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Müller “not disappointed” with fifth

This content was published on Aug 26, 2001 After taking an early lead, Müller was soon overtaken by his three strongest challengers, World Cup winner Olaf Tufte of Norway, Slovenian double sculls Olympic champion Iztok Cop and Czech veteran Vaclav Chalupa. But despite losing sight of all three and being overtaken by Australia’s Duncan Free in the last few metres, Müller insisted that…

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Derby defeat for FC Zurich

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 After storming to the top of the early season standings off the back of an eight-match unbeaten spell, Georges Bregy’s side came unstuck on Saturday thanks in no small part to the sendings off of two of their players. An 11th minute goal from Grasshoppers’ Uruguayan star Richard Nunez had already threatened to make things…

Hug celebrates unique win

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 The 26-year-old from Buchs completed Saturday’s race over the Olympic distance (1,5 kilometre swim, 40 km cycle and 10 km run) six seconds faster than Australian former world champion Chris McCormack and ten seconds ahead of New Zealand’s Bevan Docherty. Hug’s previous best achievements in the triathlon were his win at the 1999 European Championships…

Brits thrill Lucerne crowd

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 Easily the most popular athletes on Saturday were Britain’s James Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent who celebrated an historic double victory, winning both the coxed and coxless pairs with just two hours separating their two races. “It was pretty amazing,” Pinsent told swissinfo afterwards. “There was relief more than anything else, because I wasn’t sure we’d…

Police evict protesters from Fribourg church

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 The police were called in on the orders of the local prefect, Nicolas Deiss, who had issued an ultimatum to the protesters on Thursday in which he ordered them to vacate the church by 11am on Friday or risk being evicted by the authorities. Officers eventually moved into the church at 3am on Saturday. The…

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Liz Libido set to conquer Swiss pop scene

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 “It’s a good first album,” William White, Liz Libido’s lead singer, told swissinfo. “It’s full of great songs, with some of them not up to their potential and others way over.” White added. Liz Libido was formed in 1998 in Winterthur. The band, initially called Pommes Fred, changed its name when White decided to join…

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Swiss theologian Herbert Haag dies at 86

This content was published on Aug 25, 2001 Controversial at home and abroad, Haag, a Catholic, was often reprimanded by the Pope for his progressive views. Last January, Swiss bishops collectively withdrew their support for Haag after he joined in a celebration of the Eucharist led by lay members of the church. Haag spent much of his life in Lucerne as chaplain at…

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Wrestling festival features meeting of cultures

This content was published on Aug 24, 2001 “We want this to be a meeting of the alpine tradition and the lake tradition,” says Claude Ruey, canton Vaud’s minister of external relations and head of the Nyon 2001 organising committee. “We’ve set ourselves the challenge of bridging the gap between these two cultures,” he explained to swissinfo. The Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games…

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Three Swiss crews to contest rowing finals

This content was published on Aug 24, 2001 Friday’s semi-final action brought disappointment for the remaining Swiss crews looking to join Xeno Müller , Pia Vogel and the pairing of Caroline Lüthi and Bernadette Wicki in the weekend’s showdown. After clinching the World Cup title earlier this season in the men’s lightweight double sculls, Markus Gier and Nicholas Lätt were unable to carry…

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Switzerland affirms commitment to fight poverty in India

This content was published on Aug 24, 2001 The government has been reviewing its annual aid policy and evaluating future projects. The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, told conference delegates that the cooperation between Switzerland and India had “much to offer both sides.” “Despite the differences between our two countries,” Deiss said, “many similarities exist between the oldest and largest democracies in the…

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