Cluster: Swiss Identity

Tour de France winds its way through Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 The riders are cycling a total of 273 kilometes as they cross through cantons Vaud, Fribourg, Berne, Solothurn, Basel Country and Aargau, before entering Germany for the stage’s finale in Freiburg-en-Brisgau. The departure from Lausanne following Wednesday’s dramatic lap of the city at the end of the 17th stage is designed to honour the city’s…

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Season of contests and concerts begins in Valais

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 The contest is part of the annual Tibor Varga festival, named after the violinist who founded it nearly 40 years ago in the cantonal capital, Sion. In addition, about 500 music students from all over the world will be attending master classes at Sion’s prestigious music academy. Cellist Heinrich Schiff is the festival’s guest of…

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Swiss make a date at the altar

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 A total of 40,646 weddings took place in Switzerland in 1999, bucking the trend of the 1990s, which had showed a waning interest in the institution of marriage. The figure for 1998, for example, was 38,000. But the five per cent increase in marriages last year had more to do with the lure of the…

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Jewish organisations accused of blackmailing Switzerland and Germany

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 He says the pursuit of reparations from Swiss banks and others was “an outright extortion racket”. Finkelstein’s latest book, published on Thursday, is certain to spark a controversial debate. It will also give new impetus to those in Switzerland who have resisted making any concessions over the country’s role during the Second World War. In…

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Commesso takes second Swiss stage of Tour

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 Commesso won the 243km stage in a sprint finish, edging out Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakstan. France’s Jacky Durand finished third. It was a gutsy performance from Commesso who, along with four other riders, sprinted away from the pack at the start of the stage. At one point the group was 27 minutes ahead of the…

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Missing Brazilian millions found in Swiss bank

This content was published on Jul 20, 2000 The federal police office in Berne confirmed to swissinfo on Wednesday that they had received a judicial request from the Brazilian authorities in January to look into the transactions on an account at the Santander bank in Geneva, which contains approximately $6.8 million(SFr11 million). The money is believed to be part of around 80 million…

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Federal court rejects Marcos appeal

This content was published on Jul 19, 2000 The court ruled that the Marcos family cannot invoke the statute of limitations to prevent disputed assets in Switzerland from being sent back to the Philippines. The ruling came in response to an appeal by the brother-in-law of the secretary of Marcos’s wife, Imelda. He was seeking to prevent the Zurich legal authorities from sending…

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Lugano make perfect start to season

This content was published on Jul 19, 2000 Lugano, who had to fight to avoid relegation last season, are the only team on maximum points after two games. They went 1-0 up just before half time through a goal from Christian Giminez. Julio Hernan Rossi made it 2-0 after the break when he found the back of the net in the 51st minute.…

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Turkyilmaz named in Trossero’s first squad

This content was published on Jul 19, 2000 Turkyilmaz, who has recently moved to Italy to play for Brescia, spoke to Trossero by telephone and assured him that he would be in Yverdon for next week’s gathering. The Argentinian coach will have to wait a little longer to see some of his other options. The Swiss captain, Ciriaco Sforza (Bayern Munich), Stéphane Henchoz…

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Safety drive seeks to restore image of canyoning

This content was published on Jul 19, 2000 The club has just released a new guide book entitled “Canyoning in safety”. The SAC maintains that canyoning can be a safe sport, although it recognises that it carries associated dangers. It insists risks could be minimised by higher standards of training and instruction for guides and participants alike, and more rigorous security management. But…

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