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Swiss back latest Middle East peace plan

This content was published on May 10, 2001 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss – who is on a visit to Jordan – expressed support for the proposals, which foresee an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian areas, an end to blockades, a halt to Jewish settlements and the resumption of peace talks. A spokesman for Deiss said the talks on Thursday with his Jordanian…

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Federer out in Rome

This content was published on May 10, 2001 After making it through to the quarter-finals of the Masters Series events in Miami and Monte Carlo, the Basel teenager was unable to complete a hat-trick in the Italian capital, losing Thursday’s third round tie in straight sets (6-7, 2-6). By winning the opening set tie-break 7-4, Ferreira also ended the impressive sequence that had…

Lugano close in on basketball title

This content was published on May 9, 2001 Lugano, who led 41-37 at half-time, had Stevic (17 points), Polite (16 points) and Matthews (18 points) to thank for their victory. Olympique, for whom Gosa bagged 22 points, regained some of the pride lost when they were hammered 58-99 in the opening game of the series. But they now have it all to do…

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Swiss cyclists pipped to Romandie stage win

This content was published on May 9, 2001 After riding over 168 kilometres from Pfaffnau, Camenzind had to settle for second place, bringing him up to eighth in the overall standings. Aebersold finished Wednesday’s stage in third place. The prestigious race through west Switzerland also has a new overall leader. Australia’s Bradley McGee gained two seconds during a sprint section on Wednesday to…

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Federer downs Russian ace

This content was published on May 9, 2001 The reigning US Open champion had appeared to be in full control of Wednesday’s second round encounter, breaking Federer in the opening game before seizing the first set 6-4. But with the scores level at 4-4 in the second set, the Russian missed four break points on Federer’s serve and was himself broken by the…

A window of sadness

This content was published on May 9, 2001 The centre hopes to help mothers who find themselves in a desperate situation, said the pro-life Swiss aid organisation, For the Mother and Child. The organisation worked alongside the Einsiedeln hospital to set up the crisis centre where alarm bells ring whenever a child is deposited in a special container. The mother is able to…

Federer faces tough test against Safin

This content was published on May 8, 2001 Federer’s next opponent will be the world number one, Russia’s Marat Safin, who, despite nursing a rib injury, disposed of Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. swissinfo with agencies.

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Swiss actor honoured in Berlin

This content was published on May 8, 2001 The Berlin jury cited Ganz as “a bold adventurer in his profession”. It said he had played many of the great theatre roles: among them Hamlet, Odysseus, Prometheus and Faust. Ganz, who turned 60 in March, never planned on becoming an actor. Born in Zurich to an Italian mother and Swiss German father in 1941,…

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Savoldelli wins Tour de Romandie prologue

This content was published on May 8, 2001 Riding last and wearing the green jersey as last year’s winner, the Italian completed the stage in a fraction over nine minutes, snatching first place from his compatriot Dario Frigo by a mere 0.83 seconds. Australian Brad McGee, a track bronze medallist at the Sydney Olympics, took the lead early in the race with a…

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Hingis eases through to third round in Berlin

This content was published on May 8, 2001 Hingis, who had lost only two games in her two previous matches against Garbin, swept through the match in just 52 minutes. “I’m as fit as I’ve ever been and definitely looking forward to the claycourt season,” said Hingis, who has cut her coaching ties with her mother and is accompanied in Berlin by her…

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