Cluster: Swiss Identity

Following in the footsteps of pilgrims

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 They made the long journey to worship at the tomb of St James in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Christians trekked across Switzerland on the St James pilgrimage for well over 1,000 years. The routes sretch from Constance and Rorschach on Lake Constance in the far northwest right across the country to Geneva in the…

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Jonas Hughes takes the low road on the pilgrimage path

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 Where to start, then? Closing my eyes, I made a circular movement with my index finger and plunged it down onto the map of the St James’ pilgrimage route (see lead story). After rejecting my finger’s choice a few times – on account of altitude (too high and chilly), the fact I’d been to the…

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Musical mixture in Montreux

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The 49-year old Lewis got the crowd into festival mood with some of his most famous hits from the 1980s, including “Power of Love” and “The Heart of Rock’n’Roll”. Next up on stage were the Blues Brothers, who had the audience dancing to the old Eddie Floyd crowd-pleaser “Knock on Wood”. This year’s festival is…

Agnolutto makes clean break and grabs seventh Tour stage

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The 205-kilometre stage took the riders from Tours to Limoges. After breaking free from the peloton, the Parisian rider rode a solitary route to the finish, coming in one minute and 11 seconds ahead of the main pack. The Deutsche Telekom riders had been hoping to provide team member Eric Zabel the stage win as…

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Lütolf breaks record to bring home bronze

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The 20-year old finished in a time of 27.91 seconds to take third place behind Germany’s Mark Warnecke and Ukraine’s Oleg Lisogor. It’s the first podium finish by a Swiss man at the European Championships since 1987, when Stefan Volery won bronze in the 50m freestyle. Lütolf’s medal came less than 24 hours after Flavia…

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Spanish players favourites to hold on to Gstaad Open

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The three Swiss players have all automatically booked their berths in the first round, which gets underway on Monday, a day after the Wimbledon finale. But they’ll have to wait until early Saturday evening to find out who they’ll be facing. The Swiss Open’s organisers had been looking to prolong the current tennis fever. But…

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Mossad agent gets 12-month suspended sentence

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, was quick to express his satisfaction at the outcome, and the fact that the agent would be able to return immediately to Israel. “This was a fair verdict. The defence can live with this verdict,” said defence lawyer, Ralph Zloczower, after the hearing. “Our client will leave Switzerland in…

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Court gives go-ahead for expansion of Zurich airport

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The court rejected a series of requests to postpone building work at Kloten airport, including those relating to Germany’s decision to tear up an agreement governing flights over Baden-Würtemberg. The judge ruled that German complaints about the noise caused by flights to and from Kloten had no bearing on whether construction could go ahead. Last…

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Israeli secret agent gets suspended sentence

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The decision means the Mossad agent can return to Israel immediately. The court also barred the agent from Switzerland for five years, after finding him guilty of political espionage, acting illegally for a foreign country, and entering the country under a false name. The presiding judge, Hans Wiprächtiger, described the crimes as “considerable”. He said…

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Swiss women cut through competition in fencing championships

This content was published on Jul 7, 2000 The final came to a thrilling climax when Swiss fencer, Gianna Halblützel-Bürki, clinched the 45-44 win for her team just as her contest with Hajnalka Toth of Hungary moved into overtime. The Swiss team – made up of Halblützel-Bürki, Diana Romagnoli, Sophie Lamon and Tabea Steffen – is now setting its sights on gold at…

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