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US-Swiss panel discusses bio-terror threat

This content was published on Feb 4, 2002 The attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon last September were accompanied by the anthrax outbreak that killed five people. The source of that outbreak is still unknown, although investigations so far tend to point away from international terrorists. The panel, which included the Swiss economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, the American health secretary,…

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A question of faith

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 After watching another awesome Austrian display during the World Cup weekend in St Moritz, Bartsch insisted that his team would have to be more confident if they wanted to challenge their neighbours and fierce rivals on the slopes above Salt Lake City. “We are definitely in better shape than we were last year,” Bartsch told…

Korean dancer carries off main prize

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 Seventeen-year-old Choe, not content with winning a scholarship, also walked away with the contemporary interpretation prize on Sunday. Seven other dancers also received one-year study grants worth SFr14,000 ($8,150), which will allow them to attend a major school of their choice or serve an apprenticeship with an international company. The jury, chaired by Swiss choreographer…

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Federer fails to defend title

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 The unseeded Sanguinetti pulled off a surprise three set victory over defending champion, Federer. He delighted the home crowd with a 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 win over the second-seeded Swiss. Federer started the match off well, leading the first set 4-1 before his opponent hit back to take the set into a tie-break which he won…

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Cuche second in St Moritz

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 Starting his second run in seventh place, Cuche blasted his way through the field only to be pipped at the last by Austrian star Stephan Eberharter, who clinched victory by just two hundredths of a second. “I lost a lot of time with two mistakes on my first run,” Cuche told swissinfo afterwards. “So I’m…

Austrians dominate St Moritz downhill

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 With less than a week to go until the start of the Winter Olympics, Stephan Eberharter showed once again that he will be the man to beat in Salt Lake City. Blasting down the dramatic Corviglia piste to win in a time of 1:39.07, the 32-year-old star clinched his eighth victory of the season and…

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Hingis triumphs in Tokyo

This content was published on Feb 3, 2002 After facing few difficulties en route to Sunday’s final, Hingis had to work hard against opponent Monica Seles before eventually overcoming the American world number three in three sets (7-6, 4-6, 6-3). Demonstrating her fighting spirit in the opening set tie-break, Hingis came back from 5-1 down to win it 8-6. “It’s a super feeling…

Federer earns right to defend title

This content was published on Feb 2, 2002 Federer only needed two sets to overcome the big-serving Briton, but each of them ended in a tiebreak. In the first, the Swiss number one struggled to contain Rusedski’s 200-kilometre-per-hour missiles on the fast indoor court. Canadian-born Rusedski even came close to taking the set, holding a 6-5 advantage at one point during the tiebreak.…

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Billion-dollar settlement in sight for Sulzer Medica

This content was published on Feb 2, 2002 The medical device maker is facing claims from up to 4,000 patients who received defective hip and knee implants. Around 2,780 of them have already undergone remedial hip surgery, while over 260 others have gone through further knee operations. The agreement with the plaintiffs’ lawyers came on Friday, as the deadline set by a US…

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Roma groups take IBM to court

This content was published on Feb 2, 2002 The Gypsy International Recognition and Compensation Action (GIRCA) was specially created to launch the suit against IBM, believed to be the first ever by a Roma organisation against a private company. The writ accuses IBM of “moral wrongdoing” resulting from the death of immediate family in the camps or resulting from their own time in…

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