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Zberg victorious in Swiss road championship

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 Two Post Swiss riders, Marcel Strauss and Roger Beuchat, came second and third respectively. The winner of last week’s Tour de Suisse, Oscar Camenzind, led for most of the 186 kilometre race in Gansingen in canton Aargau, but had little left for the final sprint, finishing a disappointing eighth. On the other hand, Zberg’s strategy…

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Müller wins World Cup regatta

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 Müller crossed the finish line 1.71 seconds ahead of New Zealand’s world champion, Robert Waddel. Third place went to Vaclav Chalupa of the Czech Republic. The final was held in difficult conditions, with rowers having to battle rain and a head win. Müller will take part in a race in Amsterdam next weekend before returning…

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Stars aim to beat their best at Lucerne athletics meeting

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 The Americans Allen Johnson and Derrick Adams, will be joined by Canada’s Donovan Bailey and Jamaica’s Deon Hemmings. Also competing is the American Brian Lewis, the winner last Friday of the year’s first meeting of the Golden League in Paris. Lewis is hoping to beat his 2000 personal best of 10.06 in the 100 metres.…

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UN admits no progress made in fight against poverty

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 The UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, urged member nations to recommit themselves to battle “human misery,” and to go beyond a proposed goal of halving the proportion of people in extreme poverty by 2015. Annan called on rich nations to do more to alleviate poverty by opening their markets, speeding up debt relief, and better…

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Three charged in Kremlin kickback case

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 Geneva judge Daniel Devaud said two former UBS asset managers and a Geneva lawyer, whom he did not name, had been charged with money laundering. The investigation was opened in 1999, and initially focused on Mabetex, a construction company based in canton Ticino. Mabetex director, Beghjet Pacolli, is expected to be charged on Tuesday, but…

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Geneva prosecutor calls for 18 months for former Ukrainian prime minister

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 Lazarenko has also been found guilty of illegal transactions relating to a metals trade worth SFr14 million (US$8.5 million). The ex-prime minister was jailed in Switzerland for two weeks, before being freed on bail of SFr4 million. He later fled to the United States and is currently being held in prison there on charges of…

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Newspaper claims transalpine tunnel is SFr500m too expensive

This content was published on Jun 25, 2000 The unconfirmed article in the SonntagsBlick says it has access to further details, including the report’s conclusion that fees alone could be cut by SFr120 million, and that management costs could be slashed by SFr40 million. The SonntagsBlick also claims the report criticises the lack of cost control for the project overall. The developers, Alptransit…

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Geneva honoured for revitalising heart of the city

This content was published on Jun 25, 2000 It’s the first time in its history that the prize, worth 20,000 francs, has gone to the birthplace of Henri-Louis Wakker, who created the award. The National Heritage Society praised the city for its project to restore the banks of the Rhône to their former glory, and for involving artists in the renovation work. “Geneva…

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Hingis leads Swiss charge at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jun 25, 2000 Hingis faces Spain’s Angeles Montolio in the first round. She is already one of the favourites to win Wimbledon, one of the four Grand Slam events of the tennis calendar. But her arch-rival, the American, Lindsay Davenport, is alsoin contention, as well this year’s winner of the French Open, Mary Pierce, and the American sisters,…

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Müller rows into finals

This content was published on Jun 24, 2000 Müller won his semi-final race on Saturday in seven minutes 37.52 seconds – three seconds ahead of Italy’s Nicola Sartori, whose time was also good enough for a place in the final. But Müller will face tough competition in Sunday’s race. He’ll be up against none other than the 1998 and 99 world champion, Rob…

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