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Illegal immigrants given ultimatum to leave church in Fribourg

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 Gäetan Zurkinden, a coordinator of the movement backing the Fribourg collective, told swissinfo the group had no intention of leaving. “Following the threat of imminent police intervention,” Zurkinden said, “we have moved to the hall underneath the church, but we have no intention of abandoning our protest.” The Association Against Racism in French-speaking Switzerland has…

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Rail journey from Kleine Scheidegg to Interlaken

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 A little more than 100 years ago, according to Baedeker, it took one hour and 20 minutes. But that was considerable progress since Murray reckoned in 1838 that more than four hours by horse-drawn carriage were required. Murray described Interlaken as an “English colony” since two-thirds of the summer visitors at that time were “English”.…

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Lauteraar Hut to Gleckstein Hut

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 Along the way, the group will visit the Gleckstein bivouac, which was used before the first hut was built in 1880. As W.A.B Coolidge explained in his “Swiss travel and Swiss guide books”, published in 1889, “for many years the only shelter at the south foot of the Wetterhorn was under the great boulder known…

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Gleckstein Hut to Kleine Scheidegg Pass (possible ascent of Wetterhorn 3,692m)

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 It’s a four-to-six-hour traverse and climb from the hut. Sir Alfred Wills made a memorable ascent in 1854 (he mistakenly believed it was the first on the mountain). With legendary guides from Grindelwald and Chamonix, the ascent marked the beginning of mountaineering’s golden age, and the rise of climbing as a fashionable sport. The path…

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Schreckhorn Hut to Lauteraar Hut (with attempt on Strahlegghorn 3,461m)

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 During a crossing of the pass in 1859, a well-known Grindelwald guide is said to have carelessly thrown one end of his party’s rope loosely over his shoulder in order to have a free hand to carry the folded crinoline of his female employer. Making a dogleg from the Strahlegg Glacier onto the Finsteraar Glacier,…

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Expedition to recreate historic alpine trek

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 The expedition, sponsored by swissinfo, will show how mountaineering has changed as the group, in 19th century garb, treks through a region that Unesco is expected to name as the first alpine World Heritage Site. The project organisers, climbers and guides are attempting to portray the Alps as they were in the 1800s, when man…

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First commercial Swiss TV station throws in the towel

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 Schawinski is to sell his Belcom company to the Zurich-based Tamedia group for SFr92 million ($55 million). The buyer will continue to operate Belcom’s “Radio 24 and “Tele Züri” stations but will not take over Tele 24, which is to close in November. Schawinski, 56, said the government’s policy of favouring state channels was partly…

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FC Sion punished for licence lapse

This content was published on Aug 23, 2001 The league’s disciplinary commission announced the unusual measure on Wednesday, stating that Sion had missed a June deadline for demonstrating their financial solvency. The club was supposed to produce either a bank guarantee or a cash sum totalling SFr1.2 million. Disciplinary commission president Odilo Bürgy said the drastic punishment, which could seriously damage Sion’s chances…

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Porto shatter Grasshoppers’ dream

This content was published on Aug 22, 2001 “This was a big dream for us, so of course we’re very disappointed,” Grasshoppers coach Hans-Peter Zaugg told swissinfo after Wednesday’s defeat. “But we knew Porto would make things difficult for us after we had done so well in the first leg.” Zurich certainly seemed to be in a strong position going into the second…

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Hingis handed tough US Open draw

This content was published on Aug 22, 2001 The world number one is looking to rediscover her form after a shaky few weeks on the WTA tour, but the draw for the Flushing Meadows event has ensured that Hingis’ bid to end her Grand Slam drought will not be easy. Russia’s Lina Krasnoroutskaya (WTA 36) will be the Swiss player’s probable opponent in…

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