Cluster: Swiss Identity

New team takes the helm at New York’s Swiss Institute

This content was published on Aug 26, 2000 The art historian Mary Rozell will head the institute. Rozell’s career has already taken her to Germany, where, amongst other roles, she was head of the International Studio Programme in European Art in Weimar. Her deputy, and incoming head of art at the institute, will be Marc-Olivier Wahler, who is currently in charge of the…

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Two Swiss men handed 12 year sentence in Guatemala drug trial

This content was published on Aug 26, 2000 On Friday, the public prosecutor sought to have Silvio Giovanoli and Nicolas Hänggi jailed for 20 years, and fined SFr800,000, the same penalty decided at a first trial two years ago. Judges in Puerto Barrios, however, chose to hand them a sentence of just over half the number of years requested, and to fine them…

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Bucher outruns Kipketer, but fails to win Brussels 800m

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The man who took victory in the much-anticipated race was Algeria’s Djabir Said-Guerni. His time of 1″43.25 couldn’t be matched by Bucher. Lucerne’s world-class athlete finished the race sixth hundredths of a second behind Said-Guerni in 1″43.31, while Denmark’s World Champion, Kipketer, wrapped up his race virtually neck-and-neck with Bucher, just four hundredths of a…

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Swiss take up Vuelta challenge

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The Vuelta this year sees 20 teams of nine athletes each competing in a slightly modified version of the race. Each stage has been shortened to an average of 138 kilometres a day, and a second rest-day has been introduced. Favourite to take the yellow jersey for a second year running is Germany’s Jan Ullrich.…

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Federal Court says no to lesbian couples’ residence rights

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The Swiss woman had met her partner in New Zealand, and had been granted residence there, but they wished to return together to live in Switzerland. The Swiss woman had been unable to find work as a German teacher, her normal profession, and her mother was ill. But while the New Zealander was able to…

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Defence lawyer arrested in Ticino corruption case

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 Ticino’s state prosecutor, Luca Marcellini, said the lawyer had been employed by a suspected Italian cigarette smuggler, Gerardo Cuomo, who is facing charges in Italy of cigarette smuggling and money laundering. Cuomo was arrested on an Italian warrant in Switzerland in May on cigarette smuggling charges. The lawyer, who was not named, is the latest…

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Young designers put their spin on fashions of the future

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The show is celebrating its third anniversary and is being held at the swimming baths in Oerlikon on Saturday evening. Among the designers taking part are students from the Royal Academy of Anvers, Central St Martin’s School in London and the Studio Bercot in Paris. Zurich will be represented by two students from the city’s…

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St Gallen to face Chelsea in UEFA Cup first round

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 Friday’s draw at a ceremony in Monte Carlo pits FC Zurich against KRC Genk of Belgium, Lausanne Sports against Torpedo Moscow, and Basel against Norway’s Brann Bergen. The latter two Swiss teams qualified for the tournament after winning matches against Cork City and Folgore San Marino respectively, on Thursday. For Basel, their stunning 7-0 win…

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Italy ups stakes in escalating diplomatic conflict with Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 The Italian finance minister, Ottaviano del Turco, renewed his criticism of Switzerland late on Thursday, calling for a revision of a judicial aid agreement which the two countries signed two years ago. Del Turco said it had taken the arrest of a Ticino judge, Franco Verda – accused of corruption and collusion with a suspected…

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Ticino judge denies corruption charges

This content was published on Aug 25, 2000 In an interview with the “Corriere del Ticino”, Vera denied any wrongdoing. He is currently being investigated for alleged breach of confidentiality rules, partiality in court and accepting bribes. He said he had never accepted money at any time during his judicial career. In the interview, he admitted having committed errors and being negligent in…

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Federal Court says no to lesbian couples’ residence rights

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