Cluster: Swiss Identity

Weyermann beaten at Swiss championships

This content was published on Jul 30, 2000 The Bernese athlete was beaten in the 1500 metres by Sabine Pfister who herself missed out on the Olympic qualifying limit by just 74 hundredths of a second. Weyermann appeared to be heading for victory halfway through the race, but lost the lead after 850 metres. After falling behind several runners, she was at least…

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Della Santa qualifies for Sydney

This content was published on Jul 30, 2000 Despite booking his place for Sydney, Della Santa said he was disappointed not to have won the race, after being beaten into second place by another Swiss athlete, Raphael Monachon. “I wasn’t even thinking about the (Olympic) limit,” Della Santa insisted. “I just wanted to win in front of my home crowd.” To qualify for…

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Football: Basel on top as Lugano slip up

This content was published on Jul 30, 2000 Basel’s 1-0 win over Grasshoppers saw Christian Gross’s team climb to the top of the league, but the game was far from pretty. Miserable weather conditions certainly played a part in hampering both sides, with an own goal by Grasshoppers’ Reto Zanni ultimately deciding the match. The traditional rivalry between the sides saw the mood…

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Donders and Della Santa qualify for Sydney

This content was published on Jul 30, 2000 The 26-year-old Donders scraped inside the 200 metres limit with a time of 23.06 seconds – just four hundredths of a second within the Olympic standard. Della Santa qualified for the 110 metre hurdles but had to settle for second place in the race itself after Raphael Monachon pipped him to the finish line. With…

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St Gallen sign new players ahead of European deadline

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 The former Swiss international defender, Marco Walker, and the Brazilian striker, Didi, will both be able to play in St Gallen’s Champions League qualifying tie against the Turkish club, Galatasaray. Walker, who last played for the national side in 1997, was released from his contract with Tennis Borussia Berlin after the German side were relegation…

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ABB gives 5.5 Francs million for Nazi slave labour victims

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 According to the technology company, the money amounted to one thousandth of last year’s turnover of its German affiliate. Like other Swiss companies such as Nestlé, Georg Fischer and Algroup, ABB has been willing to participate in the global accord between Swiss Banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, and Jewish groups. Under the settlement, which was…

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Luder second in five day orienteering event

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 Luder was beaten only by the Norwegian world champion, Hanne Staff, who finished eight seconds ahead of the Bernese runner. Luder’s second place finish comes just a week after she won two world cup events in Finland. This weekend’s competition was the biggest and most well-known orienteering race in Sweden, the homeland of the sport.…

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 Judge Edward Korman approved the terms of the $1.25 billion (SFr2 billion) deal, agreed by Switzerland’s main banks, UBS and Credit Suisse, and lawyers for the survivors. It came nearly two years after the settlement was reached. The survivors were seeking access to money deposited in Switzerland during the Nazi era, but it’s not clear…

Federal prosecutor says Aeroflot investigation strengthened Swiss ties with Russia

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 Roschacher admitted that collaboration on financial crime was still new, and that not everything had functioned smoothly. But, he added that they were heading in the right direction. Volkov left Switzerland on Friday after collecting hundreds of files he had received from Swiss authorities. He said the evidence could prove crucial in his investigation into…

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A day’s outing on the fairy trails

This content was published on Jul 29, 2000 Persecuted dwarves, charitable gnomes and wicked witches are among the fascinating characters said to roam Switzerland’s alpine wilderness. In central Switzerland, legend has it that once a year dwarves are found dancing by the light of the moon. In the Bernese Oberland, secretive gnomes are on a quest for precious stones. In the northeast, another…

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