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Bucher’s last golden chance

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 The jackpot comprises 50 kilograms of gold, or in reality a cheque made out to the equivalent value, and is divided among any athletes who manage to win in a particular discipline at five of the league’s seven meetings. Bucher has already won four of his previous five Golden League meetings (having skipped the Oslo…

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Lausanne Ciné festival features international films

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 New films from the United States, such as Joe Roth’s “America’s Sweethearts”, starring Julia Roberts, will be screened. Screenings will take place at 11 indoor theatres throughout Lausanne, plus an open-air cinema and two cinema clubs in the city. Twelve films are competing for the festival’s main prize. The 12 will be shown at the…

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Chemical firms exploited Nazi links, probe found

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 The ICE singled out the Basel chemical companies Ciba and Sandoz (now merged into Novartis), which implemented the Nazis’ Aryanisation policies in a bid to win lucrative supply contracts from the Third Reich. It found that Ciba’s Berlin branch in 1933 fired its Jewish board of directors and supervisory board members and replaced them with…

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Switzerland’s wartime role: how much did the public know?

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 The ICE’s finding is based on a comprehensive study of Swiss news coverage during and just after the Second World War. The study forms part of a series of investigations undertaken by the commission over a five-year period to provide a comprehensive view of Switzerland’s role during the war era. The commission was set up…

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Sulzer Medica wins preliminary approval for settlement plans

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 Earlier this month, the company proposed a package estimated at $780 million (SFr1.3 billion) and asked a US district court to effectively collect all pending lawsuits to meet patients’ claims “quickly and fairly”. Sulzer Medica welcomed the decision by Judge Kathleen O’Malley in Cleveland, Ohio. “The decision is a major milestone on our route to…

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Record haul at student games

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 On Wednesday the Swiss team won another four bronze medals, taking their overall tally to one silver and five bronzes. Sabine Fischer (1,500 metres), Christian Belz (3,000 metre steeplechase), tennis player Matthieu Amgwerd and the men’s épée team were the latest Swiss competitors to step onto the podium. Earlier in the games, Remo Lütolf swam…

Mission accomplished for basketball team

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 Four days after losing their first match of the campaign to Ireland, Renato Carettoni’s men bounced back with a 79-62 victory in Njardvik. It was Switzerland’s second straight win against Iceland, following the 77-68 victory in Nyon. The latest match never looked in doubt from the Swiss perspective with Iceland trailing throughout the match and…

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Hingis races through to third round at US Open

This content was published on Aug 30, 2001 Hingis needed just 37 minutes to win the match, breaking her opponent’s serve on five occasions and only losing 21 points during their encounter. The 20-year-old, who is seeking her first Grand Slam win since the Australian Open in January 1999, will now play Croatia’s Iva Majoli in the third round. But Swiss number two…

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African tyrants go on trial in Zurich theatre

This content was published on Aug 29, 2001 The play is set in an imaginary African country and tells the story of a military man, Basha Bash, who seizes power, then tries to become a civilian ruler. Basha – which means empty – is a cowardly tyrant who, out of fear, does away with enemies and friends alike. He isn’t just a plain…

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Wicky out for World Cup qualifiers

This content was published on Aug 29, 2001 Wicky, who has played 35 times for Switzerland, had originally described the knock on his knee as “nothing serious”, but an examination on Wednesday revealed some cartilage damage. Other than the absence of Wicky, new Swiss coach Köbi Kuhn is able to call on a full-strength side for Saturday’s home match against Yugoslavia. Grasshoppers defender…

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