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Top tuggers pull into Bütschwil

This content was published on Sep 20, 2001 Over the two days of competition, teams of men, women and children from 14 European countries will be taking up 40-metre pieces of rope and attempting to out-pull their opponents. Weight will clearly be an important factor, but fans of the sport insist that strength, stamina and timing are just as essential to victory. Swiss…

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Shanghai show over for Heuberger

This content was published on Sep 20, 2001 Having got through the first round on Wednesday with only his fourth victory of the season, Heuberger (ATP 122) on Thursday fell in straight sets to the second seeded German (ATP 59). Heuberger’s 3-6, 4-6 defeat means that Michel Kratochvil is the last Swiss player remaining in the singles draw at the $400,000 event. The…

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Hollywood blockbusters to face more competition in Swiss cinemas

This content was published on Sep 20, 2001 Under the law, discussed in the Senate on Thursday, the Swiss film industry will assure the diversity of films in cinemas. The federal authorities will supervise the effectiveness of the new regulation and will be able to introduce a special tax or fines. The law foresees measures for selective promotion of audiovisual productions. Commissions will…

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Leuk’s dead tell no tales

This content was published on Sep 20, 2001 Travellers passing by the village on the northern slopes of the Rhone Valley largely ignore it, as they head for holidays at the Leukerbad spa down the road, but once, the village was an important trading centre. At the medieval church in Leuk, André Ruffiner, a retired teacher and volunteer guide, opens the cellar door…

Government advises Swiss nationals to leave Pakistan

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 Roland Fischer, the Swiss consul general in Karachi, said 31 people living in the city had been contacted and efforts were being made to reach the other 140 Swiss nationals known to be in Pakistan. Fischer added that a number of families had already left the country and others were in the process of doing…

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Pakistan’s president pleads for unity

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 Washington has threatened military strikes against neighbouring Afghanistan unless the ruling Taliban hands over the suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden, who has been accused of masterminding last week’s attacks in the US. In an effort to appease Pakistan’s 140 million-strong population, the president insisted that the United States’ decision to go after bin Laden was…

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Heuberger set for Shanghai surprise?

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 Heuberger enjoyed belated success in one of the last first round matches to be completed in the Chinese tournament. The Swiss number four overcame South Africa’s Neville Godwin in straight sets (6-4, 7-6) to complete only his fourth singles win on the ATP Tour. A regular member of the country’s Davis Cup team on account…

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Sulzer Medica plunges into the red

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 The charges incurred for the replacement of the faulty hip joints and knee implants were SFr875 million ($546 million) in the second quarter of the year. The company said the problems connected with the faulty products would require substantial payments to affected patients and that it would affect earnings for the next three to five…

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US courts disaster if it attacks Afghanistan, Swiss expert warns

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 Edward Girardet of Media Action International told swissinfo that the US risked plunging the region into crisis, if it attacked Afghanistan. His comments came shortly before the head of Pakistan’s Islamic organisations said they would join in a holy war, or jihad, if the US attacked Afghanistan. The country’s ruling Taliban movement was unlikely to…

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Kabul meeting could decide bin Laden’s fate

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 The Muslim clerics, who gathered in the rocket-damaged presidential palace, are determining whether to hand over bin Laden or to back the ruling Taliban’s call for a jihad, or holy war, against the United States in case of an attack. The country’s official news agency said they were expected to make a decision on Thursday.…

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