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Swiss court upholds sentence for Rwandan genocide mayor

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 Niyonteze’s was a landmark case. He was the first Rwandan war crimes suspect to stand trial outside Rwanda or the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the Tanzanian town of Arusha. In April 1999, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, incitement to murder and war crimes. But that sentence was reduced on appeal…

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Montreux pays homage to the small screen

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 Around 1,000 delegates from 19 countries are enjoying the delights of the beautiful lakeside setting, as well as feasting their eyes on the best comedy and entertainment that television can provide. This year’s festival is showcasing some 400 programmes, 89 of which are in the running for the famous Golden Rose award. Founded in 1961,…

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Exhibition sheds light on little-known culture

This content was published on Apr 27, 2001 The people lived in pre-Christian times in what are today’s cantons Ticino and Graubünden, and in parts of northern Italy. The exhibition, “The Lepontians – between Celts and Etruscans”, presents a number of the museum’s own archaeological finds, which rank among the most important in Europe, as well as loans from museums in Ticino, Italy…

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Kratochvil in blistering form in Barcelona

This content was published on Apr 26, 2001 The 22-year-old, from Bern, ranked 77 in the world, swept the Spaniard aside 6-1 6-0 in just 49 minutes to book a clash with Spain’s Albert Portas. In the previous round, Robredo, ranked 84, had knocked out the in-form Sebastien Grosjean of France, but he proved no match for the Swiss. “My success this week…

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Chernobyl victims given a chance to recover

This content was published on Apr 26, 2001 The programme, run by the Green Cross, has been supported by the Swiss government’s Development Agency (SDC) since 1998. This year it is funding an additional 10 camps, which will be able to accommodate some 2,200 children. The camps aim to improve the health children, from Ukraine and Belarus, who are suffering from radiation-related illnesses…

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Milosevic assets on agenda of Swiss President’s visit to Yugoslavia

This content was published on Apr 26, 2001 Officials said Leuenberger’s visit to Belgrade was aimed at boosting the transition to democracy in the Yugoslav Federation. The Swiss government stepped up bilateral ties following the collapse of the regime of Slobodan Milosevic last October. The talks between Leuenberger and his Yugoslav counterpart, Vojislav Kostunica, are expected to focus on frozen assets in Swiss…

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Swiss beat US in last world championship test

This content was published on Apr 26, 2001 Facing a side stuffed with no less than 17 NHL players, the Swiss team took control of Wednesday’s match with two powerplay goals either side of the first break. Flavien Conne fired Switzerland into a 2-1 lead in the 18th minute, before defender Patrick Sutter made it 3-1 in the 23rd. The Americans reduced the…

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Swedes too good for Trossero’s men

This content was published on Apr 25, 2001 Despite having several key players missing through injury, Enzo Trossero’s team coped well with the highly talented Swedes in the early stages of the match, and headed into the break with the scoreline deservedly goal-less. In keeping with the friendly nature of the match, both coaches used half-time to change things around, making no less…

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Rosset fails to build winning run

This content was published on Apr 25, 2001 Just seven places lower than Rosset in the current world rankings, Blanco edged ahead after winning the first set on a tie-break (9-7). The Genevan then succumbed 4-6 to maintain his miserable run of performances this year. Bern’s Michel Kratochvil enjoyed a much better day, winning two tie-breaks against Argentina’s Guillermo Coria to book a…

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Hingis’s mother confirms split

This content was published on Apr 25, 2001 Molitor insisted that her personal relationship with the Swiss world number one had not been damaged by their professional split. She also argued that too much was being read into her daughter’s recent poor form. “Going two months without winning a tournament is not the end of the world,” the 43-year-old coach told the Zurich…

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