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Swiss urge nations to respect Geneva Conventions

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002 But it stopped short of singling out the United States for its treatment of Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay. The declaration, which was unanimously approved on Wednesday, was in response to a proposal by a Social Democrat parliamentarian, Remo Gysin. Gysin told swissinfo he was disappointed the declaration falls short of…

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Podium place for Hoffmann

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002 The 24-year-old from Davos finished Wednesday’s race in Altenmarkt, Austria just 27 hundredths of a second slower than overall World Cup winner Stephan Eberharter. Having celebrated only two top ten finishes before Wednesday’s downhill, the young Swiss was able to prevent the Austrians from dominating the podium by pushing Hannes Trinkl and Fritz Strobl into…

Skiing through the Engadine

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002 Sunday’s race is the largest cross-country marathon in the world, normally attracting about 12,000 participants each year. Thousands of spectators line the route. The organisers say the race can be held on the original course despite a lack of snow this winter. The scenic route begins in Maloja before crossing the valley’s frozen lakes and…

Ensemble Clarino

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002

Rey-Bellet fourth in final downhill

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002 Wednesday’s race in the Austrian resort of Altenmarkt saw the 29-year-old from canton Valais narrowly miss out on the podium after finishing just 18 hundredths of a second behind third placed Frenchwoman Melanie Suchet. “I had the shivers,” Rey-Bellet laughed after learning of her final ranking position. “I didn’t have any expectations and reaching the…

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basel sinfonietta

This content was published on Mar 6, 2002

New coach for Fed Cup team

This content was published on Mar 5, 2002 Despite being a joint-Swiss national who represented Switzerland during his playing days, Kuharszky cannot yet be named as the Swiss Fed Cup captain, because of a previous stint in charge of Hungary’s Davis Cup team. Competition rules dictate that Kuharszky cannot serve as Switzerland’s captain until September, three years after leaving his position with the…

Favourites strike back

This content was published on Mar 5, 2002 Davos, who were 2-1 down, defeated Bern 4-5 and levelled their quarterfinal series in Tuesday’s match. Lugano, league runners-up for the past two seasons, romped to an 8-1 win in Zug to take a 3-1 overall lead in the best of seven series. Defending champion Zurich Lions had to work a lot harder against Ambri,…

Kratochvil successful without coach

This content was published on Mar 5, 2002 After having ended his eight-month association with the Australian trainer, the Swiss number two defeated Argentinian fourth seed Guillermo Canas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the ATP tournament in Scottsdale, United States. With this victory Kratochvil stands a good chance of getting into the quarterfinals. The world number 42 will next face…

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Fredy Studer, DJ M. Singe: Duos 14-20

This content was published on Mar 5, 2002

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