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Sauber success at Barcelona

This content was published on Apr 28, 2002 The result lifts the team to joint fourth in the constructors championship. Victory went to Germany’s Michael Schumacher, who dominated the race from pole to finish. The win, the Ferrari driver’s fourth out of the five Formula One races this season, lifts him 21 points clear of his nearest rival, Juan Pablo Montoya, in the…

Swiss women on the frontlines

This content was published on Apr 28, 2002 Two volunteers, who are working as a nurse and a driver, have spent the past few months looking after foreign troops. Marlene Suter keeps them in good health, while Lisa Zulauf makes sure they are well stocked with much needed supplies. Marlene Suter from Lucerne is halfway through her six-month stint as a nurse in…

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“Gambling, Gods and LSD” sweeps up Nyon prize

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 Mettler’s film, which was seven years in the making, is an exploration of our need for optimism and happiness. It also won the prize in the young viewers’ category. The Swiss director Ursula Meier also carried off a prize during Saturday’s award ceremony for her documentary about a Geneva policeman, who went from being a…

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St Gallen gatecrash Basel party

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 The match was played amid euphoric chanting by Basel supporters in the sold-out St Jacob’s stadium, packed out with 33,433 spectators, many of whom came solely to watch their team being handed the league trophy. Basel’s fatigue after their winning season was in evidence during the match and their sixth-ranked opponents seized their chance to…

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Poor start for Swiss in Fed Cup

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 Schnyder, ranked 17th in the world, was first on court. She was up against the 27-year-old Slovak, Janette Husarova (WTA 38), but went down 6-7, 7-5, 5-7. The rubber was a tight affair with Husarova taking a 5-3 lead before heavy rain drove the players off the court. The interruption seemed to affect the Slovak’s…

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Thyssen-Bornemisza dies at 81

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 Thyssen, who had amassed one of the world’s largest private collections of art, had been ill for some time. He had worn a pacemaker for the last two years and died in the early hours of Saturday morning of cardio-respiratory failure. Born on 13 April 1921 in Scheveningen in the Netherlands, he was the son…

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Swiss Radio International offers satellite broadcast to Asia

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 The programme is now broadcast on the AsiaStar platform, one of the WorldSpace satellite systems, using the east, west and south beams and covering much of the continent. WorldSpace was founded in 1990 to provide direct satellite delivery of digital audio and multimedia services primarily to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and the…

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Closer EU ties threaten banking secrecy

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 For seven decades, banking secrecy has been enshrined in Swiss law and has helped to make the country the world’s largest “offshore” banking centre. But Switzerland is facing heavy pressure to weaken “bank customer confidentiality” – to give it its official name – as part of a new bilateral agreement with the EU on combating…

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More laurels for “Simi”

This content was published on Apr 27, 2002 The SportStar Awards, which were created by sports broadcaster Eurosport with the support of the International Olympic Committee, are to “honor European medallists and endorse Olympic sports values”. Ammann became a national hero in February after winning ski jumping gold in both the 90 and 120-meter events at Salt Lake City. Other athletes to be…

First round defeat for Swiss

This content was published on Apr 26, 2002 Switzerland was solidly outclassed by the Czech Republic – who are the reigning championship titleholders and 1998 Olympic winners – 5 goals to nil. Hopes of a strong start at the championships in Sweden were dashed in the seventh minute when Frantisek Kaberle pushed home the opening goal past a disorganised Swiss defense. Three more…

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