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“Lightning Bolt” strikes Lausanne

This content was published on Sep 3, 2008 The triple Olympic champion and world record holder showed he was still in sparkling form on Tuesday, cruising to the second-fastest time in the world this year in his first 200-metre race since the Olympics at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne. The 22-year-old Jamaican, who set world records in winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m…

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Federer battles into US Open quarterfinals

This content was published on Sep 3, 2008 In an emotional five-set struggle Federer rallied to beat Andreev 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals at the year’s last Grand Slam. During the game Federer often threw his head back in disappointment or screamed with delight. The four-time defending champion couldn’t stop smiling at the end of the test…

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Powell runs 9.72 in 100 metres at Lausanne

This content was published on Sep 2, 2008 The Jamaican sprinter clocked 9.72 seconds on Tuesday ahead of American Walter Dix in 9.92 and Nesta Carter of Jamaica in 9.98. His compatriot, Usain Bolt, set the new record of 9.69 in winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing last month, while Powell finished fifth in that race. Another highlight of…

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Schnyder and Wawrinka out of US Open

This content was published on Sep 2, 2008 Schnyder lost her quarterfinal against Elena Dementieva of Russia, world number five, in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday. It was only the second time in her career that the top woman of Swiss tennis had advanced to the final eight at the US Open. For his part, Wawrinka was roundly beaten by Britain’s Andy…

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Lessons learnt ten years after Halifax crash

This content was published on Sep 2, 2008 He describes the crash of the MD-11 on September 3, 1998 – the worst in Switzerland’s aviation history – as an “exceptional air catastrophe, a unique case”. Overney had taken the reins at the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau five months beforehand. On September 3, he received a call informing him of a Swissair crash over…

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Mixed fortunes for Swiss tennis players

This content was published on Sep 2, 2008 The world number 10 was roundly beaten in three sets in the third round, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3, by the number 6, Britain’s Andy Murray. The Swiss, who was playing his 200th match as a professional, has never progressed to the final eight in a grand slam. Meanwhile Switzerland’s top woman tennis player, Patty Schnyder, has…

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Taking stairs decreases mortality risk

This content was published on Sep 1, 2008 The main author of the study, Philippe Meyer, said regularly walking from floor to floor in an office building decreased mortality risk by 15 per cent. Meyer said using the stairs improves fitness, body composition, blood pressure and lipid profiles. “The challenge remains to develop successful population-based interventions, which promote physical activities that can be…

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Fused: two men, a woman and a radio guitar

This content was published on Sep 1, 2008 swissinfo went to meet the group hiding out in an 18th century château surrounded by rolling fields and vineyards, set against the backdrop of the Alps and Lake Geneva. It all looks fairly peaceful, but beyond two sets of centuries-old wooden doors and down the steps in a cavernous basement Fuse Factory is at work.…

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Swiss peace efforts come under the spotlight

This content was published on Sep 1, 2008 Twenty years ago the Swisspeace Foundation was launched in a bid to study the causes of conflict and to promote peace through counselling, education and publications. During the Cold War era the status of neutral Switzerland was recognised on the international stage. But the fall of the Berlin Wall meant a re-definition of the country’s…

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