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New homes come out of the woods

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 The certificate means the wood has met exacting conditions. It comes from sustainably managed forests and has been monitored from the sawmill to the finished product. Felix Meier of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Switzerland said the state of the world’s forests has prompted the need for a universally recognised eco-label. “About two-thirds…

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Yugoslavia seeks Swiss help in tracking down Milosevic funds

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 A spokesman for the Swiss justice ministry, Folco Galli, said the formal request was received on Wednesday – a day before Milosevic’s deportation to a jail in The Hague. He said further details would be disclosed on Monday. Until now there have been unconfirmed reports that Milosevic and his associates stashed up to $1 billion…

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Data protection commissioner calls for tighter controls

This content was published on Jun 29, 2001 In his annual report presented on Friday, Guntern said existing legislation and self-regulation did not go far enough to protect the rights of individuals. While welcoming the government’s revision of the data protection law, he said more needed to be done. Guntern urged companies carrying out business on the Internet to tighten up their practices…

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Schnyder through to Wimbledon third round

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 Although grass is not Schnyder’s favourite surface to play on, she easily overcame her opponent 6-2, 6-2. After Thursday’s match, the Basel player revealed that she now feels more comfortable playing on grass. “It’s true that I feel more confident on grass, especially my backhand and service. I improved my game today and I thought…

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Armstrong seals Tour victory

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 Armstrong, who laid the foundations for his victory with a stunning performance in Tuesday’s mountain time trial, was happy to sit back with the pack during Thursday’s 176 kilometre cicuit around Lausanne. Swiss rider Oscar Camenzind gave the homecrowd something to cheer about by taking the final stage victory. Camenzind, who won last year’s Tour,…

How the Tour was won

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 Day One: Rust-Rust. Individual time trial (7.9 km) For the first time ever the Tour de Suisse gets underway on foreign soil, as the riders compete in a time trial around the Europapark fairground in Rust, Germany. Armstrong makes an impressive start, completing the short stage more than five seconds faster than France’s Laurent Jalabert…

Greek ballet hits the stage in Zurich

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 Moviegoers the world over know Nikos Kazantzakis’ story of the ever-optimistic Cretan thanks to Anthony Quinn’s portrayal of Zorba. Mikis Theodorakis’ ballet suite has been confined to a smaller public. The show was first presented in Verona in 1987. Its Swiss premiere was in Cham, in canton Zug, in 1999. The Zurich “Zorba” is this…

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Former judge and mafia boss found guilty in “Ticinogate” case

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 In what has been dubbed the “Ticinogate”case, Verda was found guilty of corruption and accepting kickbacks from Cuomo who was also found guilty of corruption. After a six-hour court hearing, the judge handed down an 18-month suspended sentence to Verda. Cuomo was given a 10-month suspended sentence and banned from entering Switzerland for the next…

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Quiet night for Swiss athletes in Lucerne

This content was published on Jun 28, 2001 The 28 year-old Swiss runner had set out to get over the finish line in under two minutes, to strengthen her resolve for this summer’s world championships in Edmonton. She came in at 2.00,15 missing her target time by a hair’s breadth but still shaving off five hundredths of a second from her best time.…

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Verdict expected in “Ticinogate” trial

This content was published on Jun 27, 2001 Verda has been standing trial in Lugano for the past eight days accused of accepting kickbacks from Cuomo and violating his oath of office. Cuomo, who is wanted in Italy on cigarette smuggling charges, is accused of complicity in corruption and breaking the federal law on foreigners. Prosecutors on Tuesday repeated their demand for a…

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