Cluster: Swiss Identity

Taiwan sweeps Tchoukball titles

This content was published on Aug 14, 2000 Taiwan’s teams won convincing victories over Britain in Sunday’s final: the men took their game 60-42 and the women secured their gold medal with an equally solid win of 49-29. Switzerland came third in both categories, a disappointment for the hosts and inventors of the sport. Tchoukball was created in Geneva 30 years ago and…

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Detained Ticino judge forbidden to see lawyer

This content was published on Aug 14, 2000 Verda’s lawyer, Mario Molo, was informed by the special prosecutor, Luciano Guidici that he could no longer consult his client, who is being investigated for alleged breach of confidentiality rules, partiality in court and accepting bribes. Verda is suspected of helping the alleged boss of an international cigarette smuggling ring, Gerardo Cuomo. He was arrested…

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Roman arena hosts rock orgy

This content was published on Aug 14, 2000 The little festival is also growing. New seating has allowed the organisers to boost the arena’s capacity from 6,000 to 8,000. A smaller stage in the town has also been redesigned to boost capacity. Twenty-two bands and singers will be performing at the festival between Thursday and Saturday. The event will be opened by Heather…

Switzerland pins hopes on lucky 13 for Sydney

This content was published on Aug 14, 2000 The relay team missed the qualifying time by 100th of a second on Friday at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich. But, at another meeting in La Chaux de Fonds, the team made the grade, largely thanks to Alain Rohr. Rohr recorded the best Swiss time this year over 400 metres covering the distance in 45:77…

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Two abducted Red Cross delegates return to Geneva

This content was published on Aug 14, 2000 The French and Italian delegates, Sophie Prokofiev and Natalia Zelino, flew back to Geneva where they were met by their families. They returned on board a plane fromm the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, chartered by the ICRC. An ICRC spokesman, Chris Bowers, said they would spend two days in debriefing. He said the organisation had not…

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Shock resignation overshadowed Locarno film awards

This content was published on Aug 13, 2000 Only a few hours before the list of winners was announced on Saturday, Marco Müller, told a news conference of his resignation. Visibly moved, Müller said he was going to move into film production and would travel to Bosnia on Monday to assist with the making of the war film “No Man’s Land”. The “SonntagsZeitung”…

Culture

Swiss films make an impact against the odds

This content was published on Aug 13, 2000 As usual, the festival brought together not only Swiss film-makers but also representatives of over 20 professional associations which are active in the national film industry, and politicians and civil servants who decide on subsidies. When it began on August 2, the mood on the Swiss film scene was gloomy. Only a month earlier, the…

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Geneva to host first public information centre on cults

This content was published on Aug 13, 2000 Eight cantons, most of them French-speaking, have been involved in the creation of the Geneva-based Centre for Information on Beliefs, which is due to open its doors next January. The new body, which will be the first independent and publicly funded centre of its kind, is the result of cooperation between Geneva, Neuchâtel, Jura, Fribourg,…

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Swiss want tougher line on right-wing extremism

This content was published on Aug 13, 2000 Sixty-eight per cent of those questioned said they thought the police had been too lax when a crowd of neo-nazis disrupted a speech given by the finance minister, Kaspar Villiger, on August 1. Police did nothing to prevent the extremists getting to the site of the speech, or to disperse the group when it heckled…

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Hingis loses third successive match to Williams

This content was published on Aug 13, 2000 Serena Williams turned on the pressure in the second set and rallied past Hingis 4-6 6-2 6-3. She now faces the world number two seed, Lindsay Davenport, in the finals. Hingis had already lost to Williams in the semi-finals of the 1999 Los Angeles Open and last year’s US Open final. After the match, Hingis…

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