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Frei wins 100km race around Biel

This content was published on Jun 15, 2002 The Swiss athlete, who hails from Hochwald in canton Solothurn, won the race with a time of 6:56.39, nearly eight minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Algeria’s Lahcew Ahansal. Frei last won the same event back in 1999 and was happy to toast his latest victory. “I started off a bit too fast, but in…

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Tell targets tourists in Interlaken

This content was published on Jun 15, 2002 The open air play, William Tell, as performed in Interlaken is back for another season. Opening night is June 20, and performances (in German only) will be held once or twice a week throughout the summer (see link below for more details). Based on the Friedrich Schiller play, it calls for a cast of nearly…

Education

Swiss give English lessons to English speakers

This content was published on Jun 15, 2002 Switzerland has a number of “international” schools providing tuition in English but, as many foreigners have found, finding a free place for their child can be all but impossible. That was the experience of Daniel and Karin Sarbach, a Swiss couple who returned from living abroad in 1999. They wanted to send their children to…

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Zurich to fund schools for foreigners

This content was published on Jun 15, 2002 Zurich’s cantonal government has agreed to subsidise the construction of extra schools to cater for the needs of its large international community. Three international schools in the canton look after the educational needs of around 1,400 children, but demand far outstrips the availability of places and new schools are currently in the pipeline. The Radical…

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Federer moves closer to first grass title

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 Federer had little trouble defeating Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in their quarterfinal of the German tournament. The 20-year-old overcame the Russian 6-3, 6-4, blasting an ace to end the match in just 52 minutes. The Swiss showed off a selection of varied shots, peppering his opponent with lobs, volleys and groundstrokes. He had some trouble in…

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Fantastic gymnastics

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 Held every six years, the national contest has a history going all the way back to 1832. This year’s edition will see some 65,000 men, women and children competing in dozens of disciplines ranging from the beautiful to the bizarre. While traditional gymnastic events remain a key part of the festival, the ten-day spectacle has…

Swiss squeeze “Baby Doc” Duvalier and Milosevic

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 At the same time authorities have handed Belgrade bank documents liked to an investigation against three associates of the Yugoslavia’s former president, Slobodan Milosevic. Both cases emerged on Friday, and are being seen as further evidence of Switzerland’s efforts to crack down on ill-gotten funds in Swiss bank accounts. The cabinet on Friday announced it…

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Mikaelian closing in on title

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 The 18-year-old from Lausanne dropped just one game in Friday’s quarter-final action as she brushed aside Belarusian player Nadejda Ostrovskaya (WTA 228) 6-0, 6-1. While many of the world’s top women are currently playing at the Vienna Open or preparing for Wimbledon at the grass court tournament in Birmingham, Mikaelian (WTA 50) has chosen to…

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New threat for FC Sion

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 At a National League meeting in Thun on Friday the struggling club were told that they had not yet satisfied the conditions required to play in the second division. The club’s Cameroonian president Gilbert Kadji now has until Tuesday evening to assure the league, in writing, that Sion have enough money to take part in…

New study offers hope for arthritis sufferers

This content was published on Jun 14, 2002 A two-year study on 300 patients at Zurich university hospital found that chondroitin sulphate helped reverse symptoms of the illness, relieved pain and could prevent the disease from occurring. “It is the first time we have something to treat the disease,” said Professor of rheumatology, Beat Michel, after presenting the results of the study to…

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