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Glen of Guinness sets crowds cheering and dancing again

This content was published on Mar 31, 2001 Seven years after its debut, Glen of Guinness has yet again managed to convey all the freshness and spontaneity of a live performance on to an album. Waiting for A.M. explores ideas such as time, fear and death – thoughts that might occur to someone in the early hours of the morning. “I really like…

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Top Swiss politician to receive honorary doctorate

This content was published on Mar 31, 2001 Cavalli, who leads the Social Democratic party in the Swiss federal parliament, will receive the title at a ceremony on Monday. For the past 15 years, Cavalli, a trained doctor as well as one of Switzerland’s longest-serving politicians, has been in charge of a hospital development project for children in Nicaragua. The hospital has become…

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Getting to grips with curling

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 “It’s a very simple game – until you try it,” warned Alfred Schrenk, the instructor who had the unfortunate task of initiating me in the mysterious arts of curling. Our lesson was at the ice rink in Ouchy, home of the Lausanne Olympique team that won the men’s gold medal for Switzerland at the Nagano…

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Swiss curlers target medals and Olympic places

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 Before thinking of a possible appearance in the finals, the Swiss men’s and women’s teams are hoping to first assure themselves of places at next year’s Winter Olympics. The men, represented by the Biel-Touring club, must qualify for the semi-finals if they’re to play for Switzerland in Salt Lake City. The women’s team from Solothurn…

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Hot music to melt Jungfrau snow

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 It’s the fourth time the event has been held on the Kleine Scheidegg ridge above the Bernese Oberland resorts of Grindelwald and Wengen. This year, the Scorpions, will follow last year’s star attraction, Deep Purple, in playing their many hits from the mountaintop. The concert will be kicked off by the Munich rock band, the…

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Scientists identify prion pathway

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The study was led by Professor Adriano Aguzzi at the Institute for Neuropathology of Zurich University Hospital. The team has identified a set of proteins in the blood, called complement proteins, which help prions leave the digestive tract. “It’s another little piece in the big puzzle of how prions reach and damage the brain,” Aguzzi…

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Roten Meier announces retirement

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 In a decade-long career, Roten Meier has notched up two World Cup titles and three World Championship medals. “I have decided to put my family first,” said Roten Meier, who is married to professional cyclist Armin Meier and is the mother of a 13-month-old son. The announcement of Roten Meier’s retirement comes at the end…

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Government says Swiss credibility at stake in army vote

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The defence minister, Samuel Schmid, and the foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, have called on voters to approve proposals to arm Swiss troops taking part in international peacekeeping missions and to increase cooperation in military training. Speaking at a news conference in Bern on Friday, they said the proposals were a pragmatic way to promote peace,…

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Swiss president says economy key to global human rights

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 “A world of glaring inequalities and growing poverty cannot be a world at peace,” Leuenberger said. “The right to development is an integral part of human rights.” “Rich countries bear a special responsibility in the face of this immense poverty,” he said, adding that protectionism, unequal trade, low levels of investment and cooperation did not…

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Swiss-based paper accused of inciting conflict in Macedonia

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 A spokesman for the federal police office said charges would be laid under Switzerland’s anti-racism law. Accusations against the paper have also been made by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Its acting media commissioner in Kosovo, Simon Haselock, said the newspaper used “racist” and “inflammatory” language when referring to the “enemies”…

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