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Swiss couple reach quarter-mark of five-year charity odyssey

This content was published on Aug 21, 2001 Serge and Nicole Roetheli, who are raising money for the Swiss children’s charity Terre des Hommes, have covered 10,705km in 18 months, with Serge running the distance on foot and Nicole accompanying him on her motorbike. The husband and wife team, both from canton Valais, set off from nearby Massongex in February, 2000 and have…

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Hungary Grand Prix adds to Sauber’s “best ever” season

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 Sauber’s two drivers finished in the top seven and the Swiss team took fourth place in the constructors standings in what is being dubbed their best ever season. Sauber driver, Nick Heidfeld, stormed past the chequered flag in sixth place closely followed by teammate Kimi Raikkonen in seventh place. Both drivers finished a lap behind…

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Swiss rowers struggle in Lucerne

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 The opening day’s action had seen former Olympic gold medallist Xeno Müller book his place in the semi-finals of the men’s single sculls, with fellow Swiss Pia Vogel reaching the final in the women’s single sculls. But there was no such joy for the four Swiss boats in action on Monday. Mich Hegetschweiler and Camille…

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Hingis clings to top spot as Federer’s stock rises

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 Hingis’ lead has been reduced to just 621 points, though, with America’s Jennifer Capriati leaping into second place after reaching the final of the Canadian tournament. Capriati’s climb comes at the expense of compatriot Lindsay Davenport who has dropped down to third. In the men’s rankings, Swiss number one Roger Federer is closing in on…

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Church occupiers staying put

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 The group has decided to occupy the church itself, rather than the parish facilities they had been using until now. The foreigners anticipated any possible moves by the authorities to evict them by moving into the church on Sunday. The prefect’s office in Fribourg had given the group until Monday to leave the premises of…

Successful start for Swiss rowers in Lucerne

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 Olympic gold and silver medallist, Müller, is through to Thursday’s semi-finals after winning Sunday’s heat in a time of 6’57″47. The Swiss star is now likely to face stiff competition from two-time world champion Vaclav Chalupa, who won his own heat with a time four seconds quicker than Müller’s. In the women’s lightweight single sculls,…

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Zurich theatre festival packed with Turkish delights

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 The line-up features a strong Mediterranean presence, with a rich sprinkling of Turkish talent, including the director, Kutlug Ataman; the choreographer, Aydin Teker; and the dancers, Mustapha Kaplan and Filiz Sizanli. The producer, Mustafa Avkiran, is staging a performance of “L’Ange de la Mort”, written by his compatriot, Murathan Mungan. Avkiran is one of Turkey’s…

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Falun Gong on long march to raise awareness of persecution

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 Marchers are set to meet up outside the federal parliament building in Bern on August 23, where they will hand over a letter to the government. Last week, they set out from Geneva, Zurich, Basel and St Gallen. The walk may be considerably shorter than the Long March undertaken by members of the Chinese Communist…

Culture

Wolf and Hodler’s Alps: two differing perspectives

This content was published on Aug 20, 2001 Ferdinand Hodler and Caspar Wolf, two of Switzerland’s most famous artists, captured many alpine scenes on canvas and even though they painted almost a century apart their work shows a great deal of overlap, both in subject matter and style. This summer two exhibitions pay tribute to their work with Wolf’s pictures on display in…

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Body of Swiss triathlete washes up in Ostend

This content was published on Aug 19, 2001 The 37-year-old athlete, who was Liechtenstein’s national triathlon coach, was only 1.5 kilometres short of the French coast when his escort boat, whose crew included his father, lost sight of him in three-metre high waves. The French authorities immediately launched a search and rescue operation, but this was called off on Monday morning after they…

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