Cluster: Swiss Identity

Wife of Ticino judge set free after police investigation

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Canton Ticino’s special prosecutor, Luciano Giudici, said that she no longer posed a risk to the investigation and could therefore be released into freedom. Since her arrest on August 7, she was detained in the women’s wing of the La Stampa cantonal prison near Lugano. On Wednesday Rinaldi and the alleged boss of a cigarette-smuggling…

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Montreux classical festival woos younger audiences

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 The festival, which has been going for 55 years, has tended to remain in the shadow of its more famous and illustrious Swiss rival, Lucerne’s international music festival. But the artistic director hopes the new push for popularity will change all that. This year, the festival is holding nine free concerts and more popular programming,…

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Jonathan Fowler finds that Neuchatel is as eccentric as ever

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Neuchatel’s quayside is dotted with cafés and restaurants, many of which have a genteel, 1920s, feel. It’s an ideal spot to enjoy a cappuccino on a sunny terrace, to watch the boats head off around the lake, or for a meal of freshwater fish washed down with the best from the local vineyards. The town’s…

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Austrian poet gets own festival

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Until Sunday, 200 events are being held to commemorate the author, who settled in the village of Muzot, near Sierre in canton Valais, in 1921. It was there, in the castle in which he lived, that he wrote some of his most famous works, including “Sonnets to Orpheus”. The three-day festival will see Sierre’s Rue…

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Hingis advances in Montreal

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Hingis overpowered her opponent to take the match 6-1, 6-4. But she showed signs of nerves in the second set allowing Hrdlikova to pull back two games when she was 5-2 down. However, Hingis then broke serve again to wrap up the match. She meets Sandrine Testud of France in the next round. Hingis has…

Wakeboard steps out of the shadows

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 The Swiss have been among the pioneers of this sport in Europe, and many of the world’s best wakeboarders will be in action on a small lake just over the border in France at Divonne-les-Bains. The organisers said the site was chosen for its still waters, which it says guarantee a high-quality competition. Among the…

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Latest “Titeuf” album on sale

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Titeuf, whose insatiable curiosity constantly lands him in all manner of scrapes, has becoming something of a cult in French-speaking Switzerland and abroad. Since the Geneva animator, Zep, first created the character in 1993 the books have been a runaway sensation in France and Switzerland and have sold well in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Poland,…

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Russian mafia probed in canton Fribourg

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Cantonal authorities on Thursday confirmed the information revealed by the French-language daily, Le Temps. Few other details have emerged from official sources about the extent of Mafia penetration or the names of those involved. The examining magistrate, Jacques Rayroud, said the investigation, which opened in 1997, had been suspended two years ago because of lack…

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Fribourg museum celebrates local talent

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Claraz was born in Fribourg in 1909 and died there in 1997, and spent his prolific working life primarily in the French-speaking part of the country. Most of his early work was devoted to painting, but after 1943 Claraz concentrated exclusively on sculpture. The museum has brought together sculptures, paintings, drawings and countless three-dimensional drafts…

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Quirici best Swiss golfer

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Even before the start of the autumn competitions, the 32 year-old from canton Ticino has three times more points than his closest rival in the Order of Merit Credit Suisse Private Banking, the official ranking of the Swiss Professional Golfers’ Association. Quirici has 132,808 points, making it impossible for his main challenger, second placed Francisco…

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