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Out & About in Switzerland: Appenzell is on the move

This content was published on Aug 22, 2000 Local trains, renamed “Festival Trams” for the occasion, will transport visitors to various cultural, sporting and musical events in the five communities stretching from Teufen (just south of St Gallen) through the town of Appenzell and westwards to Gonten. It will be a journey through Appenzell past and present, including a rally of old fire…

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Contemporary theatre comes to Basel

This content was published on Aug 22, 2000 That assessment appears to be borne out by the fact that many productions have already been sold out for weeks. Among them is the festival’s opening play, “Tambours sur la Digue” by the renowned French director, Ariane Mnouchkine. For the past 36 years, Mnouchkine and her “Théatre du Soleil” have been blazing a new trail…

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Geneva remains favourite Arab playground

This content was published on Aug 22, 2000 The city has long been a favourite playground for the Gulf’s rich and powerful, but the high oil price is making it more accessible to ordinary Arabs, too. The figures show that in the first half of this year, there was an increase of 57 per cent in the number of visitors from the Middle…

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Football: Switzerland gets extra Champions League spot

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 It will be the first time in the tournament’s history that more than one Swiss team has been involved in the qualifying stages. Switzerland’s climb to 14th in the UEFA rankings, came at the expense of Austria and Denmark who will only be able to enter one team in next season’s competition. The winners of…

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Government moves to protect free sports broadcasts

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 The list is being sent to the Council of Europe and the European Commission, which are trying to draw up a Europe-wide list of events that should remain widely accessible to the public. The move has become necessary under pressure from private television broadcasters seeking to purchase exclusive rights to major events. The list issued…

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St Gallen face tough mission in Istanbul

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 St Gallen take on the Turkish team Galatasaray in Istanbul on Tuesday, having lost the home leg of the Champions League qualifying round 2-1 two weeks ago. St Gallen had their chances to win the first leg, but succumbed to greater experience and class in the second half. Galatasary’s recent signing, Jardel, who scored both…

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Goalkeeper to miss World Cup qualifier

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Züberbuhler picked up the injury during the 4-1 defeat suffered by his new club, Bayer Leverkusen, against Stuttgart in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. He was injured in the first half but continued playing, following treatment at half-time. He suffered a torn muscle, but expressed confidence in a quick recovery. “I heal quickly from this…

Culture

Ogi meets young Swiss living abroad

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 The children were Swiss expatriates from nine countries, who treated Ogi to a song and some close questioning about his private and working life. Ogi’s guests were from a summer camp in Einsiedeln, one of nine such camps in Switzerland organised by the Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad. In welcoming the children from Germany, France,…

Culture

Mystery Roman find opens to public

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 Since making the find, archaeologists have been trying to piece together how the victims died and why they ended up in the well. The head of the culture department in canton Basel Country, Peter Schmid, said they suspect foul play because a well cannot have been used as a regular burial site. In addition, he…

Culture

Rock stars get on the train

This content was published on Aug 21, 2000 The musicians will be touring in a special 242 metre-long train, and will be performing almost every day until Sunday, September 3. The Railroad Tour is being organised for the second year and is funded by the telecommunications company, Diax. The first concert will be held at the goods station in the bilingual town of…

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