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Alinghi brings America’s Cup to Europe

This content was published on Mar 2, 2003 The team, bankrolled by biotech billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, easily defeated the defender, Team New Zealand, 5-0. In the fifth race of the best-of-nine series the Alinghi team, led by the New Zealand skipper Russell Coutts, swept past the two-time defending champion, winning by 45 seconds. “I’m immensely proud of what we’ve achieved. What you have…

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Swiss seek to bridge global information gap

This content was published on Feb 28, 2003 The Swiss government is to host the first phase of the summit in December, while a second round of high-level talks are slated to take place in Tunisia in 2005. The Swiss Federal Communications Office has called on the public and private sectors to work together to provide equal access to information for all. According…

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Basel celebrates carnival and Locarno ushers in spring

This content was published on Feb 28, 2003 The carnival in the city on the Rhine is usually the last of Switzerland’s pre-Lenten festivals. It traditionally begins on the Monday after Ash Wednesday. The lights are put out at four in the morning, when the “Morgestraich” fife and drum procession marches through the streets. The Morgestraich launches what the people of Basel consider…

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Alinghi wins again as Kiwis crack

This content was published on Feb 28, 2003 Alinghi extended its lead in the best-of-nine series, with a fourth straight victory over defending champions Team New Zealand. The Kiwis’ chances of catching the Swiss are now looking more and more remote – no team has ever come back from a 0-4 deficit in the history of the competition. Hopes of a comeback in…

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Geneva sues Ernst & Young for SFr3 billion

This content was published on Feb 27, 2003 The canton is the majority shareholder in the bank, and was forced to bolster its reserves by SFr2.7 billion in 2000 to prevent the risk of collapse. Geneva’s claim is based on the findings of a yearlong study by another auditing firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, which found “serious failures in its work”, acting cantonal president Robert Cramer…

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Krokus: I Want It All

This content was published on Feb 27, 2003

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882): Symphony No.2, Suite for Orchestra. Bamberger Symphoniker, Dir.: Hans Stadlmair

This content was published on Feb 27, 2003

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Couchepin hammers home anti-terror message

This content was published on Feb 27, 2003 He was speaking on Wednesday evening to 300 top business people. On Thursday he rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. “We are indeed very proud about the considerable progress we have made in dispelling the totally inaccurate view of Switzerland as a country where unscrupulous money launderers can take refuge,” he…

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Swiss festival opens amid terror fears in New York

This content was published on Feb 26, 2003 But festival organisers say they are confident that New Yorkers will turn out in force for “Swisspeaks” despite the potential threat. Swisspeaks chairman Raymond Loretan doesn’t expect festival attendance to be affected by the problems of the United States economy nor by the heightened level of alert. “We all pay more attention to security since…

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Nella Martinetti & Fabio Mignola: Cosi il tempo va

This content was published on Feb 26, 2003

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