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Mat Callahan: San Francisco

This content was published on Apr 25, 2002

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Basel clinch title

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 The club’s thumping win cemented their hold on the Swiss title, and also saw Basel become the first team since the introduction of the current league format to win the championship in April. “There have been expectations on us to win all season,” relieved head coach Christian Gross told swissinfo during the dressing room celebrations,…

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Borer replacement named

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 Swiss ambassador to the Philippines, Werner Baumann, will replace Thomas Borer, who was brought back to Bern after foreign minister Joseph Deiss said, “he can no longer effectively fulfil his mission in Berlin”. The recall followed allegations in a tabloid newspaper, the weekly SonntagsBlick, that Borer was having an affair. Denial Borer immediately denied the…

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UN team prepares for Jenin as Israel objects to Swiss

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 Israel says it wants a change in the composition of the team, which consists of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, the former head of the United Nations Refugee agency, Sadako Ogata and Sommaruga, the Swiss who is former president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The three have been meeting in Geneva to…

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Euro bid fights for limelight

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 In language that is likely to be less vitriolic than that of Messrs Blatter and Johansson, the Swiss-Austrian bid team are set to show off their credentials at the UEFA congress, along with their six rival bidders. The competing teams will have the chance to display their bids in the style of a trade fair,…

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Trees symbolise root of good and evil

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 According to Germanic mythology, the supreme god Woden created the first man and woman from an ash tree and an alder. Trees are a never-ending theme for Bernd Steiner, who has spent years documenting their history. “What is the symbolic importance of the tree in history?” asks Steiner, explaining his long search to uproot the…

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Television entertainers gather for Golden Rose

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 The festival, which brings together television industry insiders from around the world, is an international event dedicated to entertainment programming. The Golden Rose – which is supported by swissinfo’s parent company, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation – is also an opportunity to reward those programmes which have made a significant impact on the overseas television market.…

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People’s Party wants banking secrecy enshrined in constitution

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 The right-wing party – one of the four in government – made the announcement at a media conference, at which there were also calls for Switzerland to break off negotiations with the European Union. The move comes after days of speculation over whether the Swiss government is prepared to make concessions on banking secrecy in…

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UN resists Israeli pressure to dump Sommaruga

This content was published on Apr 24, 2002 The UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, is pressing ahead with the mission despite Israel’s insistence that Sommaruga – the former president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – be dropped from the three-member team that will probe Israel’s assault on the Jenin refugee camp. Annan has refused to negotiate over the composition…

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