Cluster: Swiss Identity

Gay Pride 2000: Thousands demonstrate in Berne for love without borders

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 Unlike heterosexual couples who are considered “bi-national” and may marry to obtain permits, gay and lesbian couples in the same situation do not have residence rights to enable them to live together in Switzerland. It means that couples who have been togther for many years have no choice but to stay apart. The day’s events,…

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Swiss authorities block Yugoslav Euro2000 prize money and shift burden of proof to Yugoslavia

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 The money, estimated at SFr7.8 million, was due to be transferred from the European football body, UEFA, to the Yugoslav football federation, as the standard sum for all quarter-finalists. Branko Bulatovic, secretary-general of the Yugoslav football federation confirmed, “In order to get the money, we have to convince the Swiss authorities that our organisation is…

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 At the end of a five-day trial, the Israeli agent was given a 12-month suspended sentence for trying to bug the telephone of a Swiss-Lebanese man whom Israel suspected of terrorist activities. The agent, whose identity remained secret during the trial, was found guilty of political espionage, acting illegally for a foreign country, and entering…

On the ancestral trail

This content was published on Jul 8, 2000 The transalpine footpaths and mule trails leading from the north side of the Alps into Italy were once the only way south. Various groups in the Bernese Oberland, cantons Valais and Ticino and in Italy’s Piedmont region have joined together to save the historical trails. They say the trails provide important clues about the way…

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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