Cluster: Swiss Identity

Camenzind comes in fourth in Vuelta stage

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 The Tour de Suisse winner, Camenzind, finished 15 seconds behind the winner, Colombia’s Raphael Cardenas, on the 165 kilometre stage between Sabadell and La Molina in the north-east of the country. However, his compatriot, Alex Zülle, who has won the Spanish tour twice, lost more than six minutes in Monday’s stage and finished in 68th…

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Six Swiss banks carpeted over links with former Nigerian dictator

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 In a statement issued on Monday, the commission said the six banks had failed to comply with rules governing “suspect transactions” in their dealings with the Abacha regime. The commission recommended that action be taken on both the “personnel and the organisational level” to address what it said were serious “violations and organisational shortcomings”. It…

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Multimedia acts at Geneva festival

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Among the comedy acts this year is “Roadmetal Sweetbread”, in which a British couple – Julian Maynard Smith and Susannah Hart – interact with a video recording of themselves, projected onto a giant screen. Without using words, they portray the everyday life of two people who spend much of the time quarrelling and making up.…

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Swiss Jews demand tough government action against right-wing extremism

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 He was speaking in Geneva on the European Day of Jewish Culture, in which Swiss Jewish communities participated for the first time. Donath made his remarks in an interview with swissinfo. He said Switzerland was finally following the example of Germany and taking tougher action to combat right-wing extremism. He added that he hoped intended…

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Swiss cycling champion killed in France

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Pache, from canton Fribourg, had been competing in the Trophée d’Or, between Châteauneuf and Saint-Armand-Montrond. The 22-year-old track and time trial specialist had finished 25th in the overall standings of the six stage race. She became the Swiss omnium champion (track) in Zurich last week. Pache was hit by a car, which went on to…

Culture

Artistic touch for the blind at Forum of Swiss History

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Tucked into an old corn loft in the medieval square of the central Swiss town of Schwyz is the Forum of Swiss History’s groundbreaking “Sightseeing” exhibition. On entering the cavernous interior, the visitor is greeted by a sign that reads: “if you can read this then don’t touch the pictures”. And so the blind visitors…

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Alpine nations discuss joint approach to crime

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 The delegates attending the conference include the Swiss justice minister, Ruth Metzler, and the interior ministers of Austria, Germany, Italy, France and Liechtenstein. The ministers are focusing on a report prepared by a working group for information and security partnership, which began its research a year ago. The ministerial talks will also deal with the…

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Federer falls in third round of US Open

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Federer did himself proud against the 12th seeded Ferrero, matching the Spaniard almost game for game. He lost the first set 5-7, and took the second to a tiebreak, before losing it 6-7. In the third set, Federer powered ahead, dropping just one game, and putting himself firmly back in the match. Rain delayed play…

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Swiss football team wins praise in defeat

This content was published on Sep 3, 2000 The French language paper, dimanche.ch, said the team appeared to have been pumped up by new coach Enzo Trossero even if their plans never quite took flight. Noting the absence of injured strikers Chapuisat, Türkyilmaz and Sesa, the paper said that the team had displayed unexpected quality, particularly in the first half. The newspapers were…

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Blatter wins mountain bike world cup

This content was published on Sep 3, 2000 Blatter had effectively won the title before the race had even begun, following the withdrawal of her nearest rival, Alison Dunlap. The American said she was concentrating on her final preparations for this month’s Olympic Games. In the men’s event, Switzerland’s Thomas Frischknecht took second place in Lausanne and appears to be in good shape…

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