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Federer makes it two in a row at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jul 4, 2004 The world’s number one player defeated second seed Roddick in four sets 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4. He picked up prize money of £602,500 (SFr1.36 million). The 22-year-old top seed, who also won this year’s Australian Open, recovered well after an aggressive start by Roddick to secure his third grand slam title. “This is a…

Demographics

July 4 puts present-day politics into perspective

This content was published on Jul 4, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Karl Jauch, the head of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) in Geneva, talks about Iraq and the upcoming presidential elections in the US. ACA is a non-partisan, non-governmental association that works to defend the interests of Americans living abroad, especially in the areas of citizenship and taxation. Jauch said many Americans…

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Tourism with a conscience

This content was published on Jul 3, 2004 Unique in the world, the non-profit cooperative is an unusual partnership between Swiss employers associations, unions, and the tourist industry. Born of the economic crisis of the 1930s, Reka combined the twin aims of boosting the flagging Swiss hotel industry and subsidizing family vacations for those who could not otherwise afford them. Sixty-five years on,…

Doctors warn of TV link to child obesity

This content was published on Jul 2, 2004 A study of Swiss schoolchildren aged between six and ten found that some were glued to a TV screen for up to four hours a day. “To our knowledge this study provides the strongest evidence for an independent association between time spent playing electronic games and childhood obesity,” said Dr Nicolas Stettler, who headed the…

Culture

Schweizer Volkstänze / Danses populaires suisses. Beschwingt uf Schritt und Tritt – Pas à pas avec entrain. Vol. 2.

This content was published on Jul 2, 2004

Culture

Montreux lives up to its name

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004 Among those performing at the lakeside event are Alicia Keys, Dido, Phil Collins, Carlos Santana and rock legends Status Quo and Deep Purple. The festival, in its 38th year, is one of Switzerland’s largest and is expected to be a sell-out. More than 85,000 tickets have been sold so far and the organisers are hoping…

Education

Plans unveiled to harmonise schooling

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004 The proposals follow a 2001 Europe-wide report which found that 20 per cent of 15-year-olds in Switzerland could not understand basic written information. In Switzerland education is the responsibility of the cantons, which means there are 26 different school curricula. But the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Directors of Education has decided that action must be…

Demographics

Expert panel warns of superbug

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004 The move follows a national survey showing that half of all Swiss believe, wrongly, that alternative drugs are available, should antibiotics fail. The survey – commissioned by the Swiss National Science Foundation – also found a high level of concern about superbugs. Eighty per cent of those questioned said they believed antibiotic-resistant infections posed a…

Culture

Mo’Bop: A New Day

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004

Federer serves up ace for charity

This content was published on Jul 1, 2004 The world number one has announced that the foundation, which bears his name, is going into partnership with a Swiss-South African aid organisation. The 22-year-old from Basel dreamt up the idea of establishing the Roger Federer Foundation last December, at the end of a year which saw him win seven titles on four different surfaces.…

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