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Swiss star athletes head to Goodwill Games

This content was published on Aug 28, 2001 About 1,300 athletes from some 70 countries will compete in Brisbane from August 29 to September 9 for the SFr9 million in prize money. The games feature 14 sports events, including athletics, swimming, diving, surf lifesaving, figure skating, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, boxing, beach volleyball, basketball, cycling (track), trampoline, triathlon and weightlifting. McMahon is set to…

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Borodin makes fifth appearance before Geneva judge

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 It was Borodin’s fifth meeting with investigating magistrate Daniel Devaud since he was released on SFr5 million bail in April. Just as in the previous hearings, the Russian refused to answer Devaud’s questions. “He used his constitutional right to silence,” said Robert Assael, one of Borodin’s Swiss legal team, after his second hearing on June…

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Sun-loving cyclists wanted for race across Australia

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 The Engineering School of Biel is advertising for fit and enthusiastic cyclists to pedal the course, which runs across the continent from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south via Alice Springs. The Biel team expects to be in Adelaide within five days. “We are looking for people who are quite fit, who…

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Hingis steams through US Open first round

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 World number one Hingis beat the US college champion in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0 to proceed to the second round of the Grand Slam tournament. “To open the stadium is always a great honour,” Hingis said after the match. “There’s pressure all the time. I love the challenge. The motivation is always there.” But there…

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Illegal immigrants stage new protest at Fribourg art centre

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 The group had previously taken part in an 11-week protest at a Fribourg church, which was brought to an end on Friday night following police intervention. Michel Ritter, director of the art complex, said the occupation of the building by the group had so far gone “without a hitch” and that a forthcoming exhibition of…

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Bern serves up dance “appetizer”

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 With the theme “Amuse Bouche” – appetizer – the festival offers bite-size performances by dancers and other artists from as far as South Africa and England, as well as two Swiss dance troupes. “This year’s title is about event culture, it’s a bit like fast food, “explains Claudia Rosiny, who is in charge of the…

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Defence ministry tight-lipped about Swiss links to apartheid regime

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 “We will not hand over these documents because they are classified and secret,” defence ministry spokesman, Oswald Sigg, told swissinfo. “We will not have these documents being used in a process which is public.” The Prosecutor’s Office is probing allegations that Regli was involved in the criminal activities of Wouter Basson, South Africa’s director of…

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FC Sion face new punishment

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 Sion are currently leading the Swiss top division after winning five of their opening nine matches, but the combined points deduction would be enough to put the canton Valais club second from bottom in the league standings. The national league originally docked the club seven points in midweek after finding that Sion had failed to…

Basel celebrates Africa

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 The goal of the festival is to bridge a cultural and social North-South gap by focusing on African and Swiss customs. Throughout the week, concerts, workshops, dance and theatre performances and discussions will bring images of the far-off continent closer to landlocked Switzerland. On Tuesday, in one of the festival highlights, prominent authors, philosophers, politicians…

Reports heighten pressure on embattled Geneva minister

This content was published on Aug 27, 2001 The series of irregularities – including embezzlement, trading of favours, workplace bullying and the employment of illegal workers — have been reported at the cantonal Bankruptcy Office, threatening the job of the minister in charge, Gérard Ramseyer. In the most serious episode so far, a former employee of the Office, arrested in July and charged…

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