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Families gather to remember canyoning victims

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 Around 100 relatives of the victims – most of whom were Australian – are attending the ceremony in Wilderswil. The service is taking place above the Saxet Gorge, where the tragedy occurred exactly one year ago. On July 27, 1999, a group of canyoning enthusiasts set out to traverse the gorge in the Bernese Oberland.…

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Davis Cup players come down to earth

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 Despite winning the first set, Manta went out in the second round of a tournament in Los Angeles. He was beaten by the American Paul Goldstein 3-6, 6-1,6-4. Michel Kratochvil fared no better on Wednesday. He was beaten in the second round of the ATP tennis tournament in Kitzbühel, Austria, losing in straight sets to…

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Refugee groups urge halt to return of Tamil asylum seekers

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 The non-governmental organisation warned on Thursday that the ongoing military conflict between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels meant that repatriated asylum seekers could face imprisonment if they returned home. A spokeswoman for the Refugee Council, an umbrella organisation for several charities and aid groups, told swissinfo of at least one incident in Berne when,…

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US court ruling on dormant accounts payments welcomed

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 The long-awaited accord will compensate survivors or relatives of Holocaust victims for funds blocked in Switzerland since the Nazi era. Switzerland’s two main banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, who agreed to the terms with the lawyers for plaintiffs in August 1998, said in a joint statement: “The verdict reached by the US district judge, Korman,…

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Servette triumph against Champions League winners Real Madrid

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 The half-time score was 2-2. But two goals by the Bulgarian, Petrov, in the second half, including one in the 89th minute, swung the game Servette’s way. The match was watched by 6,250 people, which is a more than came to the club’s first two home matches of the season put together. Servette’s victory comes…

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Mourners gather for memorial – but questions remain

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 The relatives are still waiting for the investigation into the disaster to be concluded. On July 27, 1999, a group of canyoning enthusiasts set out to traverse the Saxet Gorge in the Bernese Oberland. There seemed no reason to think the trip would be anything other than a routine “adventure”. The group was following a…

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Football: Trossero wraps up first training session

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 “Everyone worked well and I was very satisfied,” said Trossero. “There was an excellent spirit in the camp.” As the players make their way back to their clubs for the fourth round of the Swiss championship, Trossero is also on the move. On Thursday he travels to Abtwil in St Gallen, where the squad will…

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Russian investigator gets documents in corruption case

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 The documents, gathered by Swiss officials over the past year, were handed to Russian special investigator, Nikolai Volkov, during his visit to Berne. The 550 kilogrammes of material could lead to criminal charges against Berezovski, who is suspected of embezzling $700 million (SFr1.6 billion) from Aeroflot, and laundering the money through two Swiss financial services…

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Hingis decides against going to Olympics

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 The women’s world number one told Swiss television that travelling to Sydney would be too tiring for her, saying that it would be her second trip to Australia within a year. The Olympic schedule begins just days after the end of the US Open, and unlike in the men’s competition the Olympics carry no world…

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Has canyoning in Switzerland become safer?

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 Until the accident, the tourism authorities in the Bernese Oberland took little interest in canyoning – it was a niche market, accounting for only a tiny proportion of tourism revenues. All that has since changed. Extreme or adventure sports remain a niche industry, but tourism and sporting bodies have been working hard to try to…

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