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Federer felled in Stuttgart

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 After receiving a bye into the second round in Stuttgart, the Swiss number one became the first seeded player to leave the tournament after being overhauled in three sets on Tuesday by defending champion Wayne Ferreira. In a tight first set, the unseeded South African took Federer to a tie-break. There was nothing close about…

Swiss writer initiates cultural dialogue with Iran

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 Muschg, who was accompanied by the German and Austrian writers, Hans Magnus and Raoul Schrott, had proposed the series of meetings last year, long before the events triggered by the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. But he told the Swiss News Agency that the dialogue had taken on a “particular resonance” as…

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Schnyder crushed in Kloten

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 It took Russian teenager Nadia Petrova just 43 minutes to knock Schnyder out of the tournament in the first round. “The match just went by and suddenly it was over,” a crestfallen Schnyder told swissinfo afterwards. “So I had very little chance of getting into the game. She just cruised past me.” Following Martina’s Hingis…

Crime at 20-year low in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 In a report published on Tuesday, the Federal Office for Police said it recorded a total of 271,000 criminal offences last year. This is the lowest figure since the office launched its statistics in 1982. The decrease is due to a drop in thefts, which represent the largest proportion of crimes. However, there has been…

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Transparency praises Swiss action on money laundering

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 But the president of the Swiss chapter of Transparency International warns that financial institutions around the world have failed to shed light on illegal transactions of the type which financed the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. The new report offers a unique insight into the extent of corruption – from petty pilfering…

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Mail gets new scrutiny because of anthrax scare

This content was published on Oct 16, 2001 In Switzerland, two people are undergoing tests for possible exposure to anthrax after they received packages containing an unidentified powder. The first incident came to light on Monday after the Basel-based pharmaceutical giant, Novartis, revealed that one of its employees had undergone medical tests after receiving a letter with powder. Novartis spokesman, Mark Hill, told…

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Swiss justice authorities charge former director of Elf

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 A Geneva-based judge, Paul Perraudin, charged the 74-year old Alfred Sirven, who is already serving a five-year prison sentence for charges relating to the case, and seven other people in the ongoing investigation into the Elf scandal. Two other businessmen are among those facing charges, including Roger Gindroz, a Swiss citizen who is accused of…

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Swiss go down with Formula One fever

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 On average more than half a million people tuned in to each of the 17 live Grand Prix this season, as Sauber raced to an unprecedented fourth place finish in the constructors’ championship. More than three quarters of those watching in the German speaking parts of Switzerland chose Swiss television over its German and Austrian…

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Kloten director remains upbeat

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 The final few days of preparation before the start of the one million dollar event in Kloten are always a hectic time for the organisers. But this year was far more frantic than usual. On Saturday Williams announced that she did not want to leave her family and friends in America following the start of…

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Swiss Centre in Italy marks anniversary

This content was published on Oct 15, 2001 For many years one of the two buildings was the tallest in Milan, and this week a series of events there is aimed at drawing attention to its stature as a centre of Swiss culture. Designed by the Zurich architect Armin Meili as an avant-garde structure which looks as up-to-date today as it did in…

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