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Federer fails to clinch Swiss Open title

This content was published on Jul 13, 2003 In a gruelling five-set match lasting almost three hours, the Basel-born tennis hero saw his dreams of winning his first Swiss title elude him again. The roller-coaster match saw both players fighting back after going behind. But in the final set, Novak came back from a heavy loss in the fourth set to take the…

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Paris meeting marks 20 years in battle against Aids

This content was published on Jul 12, 2003 Experts from Geneva, Lausanne and Basel, who play a leading role in international research into Aids, will unveil their latest findings. It is exactly 20 years ago that researchers published evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes Aids. “The main objective of this conference is to try and improve the exchange between basic and…

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Roman Catholic Church lures back flock

This content was published on Jul 12, 2003 About 150 “pilgrims” followed the call to the monastery for a three-day gathering this past week. swissinfo spoke to some of the participants. “I was raised as a Catholic and that is something I feel inside and I can’t change it,” said Verena Huber, who is uneasy at being called a pilgrim. “Even when I…

Education

Swiss youngsters snub politics

This content was published on Jul 11, 2003 Switzerland ranked 19th in a 28-nation survey of young people’s knowledge and understanding of politics – a surprising result given the country’s system of direct democracy. Poland ranked first, followed by Finland, Cyprus and Greece. Colombia was bottom of the table. However, 66 per cent of young people there said they were interested in politics,…

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Prison for doctor who misused millions

This content was published on Jul 11, 2003 A court in Basel found Guido Zäch, who is also a parliamentarian, guilty of mismanaging SFr29.4 million ($21.3 million) belonging to the Swiss Paraplegics Foundation. The 68-year-old doctor – who has repeatedly asserted his innocence – was found not guilty of embezzlement. He was ordered to pay legal fees of Fr56,500. The Basel city prosecutor…

Culture

Outsider artist obsessed with Hitler

This content was published on Jul 11, 2003 The exhibition also tells the remarkable story of how Theo Wagemann’s pictures came to be shown in a place where monks lived in silence for nearly 400 years. Born near Aachen in Germany in 1918, Wagemann was himself reduced to a life of virtual silence after suffering a traumatic shock at the age of 13.…

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Zurich police cleared of general brutality

This content was published on Jul 10, 2003 The study dismissed claims of a “Rambo” mentality in the force, but did find fault with the police in five specific cases. The parliamentary commission that published the report was set up in June 2002 to investigate alleged misconduct by the police in ten separate incidents. Despite its misgivings over the behaviour of some individual…

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Swiss champ keen to defend title

This content was published on Jul 10, 2003 Fans will get a preview of what’s to come when Bucher competes on home turf next month in the prestigious Golden League series in Zurich. He says he is looking forward to both events and hopes to be in top form. “It’s something special to be able to defend my world championship title,” he told…

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Naturalisation issue taken out of voters’ hands

This content was published on Jul 9, 2003 The ruling came as Switzerland’s highest court also upheld an appeal by five applicants whose requests for Swiss citzenship were rejected in a popular vote in canton Lucerne. The court ordered a review of the applications, which were turned down by the citizens of Emmen, an industrial suburb of Lucerne, in March 2000. It said…

Culture

Jean-Luc Darbellay, Olivier Darbellay: Résonances. Signal pour deux cors, -La- , Octuor à vent, Concerto pour violoncelle…Olivier Darbellay, horn and cello. Ensemble instrumental LUDUS.Dir. J.-L. Darbellay.

This content was published on Jul 9, 2003

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