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Top honours for Nef and Bucher

This content was published on Dec 9, 2001 Beltrametti was among those nominated in the newcomers category and was clearly foremost in the athletes’ thoughts as the awards were handed out. “His injury puts everything into perspective,” said Bucher after picking up the Swiss sportsman award for the second year in succession. “Sport is important, but it’s not the most important thing in…

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Swiss ski star paralysed for life

This content was published on Dec 9, 2001 Swiss team spokesman, Marc Wälti, told swissinfo that official diagnoses had revealed irreperable damage to Beltrametti’s spinal cord, resulting in paralysis of his lower body. “The doctors have told us he will be paralysed for life,” Wälti confirmed. “Right now he’s in intensive care at the hospital in Grenoble but in a stable condition.” Wälti…

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Davos stretch lead

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 Playing in front of a record 6,000 spectators, both teams put on a good show, with the Graubünden team coming out on top in a game where offence was the keyword. Swiss international Patrick Fischer scored twice for Davos. Davos now have a seven-point cushion over Zug, who were defeated at home by Bern, 1-5.…

Simmen books Olympic ticket

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 As a current world champion, Simmen needed only to finish in the top 12 to earn his spot on the Olympic team. Many of the country’s top snowboarding stars have been critical of the Swiss qualifying process, which has its emphasis on the riders’ current form rather than previous performances, and Simmen proved to be…

Protest staged against military campaign in Afghanistan

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 Protesters marched on the Swiss capital to demonstrate against the air and military strikes in Afghanistan and to make a collective call for peace. The demonstrators, united under the banner “Alliance against war and terror”, came from more than 50 organisations such as the Group for Switzerland without an Army and the Swiss Green Party.…

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Davos stay top of table

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 Davos put up a poor showing against the home side, who are ranked 10th in the overall standings. Zug, by contrast, were firmly in control of their match, winning a 4-1 victory against Lausanne, to climb to second spot in the rankings. Lower down the table, Lugano displaced Fribourg from fourth position after wiping out…

Amnesty debates police violence

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 Speakers at last week’s debate in Zurich included Nerys Lee, Amnesty International’s officer with special responsibility for Switzerland, and Jörg Schild, president of the intercantonal association of police chiefs. Lawyers and representatives of other human rights organisations were also present. The debate began with a speech by Nerys Lee in which she was careful to…

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Swiss bishops take up cudgels for Islam

This content was published on Dec 8, 2001 At its regular meeting in Bern this week, the Swiss Bishops Conference said it had decided last March to set up the working group to address ignorance about Islam in Switzerland. It stressed that the decision had nothing to do with the September 11 attacks, but that it was timely given the animosity towards Islam…

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Swiss push for better water management

This content was published on Dec 7, 2001 At the end of the meeting on Friday, delegates called on governments to establish plans for water resources by 2005, but also to apply the tenets of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. This text demands proper worldwide management of natural resources. The conference focused its attention mainly on drinking water, but it also took a…

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Canyoning survivor recalls moment of disaster

This content was published on Dec 7, 2001 The 22-year-old Australian, Rachel O’Brien, is the only survivor to be called to the stand during the trial of eight managers and guides of the extreme sports company, Adventure World, charged with manslaughter through culpable negligence. O’Brien spoke confidently and showed no emotion while describing the weather conditions in the Saxet Brook before a flash…

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