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Rigamonti reaches final

This content was published on Jul 27, 2001 The Ticino swimmer came sixth overall in Friday’s time trials, finishing in 16 minutes 27.91 seconds. She remains over 13 seconds behind the fastest qualifier, Germany’s Hanna Stockbauer. Rigamonti beat her Swiss record by 58 hundredths of a second. She finished fifth in her favourite event, the 800-metre freestyle race, on Monday. Switzerland’s other representative…

Tough challenge awaits Swiss at judo world championships

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 Aschwanden, a former European champion, lost against Randall two years ago at the world championships in Birmingham. He was defeated in the second round by Randall, who won an ippon. His compatriot, Dominique Hischier, will face New Zealand’s Robert Levy on Friday in the under-90-kilogram category. Because of the number of prestigious judokas in Munich,…

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Autopsy reveals Nigerian deportee died of suffocation

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 The results of the autopsy, released on Thursday, concluded that Samson Chukwu’s death was the result of a “fatal chain of circumstances”, and that it could not have been foreseen. The investigating magistrate, Jacques de Lavallaz, said the factors contributing to Chukwu’s death were the method by which he was subdued – a police officer…

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Switzerland’s oldest arts museum marks 175th anniversary

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 Built as a gift to the people of Geneva by two sisters, Jeanne-Françoise and Henriette Rath, the museum was conceived as a “temple for the Muses”, embodying both French taste and Italianate style. Its next major exhibition, premiering on September 5, will unite about 100 Swiss works of art from the 20th century from collections…

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Controversy mounts over police plans to use dumdum bullets

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 The foreign ministry weighed into the fray this week arguing that, by adopting such bullets, Switzerland risked tarnishing its image as an advocate of international humanitarian law. Although there is no specific law restricting the use of such bullets in peacetime, the Hague declaration of 1899 forbids their use in war. A foreign ministry spokesman,…

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Swiss still off pace at swimming championships

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 Novy, swimming in the 100-metre freestyle event, missed a semi-final berth by 17 hundredths of a second. He finished his heat in 50.25 seconds, 20th overall. Christoph Bühler, taking part in the same event, finished 15 places further down the rankings in 35th place, over a second and a half behind Novy. In the men’s…

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Drunken revellers were behind Lucerne cemetery desecration

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 Lucerne police confirmed on Friday that five men and a woman – aged between 20 and 24 – had admitted to desecrating the cemetery. Five were apprehended last Sunday, after police discovered a wallet belonging to the woman at the cemetery, while another gave himself up on Thursday. Police said the six suspects – three…

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Brother of ex-Mexican president rejects Swiss drug charges

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 “I never had any relation with drug trafficking,” said Salinas, speaking to Mexican television on Wednesday. “That falsehood, that fabrication, is what I have to disprove.” Salinas allegedly hid $130 million (SFr226 million) in Swiss bank accounts under false names. The Geneva authorities froze the money in 1998 on the suspicion it came from drug…

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Montgomery crashes out of the Tour de France

This content was published on Jul 26, 2001 The Les Francaise des Jeux rider, who was lying in 17th place overall, was immediately rushed to hospital in Tulle, before being airlifted by helicopter to an intensive care unit in Limoges. Tests showed that Montgomery had not suffered any brain damage, but his team doctor said the 25-year-old would need to undergo surgery before…

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Joy for Basel, but Lugano taste defeat in the Ukraine

This content was published on Jul 25, 2001 Christian Gimenez opened the scoring for the home team in the 18th minute and the striker grabbed a second just three minutes later. Lausanne were left with a plenty of work to do in the second leg after Swiss international Hakan Yakin made it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time. The return match will be…

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