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“Utopia Blues” wins double at Solothurn

This content was published on Jan 17, 2002 “Utopia Blues” by Zurich director Stefan Haupt was judged best feature film, and the Swiss Cinema Prize for best male actor went to Michael Finger for his portrayal of its central character. Finger plays the part of a determined blues ban leader who finds that his youthful ideals as a musician turn sour. Andrea Guyer…

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Swiss Davis cup line-up named

This content was published on Jan 17, 2002 Carter, who is Australian, chose Swiss men’s number one, Roger Federer along with Michel Kratochvil, George Bastl, Ivo Heuberger and Marc Rosset. Unfortunately, Carter will not be able to captain the team in Moscow from 8-10 February, because he’s not a Swiss citizen. Under the competition rules, only a Swiss national can captain the Swiss…

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Australian shocker for Gagliardi

This content was published on Jan 17, 2002 Ms Watson, playing on a wildcard, came from the depths of a 311 ATP ranking to make sure Gagliardi — 222 places above her — did not make it through to the third round. Watson needed the full three sets to see off the Swiss competition and finished the match 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Gagliardi got…

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Novartis enters US farm animal market

This content was published on Jan 17, 2002 The two companies are Grand Laboratories Inc and ImmTech Biologics Inc, which focus on the cattle and pig markets. They had sales of $33 million (SFr54.9 million) in 2001. Novartis said the two firms complemented each other and added it had an “exciting” development portfolio in what it called important disease areas. Grand Laboratories, based…

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Meier through to short programme

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 After starting strongly in front of a highly supportive Swiss crowd, the 17-year-old from Zurich made a number of mistakes during the middle section of her routine. But with few of her rivals looking much more convincing, Meier was able to finish sixth in her group with 15 going through to Friday’s short programme. Reigning…

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Swiss volunteers to earn job “certificates”

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 Under the scheme, which was launched in Bern on Wednesday, volunteers can build up a personal “Volunteer Certificate” listing their work experience, which can then serve as a reference when they apply for jobs. The project is the brainchild of International Year of Volunteers Forum Switzerland (iyv-forum.ch) and is being backed by the Swiss business…

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Swiss cycling duo triumphant in Germany

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 The Swiss pair went from third position on Tuesday night to first position on Wednesday, speeding past the finish-line with a 13-point advantage on the title defenders, Austria’s Scott McGrory and Belgium’s Matthew Gilmore. The Antipodean-Belgian pair had to settle for second place with Italy’s Silvio Martinello and Marco Villa coming in third. It was…

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Hingis cruises to third round in Australian Open

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 Hingis made light work of her inexperienced challenger, beating the German player 6-1, 6-2, and booking her place in the third round. Hingis dominated the whole match and refused to be unsettled by Arn’s net rushing tactics. Instead the world number three stood her ground and dictated play from the baseline. Hingis needed just 56…

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Lambiel raises Swiss skating hopes

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 The 16-year old managed to keep up the high level of skating he demonstrated during Monday’s qualifying rounds, which he described as almost his best performance to date. However, fellow Swiss skater Patrick Meier, who only narrowly qualified for the championships on Monday, finished in 16th place. Both Swiss skaters were able to advance to…

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Movies and money on Solothurn agenda

This content was published on Jan 16, 2002 Regarded as a showcase for Swiss feature films and documentaries, the Solothurn film festival is much more than an opportunity for the public to attend the occasional première and for directors to compete for awards. It also provides producers, distributors and other leading behind-the-scene players the chance to get together and exchange ideas, which usually…

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