Cluster: Swiss Identity

Geneva commemorates murdered Rajavi

This content was published on May 8, 2000 A commemorative plaque, written by his friends, journalists and Geneva politicians, has been erected in the city. The assassination of Rajavi in Coppet, close to Geneva, on April 24, 1990 continues to be a subject for discussion between Berne and Teheran. On a visit to Teheran earlier this year, aimed at cementing improved ties, a…

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Geneva to be new home for International Basketball Federation

This content was published on May 8, 2000 The unanimous decision by the FIBA executive in Munich represents a major coup for Geneva, as the basketball body is the fourth-biggest sporting federation in the world, bringing together 208 national federations and some 400 million players. Geneva beat off competition not only from Lausanne, but also Madrid, Barcelona, Munich, Prague and Andorra. Key factors…

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Hodgson resigns from Grasshoppers

This content was published on May 8, 2000 Although Grasshoppers said they were completely surprised by the decision, recent results have left the club floundering in mid-table and that may have been cause enough for Hodgson to go. However, the resignation follows a number of reports in the Blick newspaper, which claimed the Englishman had been holding talks with the Turkish club, Besiktas,…

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Latvia no soft option for the Swiss

This content was published on May 8, 2000 Goaltender Reto Pavoni posted an outstanding 34-save performance, and the side came close to beating the Scandinavians for the first time at the championship since 1993. Only a late goal from Sweden’s Kristian Hevelius, in reply to Switzerland’s Thomas Ziegler, prevented the Swiss taking the honours. The ice hockey world championship in St Petersburg has…

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Runaway league leaders Sankt Gallen close in on soccer championship title

This content was published on May 7, 2000 They now only need four points to win the league which would be their first such title since 1904. In other matches there was less good fortune for current champions Servette Geneva, who were beaten by Lausanne 3-1 and have consequently slipped down to sixth place in the league table. They are eight points short…

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Savoldelli triumphs in Tour de Romandie

This content was published on May 7, 2000 Sunday’s fifth and final stage left the top ten places unchanged. Italy’s Paolo Savoldelli kept his 12-second lead, giving him the title. Second place went to Joseba Beloki of Spain, who won Friday’s stage. Switzerland’s Laurent Dufaux finished third, 27 seconds behind the winner. The next best-placed Swiss was Roland Meier, who finished eighth overall,…

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Schumacher in Switzerland “for good”

This content was published on May 7, 2000 The 31-year-old formula one star told the German newspaper, Bild am Sonntag, that he preferred the privacy of his luxury villa in Mufflens. “Once one has left Germany, there is no reason to return,” Schumacher insisted. “In Switzerland I can take my children walking without being disturbed. In Germany I’m always being watched or harassed.”…

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Dutch film-maker takes honours at Nyon festival

This content was published on May 7, 2000 The renowned Dutch film-maker, Johan van der Keuken, picked up the SFr15,000 prize at the 31st Nyon documentary film festival, for De grote Vakantie”. The film is a meditation on life and death, and follows the film-maker’s journey through four continents after he learned that he was suffering from terminal cancer in 1988. Rather than…

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Swiss Post Office stamps its mark on Geneva Book Fair

This content was published on May 7, 2000 One wouldn’t normally expect to see a post office promoting itself at a fair dedicated to books, but as one of the main sponsors of this year’s International Book Fair in Geneva, the Swiss Post Office has decided to use the occasion to show off its latest innovation in stamps. Visitors to the Post Office…

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Swiss defy odds to take Sweden to a draw in ice hockey qualifier

This content was published on May 7, 2000 The Swiss were given little chance of holding out against the Scandinavians, but strong goalkeeping and an impressive performance by Thomas Ziegler ended the game in a tie. Switzerland were the first to score, with Ziegler smashing home the first goal of the match in the 48th minute. It took the Swedes nine minutes to…

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