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Brändli ends road race in sixth place

This content was published on Oct 13, 2001 Polikeviciute won the 121-kilometre race in a time of 3 hours, 12 minutes and 6 seconds. Her Lithuanian compatriot, Edita Pucinskaite came second, while France’s Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli finished third. The 20-year-old rider from Zurich, who became the first Swiss woman in five years to win a medal at the championships after taking silver in Wednesday’s…

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Bern’s Biennale blows away perceptions of Jewish culture

This content was published on Oct 13, 2001 The festival’s organisers have dug deeply into Jewish history to come up with artists, alive and dead, somehow linked to Jewish culture for the two-week celebration. It is somewhat misleadingly named “What is Jewish music?” given that music is only part of the offering. Stefan Schmidt, the festival’s organiser agrees that Jewish music is “just…

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Hockey league leader board unchanged

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 Last year’s finalists failed to produce the sparks one would expect of them. Despite this, Zurich managed to win its third home game in row, shutting out Lugano for a 3-0 victory. Swede Morgan Samuelsson was most the incisive of the Zurich players, with a goal and two assists. Unfortunately for his team, he will…

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Government calls for tighter national security

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 Jean-Luc Vez, Switzerland’s federal police chief, called on Friday for greater centralisation of the country’s cantonal policing system. “The overhaul of our police system is a must,” Vez said at a press conference in Bern. But he stopped short of demanding the creation of a federal security network similar to the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

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Zug massacre task force disbanded

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 The task force had been established to ensure the continuity of local political life immediately after the attack, which left 14 politicians dead. The responsibilities have now been returned to the relevant local authorities. The temporary group was set up immediately following the incident on September 27, when a man identified as Friedrich Leibacher opened…

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Bumper fortnight for tennis fans

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 The Kloten tournament, which gets underway this weekend, is welcoming 15 of the top 20 women players. Swiss world number one Martina Hingis will be attempting to defend her title from last year while Basel’s Patty Schnyder will be banking on plenty of home support after receiving a wild card entry into the competition. After…

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Two killed in Lucerne shooting

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 A 20-year-old Swiss man, who has not been named, shot and killed a woman who was sharing an apartment in Lucerne with his former girlfriend, who was also injured as she jumped down off the apartment balcony onto the road below. A 63-year-old female German tourist, who happened to be passing the apartment block at…

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Sauber name new driver

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 The 20-year-old from Sao Paolo has been brought in to replace Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen, who last month agreed to join Formula One giants McLaren-Mercedes after just one season with Sauber. Massa has shone in this year’s European Formula 3000 competition, winning five of the eight races and the overall title. Following an impressive three…

“The Pledge” opens with non-Swiss scenery

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 As with most film versions of novels, this one is loosely based on the original, which was first published in German as “Das Versprechen” in 1958. But as critics noted after its release earlier this year in the United States, it remains basically faithful to the thriller written by its Swiss author. Jack Nicholson plays…

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Swiss Italian talks overshadowed by legal row

This content was published on Oct 12, 2001 The visit, by four members of the parliamentary commission on foreign affairs, was part of a long-scheduled series of visits to European Union capitals. But the talks in Rome were dominated by the recent decision of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to change Italian law, making it more difficult for evidence gathered in other countries…

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