Cluster: Swiss Identity

International conference breaks silence over Aids in Africa

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Rutman said the conference had achieved its main goal, which was to break the silence over the extent of the epidemic in Africa. “Africa’s Aids problem has definitely been put on the map. The figures presented at the conference showed that in South Africa alone, one in two youngsters is going to die of Aids…

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Rominger and Zberg let off the hook

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Throwing out the case, the Cyclist Association said that it would reconsider launching an inquiry, if new evidence emerges. The association was responding to evidence received from the Italian authorities and the Italian Olympic Committee. The documents relate to an inquiry underway in Italy, which found that blood samples of Zberg and Rominger, taken five…

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Record numbers expected at Van Gogh exhibition

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Last Sunday over 3,500 people flocked to see the 90 paintings and drawings on show, several of which have not been publicly exhibited for half a century. “Currently the record for a single day is 5,000, during our Gauguin exhibition a couple of years ago,” said Martha Degiacomi, who is in charge of guided tours.…

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Asylum seekers win temporary reprieve

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 An estimated 13,000 people, mainly from Sri Lanka and Kosovo, are eligible for the Humanitarian Action 2000 project. The federal refugee authorities on Friday announced that they had processed 4,221 applications in the past three months. In 96 per cent of cases, applicants were given the thumbs up. But 173 people did not fulfil the…

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Lottery gamblers increase their stakes

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Back in 1990 the Swiss were spending about SFr800 million on the lottery. Ten years later that figure has risen to SFr1.4 billion (for 1999). Averaged out over the entire population, that means every person in Switzerland gambled SFr192 last year in the hope of picking up a jackpot. The Swiss are most enamoured with…

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Latest Stop Aids film set to raise eyebrows

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Over the past 10 years the Swiss federal health office’s anti-aids campaigns have become internationally famous for their open approach to sex and sexuality. The trade mark pink condom is a familiar symbol across Switzerland, but the direct approach taken by the films and posters has caused offence in some sections of society, and the…

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Getting the guns out of the home

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Earlier this week, a right-wing extremist fired a hail of bullets at a building in Berne housing squatters from the city’s alternative scene. In March, a young gunman holed up in an apartment block in the southeastern city of Chur fired on passers-by from his balcony before being killed by a police marksman. Such incidents…

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Probe into assets of former Ivory Coast dictator

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 The French language newspaper, “Le Temps”, said the justice authorities had drawn a blank in trying to locate funds belonging to Bédié. The paper speculated that the former dictator’s accounts might have been emptied at the start of the investigation. Bédié, who was overthrown in a coup last year, has been indicted in his home…

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Gstaad: Bad weather plays havoc with schedule

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 However, the doubles matches are going ahead since they are taking place indoors. The tennis player, Marc Rosset, is now the only Swiss player remaining in the Gstaad tennis tournament. He is now waiting to play Argentina’s Franco Squillari in the second round. Rosset emerged as the victor in the clash against his fellow countryman,…

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Highly charged athletes prepare for Gigathlon

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 It’s being held following the success of the first Gigathlon back in 1998. It will begin at six o’clock on Saturday morning at Bergell in canton Graubünden. After a 48-kilometre mountain bike ride through some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery it will be time for the racing bike stage. That lasts 122 kilometres from…

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