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Hip hop in alpine resort

This content was published on Dec 19, 2001 Throughout the winter season, the Ministry will organise the musical programme every Saturday evening at the new Riders Palace hotel in Flims Laax Falera. There are hopes in the resort that MoS and the state-of-the-art hotel can turn the winter destination – already popular with snowboarders – into the Ibiza of the Alps. Besides the…

Big Air snowboarders take to Swiss streets

This content was published on Dec 19, 2001 Around 60 snowboarders from Switzerland and other countries are taking part in the Bluewin Fly Session Tour, which the organisers describe as the only Big Air tour of its kind. It takes in five stops around the country. The riders have already shown off their skills in Bern and Geneva. Up next are Basel, Lugano…

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Guilty parties prepare to appeal canyoning trial verdict

This content was published on Dec 19, 2001 Günther Galli, one of the defence lawyers, said the move was a preparatory measure aimed at ensuring that a full-scale appeal could take place at a later date. Any move to appeal, even provisional, had to be lodged within ten days of the trial’s verdict. Galli said his clients would take the final decision on…

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European honour for Bucher

This content was published on Dec 18, 2001 More than 2200 officials, journalists, athletes and fans from 48 countries voted to decide the prize, which has been awarded since 1993. Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny took second place, with the Lithuanian discus thrower Virgilijus Alekna in third. Tuesday’s award rounded off an exceptional year for the 800-metre world champion. In addition to winning…

Holocaust survivors to receive payments

This content was published on Dec 18, 2001 The first payments from the $1.25 billion (SFr2 billion) settlement are to be made to 95 survivors. Fifteen of them were denied entry to or expelled from Switzerland during the war, while 80 were mistreated in the country after being admitted. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany announced in New York on Monday…

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Geraldine Chaplin steps down from film prize jury

This content was published on Dec 18, 2001 She will be replaced by the actor Stefan Gubser. Gubser, who is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland, is well-known for his cinema and television roles and was most recently seen in the film “Berezina”. The six-member Swiss cinema prize jury for 2002 includes the president of the Swiss filmmakers association and director Matthias von…

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Euro bid goes online

This content was published on Dec 17, 2001 The Swiss and Austrian football associations have launched their website in four languages (German, French, Italian and English) with the aim of increasing awareness about their campaign. Found at www.austria.switzerland-euro2008.com, the website gives details on the eight proposed stadiums and sets out the reasons behind the Swiss-Austrian bid. Among Switzerland and Austria’s main rivals to…

The year in sound: Mother Superior

This content was published on Dec 17, 2001 Feted the length and breadth of Switzerland after clinching the country’s only gold medal at last year’s Sydney Olympics, Swiss triathlete Brigitte McMahon had a private celebration of her own last May. Eight and a half months after crossing the finish line in Sydney to win the first ever triathlon Olympic gold, McMahon gave birth…

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Rare chance to see Fries paintings

This content was published on Dec 17, 2001 Hans Fries was a baker’s son, born in Fribourg in about 1460, and became the city’s official artist in 1500 after developing his style as a young artist in Basel. Almost exclusively a painter of religious subjects, especially altarpieces, he lived during the turning point between the Middle Ages and the modern age, shortly before…

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Swiss achieve good results in Antwerp

This content was published on Dec 16, 2001 On Sunday, Nicole Zahnd swam to eighth place in the 200 metres freestyle by finishing the race in 1″59’35 and setting a new Swiss record for this distance. It was the second time the 21-year-old managed to swim among the eight best after she had taken sixth place in the 400 metres freestyle on Saturday.…

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