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Sauber take two top ten spots in France

This content was published on Jul 1, 2001 Nick Heidfeld from Germany finished the course at Magny-Cours in sixth spot, while team mate, Kimi Raikkonen from Finland was right behind him in seventh place. Heidfeld’s strong performance under a blazing sun in central France lifted him one spot in the drivers’ rankings to sixth position overall. The German also gained a point and…

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Former anti-money laundering chief criticises government

This content was published on Jul 1, 2001 In several newspaper interviews on Sunday, Huber said he hoped the Swiss finance minister, Kaspar Villiger, “would follow the recommendations the parliamentary commission made” to help the anti-money laundering body become more effective. Of primary importance, Huber noted that the Control Authority needed to remain independent. “A body also needs to be set up to…

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Swiss director of German Theatre exits stage left

This content was published on Jun 30, 2001 Berlin’s minister of culture, Peter Radunski, had decided in 1999 not to renew Langhoff’s contract. The theatre was crowded on Saturday with well-wishers who came to bid its director farewell. The decision to terminate Langhoff’s contract shocked the theatre establishment two years ago, since the Swiss had been expected to remain in the post until…

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Switzerand vs Switzerland at Berlin Beach Volleyball Open

This content was published on Jun 30, 2001 Paul and Martin Laciga sailed through the first four rounds of the latest leg on the beach volleyball world tour, when they claimed a decisive victory after every match. Kobel and Heuscher had to work a little harder to make it through to the last four of the Berlin tournament. The pair suffered an early…

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Ice cold reception for Grindavik as Basel toast 3-0 victory

This content was published on Jun 30, 2001 Nearly 7000 spectators packed into Basel’s Parc St-Jacques stadium to see the home team whitewash their opponents in a match which looked like being one-sided from the fourth minute of the first half, when Felix Magro struck the ball into the back of the net. But Magro’s team mates were not content to keep a…

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Schnyder crashes out of Wimbledon

This content was published on Jun 30, 2001 Schnyder, towered over by her opponent, was beaten in straight sets 2-6, 3-6. The American third seed capitalised on Schnyder’s poor serving. Davenport broke Schnyder in the first game of the second set when the 30 seed faulted on seven of her 10 serves. Schnyder got only 47 per cent of her first serves in…

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Bucher takes 800m gold in Rome

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 Bucher established an early lead as he stole away from the pack within the first 200m, but a late sprint by the Russian athlete, Juri Borsakovski, nearly pushed the Swiss into second place. Borsakovski raised his hands in triumph as he crossed the line, thinking he had clinched the 800m title, but the scoreboard flashed…

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Lights to burn all night during Zurich festival

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 The organisers of this year’s “Züri Fäscht” (July 6 – 8) say the wide variety of entertainment will be provided on “water, land and in the air”. The entertainment ranges from high wire acts, ski and snowboard acrobatics, to live music and dance. More than 50 stages are being set up across the old town…

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Federer through to Wimbledon fourth round

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 The Basel-based teenager struggled to find his form during the first set, and was forced into a tiebreak, but recovered comfortably after rain stopped play to take the second set and eventually win the match, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6. Federer appeared to grow in confidence during the latter half of the match, where he forced his…

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Switzerland hails Yugoslavia donors conference a success

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 By the end of the conference in Brussels on Friday, $1.28 billion had been pledged in development aid to help lift the Balkan country out of economic chaos. Switzerland offered to contribute SFr40 million ($22 million) to the fund, while the United States pledged $181.6 million (SFr325 million) and the World Bank $150 million (SFr269…

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