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Thousands file claims for third list of Holocaust accounts

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 Alexander Jolles, a spokesman for the International Claims Resolution tribunal, said that the cases would now be examined to see if they were eligible for compensation. “We have set ourselves a goal of two years,” he added. Whereas the International Claims Resolution tribunal deals with the claims, the money to pay them comes from a…

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Radical Party stands by embattled local justice director

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 In what was a heated debate, members of the party agreed to stand by Aliesch deciding that he should only step down immediately if he is convicted of corruption. The move follows allegations that Aliesch accepted presents and holidays from a controversial Greek millionaire. Aliesch is reported to have agreed with the decision. They also…

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Geneva’s Abacha probe enters new phase

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 Geneva’s chief prosecutor, Bernard Bertossa, told swissinfo he expected more charges to be brought in Switzerland in connection with the Abacha affair. So far, five people have been convicted. Monday’s edition of the French-language newspaper Le Temps said around 60 bankers, lawyers and fund managers would be questioned in the coming months. Bertossa said it…

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Swiss football teams on European threshold

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 FC Basel are the first team in action. On Tuesday they are at home to English Premier League side Aston Villa in one of three Intertoto Cup ‘finals’. The prize for the winner of the two-legged encounter will be a place in the first round proper of the UEFA Cup. Already a month into the…

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Mikaelian profits from Basel run

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 Mikaelian’s run to Sunday’s final, where she was eventually stopped in straight sets by the Czech Republic’s Adriana Gersi, has helped lift her to 108th in the WTA rankings, a climb of 59 places. Armenian father The Swiss tennis association are yet to make sure of Mikaelian’s services on a permanent basis. The 17-year-old from…

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Locarno festival screens Indian films

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 “Lagaan – Once Upon a Time in India” by star director Ashutosh Gowariker, a multi-million dollar production from one of Bombay’s big commercial studios, was screened at the festival’s prime venue in the Piazza Grande on Sunday before an audience eager to experience culture shock. The festival is known to sympathise with films that surprise,…

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Bucher qualifies for Edmonton final

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 At the start of the race, Bucher stayed in third position, keeping a check on the other runners. But at the 500-metre mark, the 25-year-old picked up the pace to leave his opponents in his wake. Over the last 100 metres, Bucher just controlled the race, easily winning his semi-final. “I felt really good from…

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Bogdanovich film premieres at Locarno

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 The story, based on a play by Steven Peros, who also wrote the script, is played out on the private yacht of the billionaire media magnate of the time, William Randolph Hearst. Among the small party of Hearst’s guests who set out on a two-day cruise off the southern California coast is comedy actor and…

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Local justice director fights for his future

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 Aliesch is due to appear before a meeting of his local Radical Party in Graubünden to explain his association with a controversial Greek businessman, Panagiotis Papadakis. Aliesch has called a press conference for Tuesday. The Graubünden politician has been accused of arranging cantonal work and residence permits for Papadakis. In exchange, he is alleged to…

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Laciga brothers knocked out of beach volleyball championships

This content was published on Aug 6, 2001 The brothers were beaten 22-24 and 20-22 in the quarter final against their former training partners, Andre Kjemperud and Vegard Hoidalen, from Norway. The disappointing result comes only hours after the brothers triumphed over the Russians, Sergey Erminshin and Mikhail Kouchnerev, 21-19, 21-14. “It’s a pity that we lost, but I’m not surprised because our…

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