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Kratochvil suffers setback in Indianapolis

This content was published on Aug 14, 2001 Kratochvil gave away the match after Dent broke his serve for the only time at the beginning of the third set. The 20-year-old American needed only one match ball to close out the game. Kratochvil was given treatment for back pain during the penultimate game. Monday’s match was the first encounter between the 22-year-old Bernese…

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Konkordia Hut to Mönchsjoch Hut (with attempt on Jungfrau 4,158m)

This content was published on Aug 14, 2001 If weather conditions permit, the party will turn west to make an ascent of the Jungfrau. Swindin describes the Jungfrau as the mountain which is to “Interlaken what the Matterhorn is to Zermatt”. During a visit to the Bernese Oberland in 1816, Lord Byron expressed praise: “Though Mont Blanc is higher, it is not equal…

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Mönchsjoch Hut to Bergli Hut (with attempt on Mönch summit 4,099m)

This content was published on Aug 14, 2001 The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) warns that although the ordinary route up the southeast ridge is often taken and not considered difficult, it is not to be underestimated. Sigismund Porges first climbed it in 1857 with guides Christian Almer and two Kaufmanns from Grindelwald. Four years earlier, it was the source of controversy during a…

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Switzerland’s blacks rally against racism

This content was published on Aug 14, 2001 “We think it’s necessary to defend blacks here in Switzerland,” Robert Samo, a member of the Group for Action against Anti-Black Racism, told swissinfo. “If together we try to form one organisation, we will grow stronger together and become more credible. “Over the past few years and months there have been so many incidents showing…

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Hingis retains top spot in tennis rankings

This content was published on Aug 13, 2001 After losing to America’s Monica Seles for the second time in a week, the Swiss star announced she would not be defending her title at this week’s $1,200,000 International Women’s Tennis Championship in Toronto, Canada. Hingis cited a stress injury to her left foot, which has dogged her for the past fortnight, as the reason…

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Riederfurka to Konkordia Hut

This content was published on Aug 13, 2001 They will take their first steps onto the glacier below the Eggishorn. “Murray’s Handbook for Travellers in Switzerland 1838” warned tourists to follow their guides in crossing glaciers: “In dangerous situations the guide advances a-head, with cautious step, sounding with his pole beforehand as in a sea beset with shoals”. A pioneering English-led effort to…

Roche Diagnostics sees no end to IGEN dispute

This content was published on Aug 13, 2001 On Friday, a US federal court ruled that Roche Diagnostics breached a licensing agreement with IGEN by settling a patent infringement suit with a third party without IGEN’s consent. But Roche Diagnostics said the court had also declined to find it liable on two of four motions set for judgement. And it added that the…

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FC Zurich suffer double blow

This content was published on Aug 12, 2001 Georgian striker, Kawelaschwili, had given Zurich the lead in the 11th minute with his seventh goal in as many games, but Xamax equalised four minutes later. Kawelaschwili, however, got sent off in the last minute for retaliation with the score at 1-1. His red card will mean he will miss a couple of Zurich’s next…

Locarno film festival ends in disagreement

This content was published on Aug 12, 2001 In a move unprecedented in the festival’s 54-year old history, two members of the eight-person jury read out a statement at the press conference where the announcement was made dissociating themselves from the decision taken by the majority of their colleagues. The prominent Italian film actress, Laura Morante, and a French film director, Emilie Deleuze,…

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G8 protest film shown in Locarno despite criticism

This content was published on Aug 12, 2001 Apart from a five-minute introduction featuring concerts by radical rock groups at Genoa’s Social Forum venue, the one-hour film exclusively shows scenes of the confrontations between demonstrators and the police. The film shows more shocking close-ups of the clashes during last month’s summit than any television footage. It was shot by 15 cameramen from different…

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