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Bern sweeps guests in right direction

This content was published on Jul 10, 2001 Heinz Küpfer is no ordinary street sweeper. He is adjusting to his new role as official information provider to lost or weary tourists. “When a lovely young lady asks the way, it’s lots of fun,” Küpfer says. The men in orange overalls received half a day’s training to better equip them with answers to visitors’…

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Fischer takes ninth place at Nikaia athletics meeting

This content was published on Jul 10, 2001 Fischer ended the race on 4:11.05, well over four seconds off the leader, Romania’s Violeta Szekely, who finished on 4:06.55. Szekely, who had to be content with a silver medal in the same race at the Sydney Olympics last year, beat off strong competition from second-placed American Regina Jacobs, who clocked up a time of…

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Police under investigation for use of excessive force

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 The video, which was broadcast by a local television station “TeleBärn” on Sunday, brought back memories of the beating of a black man called Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers in March 1991. The footage, shot by an amateur last Tuesday, showed a group of police officers surround a man on a balcony of…

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Swiss celebrate mountain bike victories

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 The win was Sauser’s second World Cup victory, following his success in Los Angeles two years ago, but the Olympic bronze medallist needed a bit of luck in Canada. Apparently heading for second place, Sauser was able to take the lead when Canadian world number one, Roland Green, suffered a flat tyre. Blatter’s win was…

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Former Beatle “feeling fine” after stay at Swiss cancer clinic

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 In a statement to the media following weekend rumours about his state of health, Harrison said he was “really sorry for the unnecessary worry which has been caused by the reports appearing in the press”. Harrison was in Bellinzona in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino during May and June for radiotherapy at the Oncology Institute…

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Switzerland signs protocol on transfer of prisoners

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 Jean-Claude Joseph, Swiss ambassador to the Council of Europe, signed the protocol at a short ceremony in Strasbourg. The protocol means that people sentenced for a crime in one country can be imprisoned in their country of origin if they flee there to escape imprisonment. The treaty also paves the way for foreigners in Swiss…

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Government launches integration project for foreigners

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 “Switzerland has more immigrants than any other European country except Luxembourg,” Walter Schmid, vice-president of the Federal Commission for Foreigners, told swissinfo. “It is very important that the government has launched this campaign to underline this reality and also to set aside some financial means to address the problems of integration we face in this…

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Fourth time unlucky for Lacigas

This content was published on Jul 8, 2001 After finishing as runners-up in Tenerife, Gstaad and Berlin, the Lacigas again had to settle for second place in Stavanger, Norway. This time they were beaten by the Brazilian pairing of Emanuel and Tande. “We don’t have to blame ourselves for anything,” Martin Laciga said after Sunday’s 21-19, 21-15 defeat. “The Brazilians played absolutely faultlessly.”…

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Swiss junior celebrates Wimbledon win

This content was published on Jul 8, 2001 Valent beat Luxembourg’s junior world number two, Gilles Muller, in three sets (4-6, 7-5, 6-3) on Sunday to become only the third Swiss winner of the boy’s tournament. With the two previous Swiss winners, Roger Federer and Heinz Günthardt, having gone on to enjoy even greater successes on the senior circuit, Valent is certainly in…

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Olympic rowing star in hot water

This content was published on Jul 8, 2001 “The association will only select Müller provisionally for the world championships,” said director René Fischer, adding that the Swiss star had 14 days to send a written apology. In his interview with the Independent Rowing News, the California-based athlete launched a blistering attack on association officials, who he described as “a bunch of arseholes in…

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