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Borodin says he will return to Switzerland if health improves

This content was published on Apr 28, 2001 “If my health allows, naturally I’ll fly to Switzerland,” Borodin said on Russian state television. “I have nothing to fear, but I have nothing to say either. I don’t know what questions they could ask and what to answer. But I will definitely go there,” he said. This month, Borodin was released on a SFr5…

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Geneva Book Fair opens its doors

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 Every year, a country is chosen to be the guest of honour, and this year it is the turn of Portugal, a choice that is likely to result in a great deal of interest, given the large Portuguese-speaking community in not only the Geneva area, but also the rest of Switzerland and neighbouring France. “The…

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Rwandan genocide mayor’s verdict upheld

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 The Military Court of Cassation, sitting in the town of Yverdon, said the verdict passed by a lower appeals court in Geneva in May 2000 was “definitive”. It rejected virtually all the complaints filed by the defence team and all those submitted by the military prosecutor. The verdict was greeted calmly by the dozen or…

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Federer ditches Davis Cup

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 After a meeting with his parents and the president of the Swiss tennis association, the Basel teenager released a statement claiming it was impossible for him to work with Hlasek. Federer added that he now intended to concentrate on the demands of the ATP tour. The Swiss number’s one decision was not entirely unexpected. During…

Ancient fabrics preserved in desert sand go on display in canton Bern

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 The fabrics are in almost the same condition as the day they were swallowed up by the scorching desert sands two millennia ago, thanks to the dryness and heat, which acted as preserving agents. The ancient garments and fragments depict abstract figures, reminiscent of modern art, as well as animals, birds, and natural scenes. Much…

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Museum of future celebrates past

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 Located in Yverdon-les-Bains on the southern shore of Lake Neuchatel, the museum houses tens of thousands of artefacts relating to “science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys”. Among the collection are about 40,000 books in 40 languages, a lending library, as well as illustrations, paintings, posters, recordings, films and games. As part of the silver jubilee…

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Six Red Cross workers murdered in Congo

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 According to the ICRC, the dead were four local workers and two foreign delegates – a Colombian man, Julio Delgado, and a Swiss nurse, Rita Fox. The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, said he was “shocked” by the news. The ICRC said its workers were found dead beside their two vehicles around 30 kilometres from…

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Swiss ice hockey team “ready to go”

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 After a series of warm-up matches which included two wins over Norway and an impressive 6-2 triumph over the United States, Krueger told swissinfo he was more than satisfied with the team’s preparations. “We don’t have to worry too much about the hockey side of things now. Our game is ready and we’re all set…

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Swiss court upholds sentence of Rwandan genocide mayor

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 The military tribunal in Yverdon confirmed the prison sentence which was handed down last May by the military court in Geneva. The case of Niyonteze is a precedent in Swiss legal history, marking the first time a suspected Rwandan war criminal was tried by a foreign court, rather than by the International War Crimes Tribunal…

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Kratochvil through to semifinals in Barcelona

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 Playing in his second ATP quarterfinal of the year, Kratochvil won 6-3 2-6 6-1 against a player ranked 33 places above him. The 22-year-old Swiss will now take on the number three seed, Juan Carlos Ferrero, who came from behind to defeat his compatriot, Felix Mantilla, 1-6 6-4 6-1. Kratochvil was particularly impressive in the…

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