Cluster: Swiss Identity

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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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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