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Magnificent seventh stage win for Garzelli

This content was published on Jun 26, 2001 Garzelli, who won the Tour de Suisse in 1998, sailed through the top category climb up the Nufenenpass, leading by almost six minutes at the highest point. “It was a real opportunity for me,” Garzelli said afterwards. “I had to get involved in one breakaway today and it was the right one. I came to…

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Switzerland boosts spending in fight against Aids

This content was published on Jun 26, 2001 Dreifuss told delegates at the three-day meeting that the increase in Swiss spending served to underline how seriously the authorities in Bern were taking the issue. She said the government’s multilateral contribution had doubled to SFr4 million in 2001, and would rise to SFr8 million next year. The funds are to be spent on multi-sector…

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First case of malaria caused by blood transfusion

This content was published on Jun 26, 2001 The Swiss Red Cross said on Tuesday it had been able to identify the source of the contaminated blood. The donor, a 30-year-old man from Cameroon, was identified from a list of 16 suspects. He was carrying the malaria parasite, plasmodium falciparum, in his bloodstream. Genetic analysis showed the parasite was the same as the…

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Police and doctor charged with causing death of prisoner

This content was published on Jun 26, 2001 The prosecution has called for five-month suspended prison sentences for all the defendants. Lawyers said the doctor and the policemen should have foreseen the possibility of a fatality because the detainee had complained he was unable to breathe through his nose. The defence called for an acquittal, arguing the death could not be foreseen by…

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Rosset announces retirement

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Rosset, who tumbled out of the tournament after losing to Sweden’s Magnus Larsson 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 2-6, made the announcement shortly after coming off court. In a brief statement to the press, Rosset said his 13th appearance at Wimbledon would be “the last tournament” he ever plays in. “To be perfectly honest, unless someone…

Experts rule caving accident could have been avoided

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The report claims organisers were “not sufficiently competent” and that Altamira, the company in charge of the trip into the cave, had “gaping holes in its understanding of the underground terrain”. Seven Swiss students and their guide were trapped in a cave in the French village of Goumois, just over the Swiss border, when a…

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New job for Trossero

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The 48-year-old Argentinian announced his resignation just two days after Switzerland’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat at home to Slovenia on June 6. He immediately left for his homeland and was widely expected to join Independiente. Trossero is reported to have signed a one-year contract for $600,000. His first objective will be to halt the…

Shock defeat for Hingis

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The 20-year-old star went out in straight sets (4-6, 2-6) to Spain’s Virginia Ruano Pascual, a player currently ranked 83rd in the world. The surprise result marked only the fourth time in Wimbledon’s long history that the top women’s seed has lost in her opening match. Incredibly, though, it is the second time that it…

Boutros-Ghali visits Bern to talk up French language

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Speaking after his meeting with Boutros-Ghali, Deiss confirmed that Switzerland would do all it could to “give the organisation of French-speaking countries a higher profile”. Boutros-Ghali, a former secretary-general of the United Nations, said his organisation would defend multiculturalism and praised Switzerland as an example of a “model multilingual country”. Boutros-Ghali also used the meeting…

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Early Wimbledon exit for Rosset

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Rosset twice managed to fight his way back onto level terms during his first round match against Sweden’s Magnus Larsson, but was eventually undone in the encounter’s fifth and deciding set. The 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 2-6 defeat was Rosset’s sixth successive first round defeat. The former Swiss number one, now third in the national…

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