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Australia steals early Fed Cup lead over Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 Pratt beat Myriam Casanova 6-3, 6-1, while Molik defeated sister Daniela by the same scoreline. The Swiss team had not been expected to perform well in Australia, after the world number one Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder (WTA 33) refused to make the trip to Sydney and withdrew from the Fed Cup team. Pratt and…

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Laciga brothers miss out on semi-final action

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 Paul and Martin Laciga lost both of their fourth-round ties, going down 21-23, 21-23 to the Argentinian duo Baracetti/Conde and 14-21, 19-21 to the Brazilian pairing of Emanuel and Tande. The Swiss duo had been performing well in Marseilles, sailing through the first three rounds of the main draw. But the south of France’s famous…

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Swiss public prosecutor attacks German justice authorities

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 Bertossa, who is investigating the takeover of the Leuna refinery by France’s Elf-Aquitaine, said in an interview with the German magazine, “Der Spiegel”, that he was “astonished that the German justice authorities had contributed absolutely nothing towards establishing the truth.” The Geneva prosecutor’s office has been looking at Elf’s 1992 purchase of the Leuna refinery…

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New albums revealed at Gurten Festival

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 The Young Gods, who hail from canton Fribourg, started out as a band 15 years ago and have just released a new album called “Second Nature”. The Young Gods have a long tradition of mixing popular music with the latest technology. Lead singer Franz Treichler explains how the use of technology has helped the band…

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More Swiss imprisoned after drug arrests abroad

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 More than a third of cases recorded by the Swiss foreign ministry have led to prison sentences over the last 12 months. Prison sentences were handed down to more than 350 convicted Swiss around the world, with nearly half the cases related to the illegal trafficking or possession of drugs. Markus Boerlin, a spokesman for…

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Smuggling dominates new round of Swiss-EU talks

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 The EU’s budget commissioner, Michaele Schreyer, says the Union loses “billions” of euros annually to cigarette smuggling, and that Brussels has made Swiss concessions a precondition for future bilateral negotiations on other issues. Switzerland has agreed, in principle, to meet the EU’s demands. “We have no interest in harbouring criminals and in depriving the EU…

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Best ever Bucher

This content was published on Jul 21, 2001 Bucher won the race in a time of 1:42.90, setting a new Swiss record in the process. The previous Swiss record in the 800m, set by none other than Bucher himself in 1999, stood at 1:42.92. Russian Yuri Bosakovski came in second on 1:43.17, while Jean-Patrick Nduwimana, who hails from Burundi, finished third on 1:43.57.…

Violence at G8 summit in Genoa leaves one dead

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 In a separate incident, seven opponents of globalisation temporarily occupied the German honorary consulate in the southern Swiss city of Lugano. The honorary consul, Bianca Maria Brenni-Wicki, said the group stormed the building to protest at Germany passing personal information to Italy. Earlier in the week, the group was turned back at the Swiss-Italian border…

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Stiel joins St Gallen exodus

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 A reserve goalie for the Swiss national side, Stiel played a central part in St Gallen’s title success two seasons ago. “We decided we would not oppose the transfer deal,” St Gallen president Thomas Müller confirmed on Friday. “On the one hand, Stiel is a symbolic figure for this club and will be practically irreplaceable.…

Sound of classical music echoes through Bernese Oberland

This content was published on Jul 20, 2001 More than 40 concerts are planned, with outgoing festival director Eleanor Hope placing a strong emphasis on vocal performances. American Barbara Bonney, one of the foremost lieder specialists, will lend her soprano voice to an evening of “à la carte” songs on August 30. Spanish tenor José Carreras will take the stage on September 1,…

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