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Borodin returns to Switzerland on Wednesday

This content was published on May 16, 2001 Borodin is expected to spend Wednesday night at the Russian mission. He has been summoned to appear before the Geneva judge, Daniel Devaud, at 9am on Thursday. His lawyer, Dominique Poncet, said his client would be there for the hearing: “Unless something totally unexpected happens, we are sure he will come.” Poncet added that Borodin…

Education

More Swiss students choosing business studies

This content was published on May 16, 2001 Nearly 122,000 students enrolled at Swiss universities and colleges during the winter term, a slight increase on the previous year, according to new figures released by the Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday. The biggest increase was recorded in business studies as well as arts courses, with medical and social studies faculties also reporting a marked…

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Shareholders heckle Affolter at Kuoni AGM

This content was published on May 16, 2001 Security guards at Zurich’s congress house blocked Affolter as he tried to make his way to the rostrum, forcing him to take a seat in the front row of shareholders. The deputy chairman, Heinz Müller, then took the lead. The action was seen as a symbolic victory for board members who want to remove Affolter…

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Zug finally find their man

This content was published on May 15, 2001 Mason, who has held two previous coaching jobs in Switzerland, has signed a one-year contract. Nine years ago, Mason was given his first Swiss coaching assignment in the B league with Lyss, but was released from his contract after just a few months. After working in the Italian league, Mason returned to Swiss hockey as…

Tour de Romandie in new hands

This content was published on May 15, 2001 IMG will run the Tour for the next 10 years after beating off competition from the event’s former organiser, Daniel Perroud, and the Italian company, RCS-Sport. “The decision shows that our presentation was the best,” insisted the delighted head of IMG Switzerland, Marc Biver. IMG, which last year acquired the rights to promote Switzerland’s biggest…

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Wins for Hingis and Schnyder

This content was published on May 15, 2001 Hingis, who was given a first round bye at the $1.2 million tournament, bounced back from her quarter-final defeat at last week’s German Open with a straight sets win over Russia’s Tatiana Panova (WTA 35). The world number one made an unusually hesitant start to Tuesday’s second round match. But after defending nine break points…

St Gallen stumble in title chase

This content was published on May 15, 2001 Goals from Marc Zellweger and Ionel Gane had seen St Gallen head into the break with a deserved 2-0 lead. But Marcel Koller’s men were pegged back in the second half by a resurgent Servette. A Lionel Pizzinat header in the 58th minute was followed by an Alex Frei wonder goal in the 72nd, the…

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Karrer to head new Nazi compensation commission

This content was published on May 15, 2001 The International Organization for Migration was given the task last year of distributing a DM10 billion fund ($4.6 billion), set up by the German government, to compensate slave or forced labourers during World War Two. The new independent commission, which was formed as part of that framework, will process compensation claims from Jews and non-Jews,…

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Rosset falls at first hurdle – again

This content was published on May 15, 2001 Immediately after Tuesday’s match, Rosset appealed for a new coach to halt his dramatic slide down the sport’s rankings. The 30-year-old Genevan, who has been training in Hamburg with Nicolas Escudé’s coach Arnaud Casagrande, is currently ranked 65th in the world. “Casagrande’s help was timely,” Rosset explained. “But I’m looking for a new coach now.…

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Swiss cyclist fails drug test

This content was published on May 15, 2001 The 33-year-old rider from Zurich tested positive for the drug after completing last month’s one-day Flèche-Wallonne classic. His urine sample was analysed at the University of Lausanne laboratory, one of the few scientific centres equipped to carry out the new test. Meier has five days to appeal against the results of the test, using a…

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