a reference to the tribe which peopled Switzerland 2,000 years ago. The modern Swiss Confederation’s formal name is the “Confoederatio Helvetica”. The Confederation was founded in 1848 – 50 years earlier the invading French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte had declared the Helvetic Republic. Renaissance writers describing the region that was to become modern…

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Lugano maintain lead in football league

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Lugano are still four points clear at the top of the table, with Lausanne in second place. Lausanne won a tight-fought time against Sion, finally notching a 3-2 victory. St Gallen also maintained their third slot with a 1-0 win at home to Zurich Grasshoppers. Neuchatel Xamax are firmly rooted at the bottom of the…

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Hingis through to US Open semi-finals

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 The world number one seed cruised through the first set 6-0, winning it in just 13 minutes. But Hingis had more trouble in the second, taking it 7-5. The match lasted just over an hour. Hingis has now won 11 of her 13 encounters against Seles. Williams powered past the French player, Natalie Tauziat 6-4,…

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Switzerland and Germany target extremism

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 After a meeting with the German education minister, Edelgard Buhlmahn, Dreifuss said that the fight against the use of the Internet by the extreme right was particularly important. While Switzerland already had anti-racist legislation in place, it was impossible to work alone, she said, calling for more international co-operation. The minister also said that the…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Fribourg welcomes Autumn’s arrival

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The city of Fribourg and town of Bulle will be holding a “Bénichon” – the name for the festival used only in Fribourg. It’s a traditional fair held after the harvest and the return of the cattle from the alpine pastures. It originally began in the 15th century to mark the anniversary of the church…

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Disappointed Zülle says his tour chances are gone

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The rider told correspondents he was not recovering properly after each stage. That was despite leading the event through its first eight days. He clocked up a poor performance in Sunday’s time trial in Tarragona, and then failed to keep up with the peloton in Monday’s first mountain stage in the Pyrenees. “My legs are…

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Alpine countries join forces against right-wing extremism

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 In a joint statement, the ministers – from Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, France and Liechtenstein – said they would work together to combat right-wing extremism, illegal immigration, trafficking in immigrants, and money laundering. They also criticised the United States and Canada for doing too little to combat right-wing propaganda on the Internet. The issue of…

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Swiss Aids agency warns against complacency

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 Speaking in Berne on Tuesday during an information session in the wake of July’s 13th World Aids Conference in South Africa, Gredig said 42 people died of Aids in Switzerland last year, and that fewer than 600 new cases of the disease were reported. But he warned that although Aids cases in Switzerland were in…

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Out & About in Switzerland: Village celebrates Middle Ages

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The organisers of the event say there will be something for everyone: “men and women, soldiers and servants, the humble and the mighty”. Visitors will be able to sample Medieval fare and stroll through a market as it was during the Middle Ages. The stalls will be a beehive of activity with glass-blowers, illustrators, potters…

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Time is still left to correct damage in Europe’s alpine arc

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The tone of the exhibition at the Alpine Museum is set at the outset with a quote at the entrance by the futurist Robert Jungk. It says in part: “I believe we live in an epoch of the still possible. It is still possible to try other things. It is still possible to do something…

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