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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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US court to decide on extradition of former Kremlin aide

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The New York authorities arrested the former top Russian official in January at Switzerland’s request. Investigators in Geneva say they have evidence implicating Borodin in the disappearance from Swiss bank accounts of $25 million (SFr43 million). They believe the former Kremlin property manager may have received the money from two Ticino-based firms, Mabetex and Mercata,…

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Switzerland not a land of cuckoo clocks for Graham Greene

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 Greene died on April 3, 1991 in the village of Corseaux, just outside Vevey, after spending his last few months with his companion, Yvonne Cloetta in a modest flat overlooking Lake Geneva and the French Alps. Today, his grave in the tiny cemetery in Corseaux is overlooked by those same mountains and the vineyards for…

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Red Cross Museum highlights Apocalypse Then – and Now

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The exhibition is entitled Apocalypse 01, as it marks the 100th anniversary of Dunant receiving the first ever Nobel Peace Prize. Its centrepiece comprises four fascinating diagrams drawn by Dunant, outlining his prophetic concept of history. They are supplemented by scenes from classic films, which, like Dunant’s drawings, predict the end of the world. “To…

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Swiss out of Key Biscayne tournament

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 Federer, who won his first career title at Milan in February, appeared out of his depth in his quarter-final match against Australian Patrick Rafter. The up-and-coming player from Basel allowed his opponent to break his serve a total of four times to control the match and coast to a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Despite suffering from…

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