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Badman wins Ironman

This content was published on Oct 7, 2001 Badman, who took the Ironman for the third time in 9:28’37”, came out victorious four minutes ahead of the Canadian Lorie Bowden and Germany’s Nina Kraft. “I thought we’d had the toughest weather conditions imaginable last year, but I was wrong,” Badman said after the race. “Halfway through the cycling race, strong winds made me…

Zurich exhibition shows how a lost paradise is being reinvented

This content was published on Oct 7, 2001 Ten thousand years ago, our ancestors transformed themselves from nomadic hunter-gatherers into farmers and cattle-breeders. This, says Beat Kappeler, a contributing editor to the “Weltwoche” newspaper, led to the first revolution, and what was seen as a lost paradise. “In the Bible and other writings, the abandonment of nomadic life was seen as a paradise…

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Second time unlucky for Kratochvil

This content was published on Oct 7, 2001 Top-seeded Hewitt, fresh from a pummelling of American James Blake in his semi-final round on Saturday, looked in control of the match from the outset. The 22-year-old Swiss, who just 24 hours earlier had easily overcome his own semi-final opponent, Karol Kucera, seemed less sure of his play in Sunday’s final. Hewitt broke his opponent…

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Ambri stays on top of the league

This content was published on Oct 6, 2001 In the 12th round of the ice hockey league Ambri beat the Langnau Tigers 2-1. Due to this victory Ambri remains top of the league with 17 points, closely followed by Lugano with 16 points and Fribourg with 14 points. The Kloten Flyers beat Rapperswil Jona 6-1, which marks the highest victory for Kloten this…

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White March demands government act against “paedocrime”

This content was published on Oct 6, 2001 Several thousands of people dressed in white demonstrated silently in the streets of Lausanne, Geneva, Fribourg, Bellinzona, Delémont and Sion. Participants released white balloons, and made moving speeches. “Switzerland is well behind its neighbours in tracking down paedophiles,” said Christine Bussat, head of the organising committee. “The government’s attitude is one indifference: Children and adults…

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Kratochvil through to Tokyo final

This content was published on Oct 6, 2001 Kratochvil took just 62 minutes to demolish his semi-final opponent and now goes on to meet Australia’s world number three, Lleyton Hewitt, in the final. Top-seeded Hewitt booked his place in the final by defeating the unseeded American James Blake, 6-4, 6-0. The Bernese player faces a difficult task against the winner of the US…

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Isolation and poverty foster violence, UN official says

This content was published on Oct 6, 2001 “When we talk about the population, the main thing we need to think about is not numbers,” Obaid told swissinfo. “We need to think about people’s quality of life. Do they have services, can they plan their families, can they be protected from sexually transmitted diseases, can a woman be protected from violence, and can…

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Ambri go top after winning Ticino derby

This content was published on Oct 5, 2001 Fribourg climbed up into third place comfortably beating Kloten 3-1 and registering their sixth consecutive home victory in the process. Davos, who welcomed back Swiss international Reto von Arx this week, dropped a place to fourth after going down 1-2 at home to Bern in front of a record 11,832 spectators. Rapperswil also failed to…

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Under-21s qualify for European Championships

This content was published on Oct 5, 2001 Trailing 1-3 at half-time, the Swiss scored twice in the second half in Ramenskoye to draw the match and finish top of their qualifying group, with just one point separating them and the Russians. A dramatic opening 45 minutes saw coach Bernard Challandes’ team snatch an early lead in the second minute when Ludovic Magnin…

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Government slams changes to Swiss-Italian cross-border laws

This content was published on Oct 5, 2001 Under the law, which was ratified by the Italian parliament, Rome can now dismiss the findings of investigations carried out by other countries, if their procedures do not correspond with those of Italy. Opposition parliamentarians say the new legislation will effectively grant the country’s prime minister and media baron, Silvio Berlusconi, and several of his…

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