Cluster: Swiss Identity

Dufaux rides to victory in second stage of Tour de Romandie

This content was published on May 4, 2000 Dufaux won a seven-man group sprint to come in first in the second stage from Montreaux to La Chaux-de-Fonds. His front wheel crossed the finish line just ahead of Italy’s Francesco Casagrande and France’s Yvon Ledanois. Switzerland’s Markus Zberg finished ninth, six seconds behind the seven leaders. The victory is Dufaux’s first in years. After…

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Germany guest of honour at Geneva book fair

This content was published on May 4, 2000 During the course of the fair, at least 20 German writers will be in Geneva to take part in discussions about their work and the renaissance in German writing. Germany was the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, the man credited with inventing the modern printing press over 500 years ago. Today it occupies an equally important…

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Swiss court throws out Greenpeace appeal

This content was published on May 4, 2000 The court in canton Aargau ordered the Greenpeace members to pay fines of between SFr400 and SFr1,700. The 37 Greenpeace activists were appealing against a fine imposed by the authorties in December for illegally preventing the transport by rail of fuel rods. The first incident occurred in March 1997, when the activists prevented fuel rods…

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New record set in gruelling cross-glacier race

This content was published on May 4, 2000 More than 230 teams took part in the race, which is designed to test the skills of army patrolmen in the Alps. Civilian teams are also allowed to participate. Although extremely demanding, Thursday’s race was just a curtain raiser for the main event, a 54-kilometre cross-glacier race from Zermatt to Verbier. More than 300 teams…

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TV sitcoms compete for Golden Rose

This content was published on May 4, 2000 The 40th edition of the festival opens on Thursday with a screening of the Swiss-French sitcom, Les Piques-Meuron. The production is Switzerland’s sole entry in the competition. The director-general of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Amin Walpen, will also address the participants on the first night. The Golden Rose is the only international comedy festival…

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Switzerland score surprise win over Russia

This content was published on May 4, 2000 Few pundits expected the Swiss to defeat the Russian side, following their earlier defeat against France. Before the match, Switzerland’s coach, Ralph Krueger, admitted to swissinfo that his side was hardly the favourite in this crucial match against Russia. However, Krueger maintained victory was possible, particularly after Russia’s defeat at the hands of the Americans…

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Europe focus of Fribourg festival

This content was published on May 4, 2000 Theatre groups from Belgium, France and Croatia as well as Switzerland will be performing on stage, while elsewhere cinema audiences have the opportunity to watch seven films from seven European countries, all of which were featured at international film festivals over the past seven years. The festival, organised by Fribourg University and cultural institutions, marks…

Culture

TV sitcoms compete for Golden Rose

This content was published on May 4, 2000 The 40th edition of the festival opened on Thursday with a screening of the Swiss-French sitcom, Les Piques-Meuron. Opening the five-day event, the director-general of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), Amin Walpen, said that over the four decades of its existence the festival had fostered quality and innovation The Golden Rose is the only international…

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Hingis cruises to easy victory in Hamburg

This content was published on May 3, 2000 Martina Hingis had an easy time in her second round match. She lost four games to Austria’s Sylvia Plischka before taking the first set. By the second she was well into her stride, conceding just one game to win the match 6-4, 6-1. Her compatriot, Patty Schnyder, didn’t fare so well. She put up a…

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People’s initiative demands end to parole for criminals sentenced to life

This content was published on May 3, 2000 The vote will take place if the federal authorities validate at least 100,000 of the 196,000 signatures handed in on Wednesday. About 100 people took part in a ceremony to hand in the signatures outside the federal parliament. They carried balloons inscribed with the slogan “For the protection of our children”. The signatures were collected…

Cluster: Swiss Identity

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