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New criticism of Bergier report on Switzerland’s World War Two role

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 A spokesman for the group, Sigmund Widmer, said on Thursday the generation which lived through the war years felt misunderstood. Widmer said the report had presented a biased picture of Switzerland’s policy during the war years. He accused the Bergier commission of distorting the truth by making unsubstantiated allegations and leaving out crucial elements in…

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Rigamonti strikes gold in Helsinki

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 The 19-year old finished in a world-class time of eight minutes 29.16 seconds to catapault her to number two in the world rankings. There was more Swiss success with Rigamonti’s training partner, Chantal Strasser, swimming to silver just over two seconds behind. Strasser’s time of eight minutes 31.36 seconds saw her rise to fourth fastest…

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Exhibition reveals artists’ preoccupation with identity

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 Among the works on show is Liotard’s famous self-portrait with a red cap, completed in 1767. It was one of around 20 self-portraits the Geneva artist painted. Ferdinand Hodler produced 47, and several of his sketches are on display as part of the exhibition. Among the other artists whose works are included are Giovanni Giacometti,…

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Swimming: Lütolf posts fastest time in heats

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 Lütolf shaved 13 hundredths of a second off his personal best and former Swiss record of 28″33, set last May at Monte Carlo. He will take part in the semi-finals later today, and has already qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney. The other Swiss in action on Wednesday were all eliminated. Nils-Ole Janshon set…

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Zberg second in latest stage of Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 France’s Emmanuel Magnien came third behind the Swiss man. The result meant the overall standings took a completely different complexion, with defending champion Lance Armstrong and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert more than five minutes off the pace. The Italian rider, Alberto Elli, gained the overall leadership and yellow jersey from Jalabert, one of the favourites to…

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Rigamonti strikes gold in Helsinki

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 The 19-year old finished in a world-class time of eight minutes 29.16 seconds to catapault her to number two in the world rankings. There was more Swiss success with Rigamonti’s training partner, Chantal Strasser, swimming to silver just over two seconds behind. Strasser’s time of eight minutes 31.36 seconds saw her rise to fourth fastest…

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Bucher steals the limelight in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 The 24-year old said he had not been surprised by the fast time. “Everything in training pointed towards my being able to run faster than one minute 43 seconds.” There was more good news for the Swiss with the Ticinese 110m hurdler, Paolo De Santa, booking his place for Sydney. He ran an Olympic qualifying…

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Former officer Nyffenegger sentenced to four months

This content was published on Jul 6, 2000 A military appeals court in Zurich handed down the sentence on Wednesday. It also upheld an earlier decision that Nyffenegger was guilty of disobeying military orders Nyffenegger’s former superior, ex-brigadier Paul Meyer, was also found guilty of disobeying military orders and fined SFr2,000. He was found not guilty of breaching military secrecy. Three other defendants…

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Hingis to help street children

This content was published on Jul 5, 2000 Fresh from her defeat in the Wimbledon tennis tournament, Hingis will turn her attention to Colombia’s young victims of poverty, pornography, prostitution and drugs. Hingis will travel to the capital, Bogota, as part of the United Nations Development Programme’s Team to End Poverty. The project has enlisted the football stars Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane,and movie…

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