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Swiss president meets Pope before swearing in of Vatican guards

This content was published on May 6, 2000 The Swiss president kicked off his visit by holding talks with the Italian president, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, before having a private audience with the Pope. Ogi’s meeting with Ciampi was expected to focus on the bilateral treaties between Switzerland and the European Union, as well as relations with Italy, and reconstruction work in the Balkans…

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Andrea Noe first in Leysin as Tour de Romandie approaches climax

This content was published on May 6, 2000 The penultimate stage, run over a distance of 164 kilometres between Champagne and Leysin was dominated by the Italians. Gilberto Simoni and Wladimir Belli took third and fourth place, coming in 12 seconds behind Noe. Switzerland’s Laurent Dufaux finished in fifth and was the only non-Italian to make it into the top six. The happiest…

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Swiss border guards set new record in Glacier Patrol race

This content was published on May 6, 2000 The weather was on their side, as Damien Farquet, Emmanuel Buchs and Rico Elmer skied out of Zermatt at two o’clock on Saturday morning. The temperature at 3000 metres was a chilly minus one, perfect for the Glacier Patrol. The team made good progress as they trekked and skied their way over the Valais Alps.…

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Hingis on top of the world after semi final win

This content was published on May 6, 2000 Hingis did not need to perform at her best to beat Huber in straight sets, the German combining the odd perfectly executed ground shot with some weak serving and a number of unforced errors. The decisive period came halfway through the match as Hingis took four games in a row to take the first set…

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New Swiss Guards sworn in at Vatican

This content was published on May 6, 2000 After meeting the Pope – an experience Ogi described as “the most important moment in my political life” – the two attended the swearing in of 35 new Swiss guards. The ceremony took place at the “Sacco di Roma”, the annual meeting of the Swiss Guards. The new guardsmen include 12 men from French-speaking Switzerland,…

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Geneva book fair marks St-Exupéry centenary

This content was published on May 6, 2000 The exhibition – entitled The Wind, Sand and Stars, the alternative title of his classic Terre des Hommes – is a timely reminder of a remarkable man whose impact extended well beyond the confines of literature and the French language. One of the reasons for his enduring popularity is that people of all races and…

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Swiss ice hockey team one win away from quarter finals

This content was published on May 6, 2000 Switzerland’s relatively comfortable position in the qualifying round was further bolstered on Friday evening when Russia lost their third match in a row, beaten 3-2 by unfancied Latvia. The hosts are still without a point in the secondary stage of the competition and need to win both their remaining games to have any chance of…

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Football: Lausanne go third with win over Servette

This content was published on May 6, 2000 Both sides seemed equally matched throughout most of the game. Gerber broke through Servette’s defences to score Lausanne’s opener in the 28th minute, but the Geneva team managed to equalise 17 minutes later. It wasn’t until almost halfway through the second half that Lausanne started to take control, with Rehn bringing the score to 2-1.…

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Basque cyclist Joseba Beloki takes the lead in Tour de Romandie

This content was published on May 5, 2000 Beloki, who has taken over the leader’s green jersey from Italy’s Paolo Savoldelli, was able to come in thirty seconds ahead of the Italian in Friday’s time trial over a distance of 15 miles. Inigo Cuesta of Spain is now 32 seconds behind Beloki and in third place in the overall ratings. No one had…

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Kunsthaus highlights the perfectionist in Cézanne

This content was published on May 5, 2000 Regarded as the most influential artist of his generation, the French artist, Cézanne, who died in 1906, was a perfectionist who destroyed many paintings with which he was not satisfied. The Zurich exhibition aims to show that the so-called unfinished ones which survived were not completed by him for aesthetic rather than technical reasons. The…

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