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US singer Thornton dies in Zurich crash

This content was published on Nov 25, 2001 The 34-year-old pop star was on a European promotional tour for Coca-Cola with her new single, “Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)”. Thornton, born in May 1967 in South Carolina, was for many years the voice of La Bouche with whom she had worldwide success with songs such as “Sweet Dreams”, “Fallin’ In Love” and “Be…

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Switzerland tamed by Turkey

This content was published on Nov 25, 2001 The loss was all the more galling since coach Renato Carettoni’s team had raced to a 20-point lead after only the first quarter. But Turkey, who finished runners-up at the last European Championships, stepped up a gear, restricting the Swiss team to just three points in the second quarter while the visitors racked up 19…

Davos still top ice hockey table

This content was published on Nov 24, 2001 The Graubünden “dream team” cruised to an easy victory against ninth placed Lausanne scoring in all three periods. The match started with an almost immediate goal from Davos’s Gianola in the 3rd minute. The second period proved to be electric. In the 28th minute Davos’s Marha neatly tucked one into the back of the net,…

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St Gallen rise up league table

This content was published on Nov 24, 2001 In front of a 6,900 strong crowd in Tourbillon, St Gallen’s Carlos Chaile scored the only goal of the match in the 76th minute clinching victory for the boys from north-eastern Switzerland. Saturday’s win also helped St Gallen rise up the league table to take second place, where they replaced the losers, Sion. With 33…

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Lugano bounce back against Minsk

This content was published on Nov 24, 2001 In the second of their three semi-final matches, the Bianconeri bounced back from Friday’s 4-2 loss against Milan to secure their first aggregate points. In front of 700 spectators in Asiago, Italy, Lugano’s Mike Maneluk was the first to score a goal when he slipped one past the Minsk goalie Sarudni in the third minute.…

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Council of Europe recommends Romansch protection

This content was published on Nov 24, 2001 It called on Swiss authorities at every level – federal, state and community – to ensure that the Romansch-speaking population “benefits fully from protection provided” by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In the Romansch heartland of canton Graubünden, nearly 70,000 people speak the five different versions of the language. The charter’s independent…

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Swiss goodwill offensive launched in London

This content was published on Nov 24, 2001 The campaign title – “Dialogue Across Mountains” – refers to the historic links between the Swiss landscape and the British, who virtually founded the modern ski industry and were the forerunners of winter tourism in the alps. But organisers are swift to point out that the title is merely a point of departure for three…

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Lugano lose first round against Milan

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 In the first of three matches of their semifinal tournament, the Bianconeri failed to put their mark on the game despite their superiority on paper. In Asiago, in front of 1,000 spectators, Lugano got off to a good start, when Rötheli opened the score in the eighth minute from a Jeannin pass. But six minutes…

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Swiss-Italian talks end without resolution

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 The delegation, led by the director of the Swiss justice ministry, Heinrich Koller, wanted to know the impact of new Italian legislation on a landmark 1998 cross-border judicial agreement between Italy and Switzerland. When the accord was signed, authorities in both countries hailed the deal as a way of simplifying cross-border cooperation between the two…

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Aarau collection recalls renowned Kern company

This content was published on Nov 23, 2001 The curator, Heinz Aeschlimann, speaks proudly of the achievements of Kern & Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of precision measuring and optical instruments used around the world. The Aarau-based firm, founded in 1819, was closed in 1991. Two examples of this tradition can be seen outside the single, modestly sized showroom, which houses only a…

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