Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland sends judge list of German firms with Swiss assets

This content was published on Aug 10, 2000 The list was drawn up for the US district court judge, Edward Korman, before his final approval last month of the $1.25 billion (SFr2 billion) settlement by Switzerland’s two biggest banks with Holocaust victims or their heirs. People who were used as slave labourers by German subsidiaries of Swiss firms, or by German firms which…

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Hingis defeats Rubin in California

This content was published on Aug 10, 2000 Hingis needed three sets to defeat Rubin in Manhattan Beach, after dropping the first 5-7. The world number one struggled through the second, eventually gaining the upper hand over the Louisiana player. Two sets seemed enough for Rubin, who only managed to win one game in the third, losing the match 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. Hingis’s…

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St Gallen lose to Uefa champions

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 St Gallen’s Charles Amoah scored the opening goal after just 14 minutes but Galatasaray equalled before the end of the first half and scored the winning goal, 12 minutes from time.The team from Istanbul are the current Uefa cup holder and always seemed likely to pose a difficult challenge for Marcel Koller’s team.As well as…

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Justice minister steps up fight against right-wing extremism

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 Metzler’s announcement comes a day after the federal police chief, Urs von Daeniken, reported a dramatic increase in right-wing extremism in the country. Metzler told the paper she was very concerned by the trend, but pointed out it wasn’t a new phenomenon. And she welcomed public debate on the issue. “I’m glad that the public…

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Trossero names first squad

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 The game will give the coach his first opportunity to see the country’s best players in action together. Trossero has called up 10 of Switzerland’s foreign-based stars, many of whom were unable to attend his first training session in Nyon because of club commitments. The squad itself contains few surprises. In goal Trossero will choose…

Weyermann makes late bid for Olympics

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 Doctors have given her the all-clear to compete in the 1500 metres at the Weltklasse in Zurich on Friday. They said she had recovered sufficiently after an 800 metre race in Olten on Tuesday to be able to take part. Weyermann is hoping to make the 4.08 minute qualifying time which will book her a…

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Italian justice won’t investigate Swiss judge

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 However, the prosecutor leading the inquiry, Giuseppe Scelsi, said six Swiss nationals were among 87 people being investigated. Speaking in the Italian port of Bari on Wednesday, Scelsi said the former top judge in canton Ticino, Franco Verda, would not be targeted, despite evidence of close ties with the suspected ring-leader, Gerardo Cuomo. Verda was…

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Swiss banks to publish list of dormant accounts

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 The account holders’ names will appear on the Internet by the end of the year, and should open the way for compensation payments to be made to Holocaust victims or their heirs. The list of tens of thousands of names was finalised by the Volcker Commission, which carried out an independent inquiry into dormant accounts…

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St Gallen prepare to meet Uefa champions

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 The team from Istanbul are the current UEFA Cup holders and will pose a difficult challenge for Marcel Koller’s team. As well as being proven performers at a European level, the club has a budget more than 20 times that of St Gallen. Even St Gallen’s home advantage has been minimised. Since their own Espenmoos…

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Swiss pick up honours at Locarno film festival

This content was published on Aug 9, 2000 The Swiss German scriptwriters, Gaby Schaedler and Christian Felix received SFr20,000 for their film “Les Immortelles de Geneve”, while the French Swiss team of Francis Reusser, Emmanuelle de Riedmatten and Julie Gilbert walked away with SFr10,000 for their television production “Le Fils”. The comedy, “Lillys Chance”, directed by Bettina Schmid, also picked up SFr10,000, and…

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