Cluster: Swiss Identity

Rosset and Schnyder offer consolation for Swiss tennis fans

This content was published on Jun 27, 2000 Rosset had been widely tipped to struggle in his encounter with the Argentine, Franco Squillari, after failing to get beyond the second round at last week’s Nottingham Open. Squillari, on the other hand, appeared to be in great form after reaching the semi final of the French Open. However, Rosset was in control for most…

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Record numbers visit art fair

This content was published on Jun 27, 2000 The 31st fair is also believed to have been the most successful in terms of sales. Although figures are not yet available, the 271 galleries represented were describing business as “excellent”, and by the end of the fair many of their exhibited works had been sold. These included paintings by modern masters which would have…

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Breach of military secrecy case back in court

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 The former officer, Friedrich Nyffenegger, and four other people will have to answer charges before a military appeals court in Zurich. The trial is being repeated after both the prosecution and the defence appealed against the sentence handed down by a military court in December 1998. The court gave Nyffenegger a suspended 15-month prison sentence…

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Coming to terms with torture through art

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 Art therapy has become an important part of rehabilitation schemes. Forty organisations from 32 countries have donated works to the office’s fund for assisting the victims of torture. The paintings, sculptures, drawings and embroidery come from countries from virtually every region of the world. “Torture is still very widespread,” says Daniel Prémont, secretary of the…

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Former Ukrainian prime minister faces sentence in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 26, 2000 He was found guilty of illegal transactions relating to a metals trade worth SFr14 million (US$8.5 million). Lazarenko 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 misappropriating more than $100…

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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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