Swiss Identity

Swiss author receives French literature prize

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 It is the first time the prestigious French award is attributed to a foreigner. The setting for the book is the Cannes film festival, which Klopmann knows well. The French publisher Fayard usually prints 50,000 copies of prize- winning novels. However, Klopmann said at least 100,000 copies would be produced – 6,000 of which will…

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Expelled Falun Gong supporters return home

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 Around 14 of 35 Western followers of the banned spiritual cult were put on planes and flown back to Europe on Wednesday. Police detained the group when they demonstrated in Tiananmen Square against alleged oppression by Chinese authorities. Along with the three Swiss, a Swiss-based Spaniard and eight Germans boarded an Air China flight bound…

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Swiss arts world split over proposed illegal goods law

This content was published on Nov 22, 2001 The move follows a reported increase in the illicit traffic of art objects in Switzerland, the world’s fourth largest art trading centre. The proposal has enraged art dealers in the country, who say it is tantamount to imposing “cultural police” on the art world. David Cahn, president of the International Association for Dealers of Ancient…

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Swiss basketball team start 2003 campaign with loss

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 The game, played in Kiev on Wednesday, was the first of ten qualifying matches which the Swiss players hope will lead them towards a place in the 2003 tournament. Top-scorer for the Swiss was Norbert Valis with 22 points, ahead of team capitain Patrick Koller with 10. The visitors shot at the basket more often…

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Aarau last qualifier for round of 16 in Swiss Cup

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 The fourth division side made Aarau sweat to earn its victory. The team from canton Aargau took 21 minutes to find its way past the Ascona keeper, thanks to a strike from Gygax. Aarau failed to build on its advantage after this first goal though. Much to the delight of the 600 spectators, Ascona held…

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Nef finishes third in US

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 Norway’s Andrine Flemmen finished first, clinching her second World Cup victory ahead of Canadian Alison Forsyth. Flemmen, who was absent from the circuit last season, was equal first with Nef after the initial leg, and was second best on the other run. Nef finished 69 hundredths of a second behind Flemmen. “I don’t understand how…

Sixteenth century farmhouse gets new home

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 The 16th century building is to be the centrepiece of a “Ticinese quarter” at Ballenberg, which will be inaugurated in 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary of when the Italian-speaking canton joined the Swiss Confederation. About 100 buildings from all over Switzerland have been reconstructed at the museum since it opened in 1978 next to…

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Waxworks depict medical mysteries

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 The rare 19th century collection – which depicts Siamese twins, a caesarean section, syphilitic lesions and cross-sections of a torso – is being shown at Geneva’s Louis Jeantet Medical Foundation, before being sold by Christie’s at auction on December 13. It is rare to find these waxworks outside museums and medical institutions, and unusual to…

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Controversial Italian law tops Swiss talks

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 A delegation of Swiss experts is to meet Italian justice authorities in Rome on Thursday to discuss a 1998 agreement to increase cross-border judicial cooperation. Swiss justice minister Ruth Metzler said recent legal changes made by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi were contrary to the spirit of the 1998 deal. Under the law, which was…

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Mid-week ice hockey blues for Ambri

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 In Tuesday night’s action, Ambri were defeated 1-4 by ninth-placed Kloten and thus ensured they would be taking home with them no mid-week inroads into the top of the table. Kloten took control of the match from the moment the referee blew the whistle signalling the start of the first period of play. Plüss needed…

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