Cluster: Swiss Identity

Hostages kidnapped from Swiss mission in Angola set free

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The hostages’ release was announced by the Catholic charity, Caritas Angola, on Tuesday. It is not clear what state the hostages are in, after their week-long ordeal. They were seized by a group of armed men, who stormed the mission building in the early hours of July 18. The station had been attacked on several…

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Organisers appeal for tidier festival in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 Announcing the programme for the 10-day event, the organisers expressed delight at the growing success of the festival, which attracted an estimated 1.6 million participants in 1999. But they added that the record total also left in its wake some 60 tonnes of rubbish on the streets. “We would like this year’s to be a…

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Swiss national anthem: words fail

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The results are based on interviews with 555 people in the German and French-language regions of the country. The survey confirmed the widespread assumption that the national anthem is more popular among the older generation. The text of the anthem has often been criticised over the past decades. The somewhat pompous lyrics, especially in the…

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Winning start for Trossero – in training

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 At a press conference after the match, Trossero said it had been important to keep the media away from the game. “I wanted to watch the players without any disturbance,” he explained, adding that he was impressed with what he had seen. “I was amazed by the commitment and quality of the game,” he continued.…

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Swiss hills are alive with the sound of young talent

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 Since its inception in 1994, the festival has grown into one of Europe’s premier musical events – a remarkable achievement considering it is staged in a marquee halfway up a mountain. Now the festival has its own resident orchestra, which did not exist a little over a year ago, and whose members are all in…

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Colombian officials hold second day of peace talks in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The talks, involving representatives of the government, the National Liberation Army(ELN), as well as church officials, are designed to establish the framework for a full peace conference. Around 80 people are taking part in the talks, including envoys from Norway, Spain and Cuba. The discussions are due to end later today. A statement issued after…

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Biggest ever single hashish find at Zurich airport

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The Zurich cantonal police said the hashish, which had been packaged in cartons, was on its way to Canada from South Africa via Zurich’s Kloten airport. The cannabis resin was tightly wrapped in 15 boxes which also contained mechanical spare parts. A spokesman for the police said the drugs haul was made after weeks of…

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Federal court again refuses to block Russian corruption inquiry

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The court rebuffed an attempt by Nikolai Glouchkov, the former vice-president of the Russian airline, Aeroflot, to stop details of his bank accounts and a bank box from being handed over to the Russian authorities. The ruling comes a day after the court rejected a similar move by the Russian business tycoon, Boris Berezovski. In…

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French court releases impounded ship, Sedov, and fines Swiss firm

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 The court in Brest ruled that the four-master training vessel, Sedov, could set sail immediately and return home to its base, the northern Russian seaport of Murmansk. The court’s verdict comes after the ship was impounded on July 13 following a request by Noga, which claimed the Russian government had not honored an unpaid debt…

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Swiss cyclist wins Lausanne exhibition race by a whisker

This content was published on Jul 25, 2000 Schnider came out on top by achieving the best time in the second stage of the race. But in the first stage, Laurent Dufaux came first. The contest is split up into two legs between Ouchy and Sauvabelin. Cyclists had to negotiate steep ascents through the hilly streets of Lausanne, before finishing on the northern…

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