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Taliban clerics deciding bin Laden’s fate

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 The clerics’ meeting, ordered by the Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Omar, comes after a Pakistani delegation returned home after warning the Taliban of attacks by the US if it did not surrender bin Laden. The Taliban has called on Afghans to prepare for a jihad, or holy war against the United States. There has been…

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Kratochvil wins all-Swiss encounter

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 In the first ever meeting on the Tour between the two Swiss players, Bastl (ATP 124) seemed set to spring a surprise on Kratochvil (ATP 65) after taking the first set 6-4. The Swiss number two rallied in the next two sets, however, to win through 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. “It was a good performance,” Kratochvil…

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Film festival highlights lure of mountains

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 The nearly 40 films being screened at the alpine resort in canton Vaud take audiences to the world’s great ranges such as the Alps and the Andes and to lesser-known mountain regions in Africa and Asia. The Russian film, “Surmounting” is a harrowing account of an ascent by Russian and Georgian climbers of the main…

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Swiss clubs begin European adventure

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 “Message of hope” After confirming the new programme, UEFA executives said they hoped that the return to sporting action could help people “move forward” as well as sending out a “message of hope”. UEFA Chief Executive Gerhard Aigner added that a minute’s silence would be held at the beginning of each Champions League and UEFA…

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Young Muslims in Switzerland struggle to fit in, author says

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 In his book “Allah’s children speak Swiss-German”, Dreyer attempts to understand Muslim teenagers’ struggle to identify with both their religion and the reality of living in Switzerland. Switzerland’s Muslim community stands out in this predominantly Christian country. Although they practice their religion to differing degrees, the culture of Islam separates them markedly from their Swiss…

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Don’t hit civilians, Afghan diplomat urges US

This content was published on Sep 19, 2001 Humayun Tandar, Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva, said his government was “completely ready to cooperate with the Americans” in combating terrorism. Only a handful of countries around the world recognise the Taliban. However most countries do recognise the Afghan opposition, which occupies diplomatic missions around the world, including the one in Geneva.…

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Piccard to receive Légion d’Honneur

This content was published on Sep 18, 2001 Piccard is to receive his medal at a special ceremony at the French Senate in Paris on October 3. Andrée Fradet, a spokeswoman for the Senate, said the balloonist had been cited for the honour by the president of the French Senate, Christian Poncelet. According to Fradet, Piccard was receiving the decoration for his record-breaking…

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Scuffles mar Servette victory

This content was published on Sep 18, 2001 The worst of the on-pitch incidents came on the stroke of half-time when Lausanne’s Senegalese striker Pape Thiaw committed a heavy two-footed foul on Servette’s Aleksandar Bratic. The Yugoslav defender was sent straight to hospital for surgery on his foot, while Thiaw was sent straight off the pitch. But as he made his way down…

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Bastl sets up Kratochvil meeting

This content was published on Sep 18, 2001 After ending a run of six defeats in a row by reaching the second round of the US Open last month, Bastl (ATP 124) had to work unexpectedly hard to get past the first round in Shanghai. The Chicago-born Swiss appeared to be cruising against Czech qualifier Petr Luxa (ATP 353), taking the first set…

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Foreign ministry advises Swiss to stay out of Middle East

This content was published on Sep 18, 2001 The ministry’s warning comes after the United States threatened to launch military strikes against Afghanistan unless the country’s ruling Taliban hand over the suspected terrorist, Osama bin Laden. It said people intending to travel to Pakistan, Iran and parts of north Africa should be aware that they may be at risk and should monitor the…

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