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Laciga brothers take second place in Gstaad Beach Volleyball Open

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The Fribourg siblings battled for the title in a closely fought match narrowly losing to the American pair, 17-21, 20-22. The match was the second time the two pairs have thrashed it out on the sand in Gstaad with Kevin Wong and Stein Metzger sending the Swiss pair into the loser’s table during their match…

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Swiss take lessons to UN special session on Aids

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The Swiss interior minister, Ruth Dreifuss, is due to address the meeting on the opening day. She is expected to give details of the government’s campaigns and policies to cut the spread of Aids. Several Swiss non-governmental organisations are also attending, hoping to make an impact on a global crisis which has left 22 million…

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Hingis and Federer head Swiss hopes at Wimbledon

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 As usual, women’s world number one Martina Hingis will be in contention as she looks to follow up on her 1997 Wimbledon victory and end a Grand Slam drought dating back to January 1999. But Switzerland will also have high hopes in the men’s singles, where rising teenage star Roger Federer makes his first seeded…

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Thousands turn up to witness Bern’s race into the past

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 Encouraged by the scorching temperatures, around 50,000 spectators attended the race in the Swiss capital. The nostalgic gathering marked the second time such an event has been held since the government banned motor racing 46 years ago. More than 200 entrants tested their vintage cars and motorcycles on the seven- kilometre circuit around the Bremgarten…

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Bern’s race into the past

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 More than 150 entrants will test their vintage cars and motorcycles on the seven- kilometre circuit around the Bremgarten forest on June 23 and 24. This year’s event was made possible due to the large interest shown during the first revival of the race in 1998. Some 70,000 spectators showed up at that time to…

Ivanov wins sixth stage of Tour de Suisse

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 Ivanov completed the 174-kilometre stage in a time of four hours and 27 seconds, ahead of Alexandre Vinokourov from Kazakhstan and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. The circuit race from Mendrisio was a more gentle ride after Saturday’s exertions when Russia’s Dimitri Konyshev won a stage dominated by two 1,687 metre climbs up the Gotthard pass. Alexandre…

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Sauber fail to impress in Germany

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 Finnish rider Kimi Raikkonen drove steadily throughout the race in Nuremburg, dropping one place behind his starting position. He had to be content with finishing in tenth place, which leaves him with eight points in the overall Formula One world championship standings. The Finn’s team-mate, Nick Heidfeld, had less to smile about. For the third…

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Swiss neutrality strengthened by Cold War

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 The 18th edition of Swiss diplomatic documents, edited and compiled in book form, covers the period from 1949 to 1952, and shows how Switzerland reacted to the new diplomatic challenges of the Cold War. The project’s research director, Antoine Fleury, told swissinfo that the biggest challenge facing Swiss diplomacy at the time was trying to…

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Zurbriggen receives Olympic honours

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 Zurbriggen was given his prize by the IOC’s outgoing president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, at a ceremony at the newly refitted Olympic Museum in Lausanne. An IOC official said that Samaranch, who is due to step down as head of the international body in July, wanted to be able to honour the nine athletes before he…

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Lausanne victorious in second leg of Intertoto Cup

This content was published on Jun 23, 2001 In an expected victory, the Swiss team thrashed their amateur opponents, scoring two goals in the first half and four in the second. The home victory adds to the 3-1 away win in Andorra last week. Sant Julia’s only real chance of scoring came six minutes before the end of Saturday’s game, when they were…

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