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Frei to start against Luxembourg

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 The 21-year-old player is set to replace Basel’s Hakan Yakin as strike partner for Grasshoppers Zurich veteran Stéphane Chapuisat. Apart from Frei’s introduction, Trossero is sticking with the same line-up that began Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Yugoslavia. After managing an unexpected draw in Belgrade, Switzerland will be hot favourites in Wednesday’s home match against…

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Touchline ban for Swiss football coach

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 Football’s world governing body handed down the ban after studying a report into Trossero’s behaviour during Saturday’s qualifying game in Yugoslavia. The coach was led from the bench in Belgrade after protesting against a number of refereeing decisions in the build-up to Yugoslavia’s opening goal. In what could be a good omen for Wednesday’s match,…

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Swiss Davis Cup line-up still unclear

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 Hlasek explained that he was forced by the competition’s rules to name a four-man squad ten days before the start of the tie. He said that he had stuck with his regular four players (Roger Federer, Lorenzo Manta, Michel Kratochvil and George Bastl) for the provisional list because he was still deciding whom to drop.…

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Federer passes Masters milestone

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 In a hard-hitting match, which saw few rallies going beyond three knocks, Federer had to fight back from a set down. The 16th-seeded Philippoussis won the opening set 3-6, before conceding the second on a tie-break. Federer took charge in the deciding set, breaking the Australian twice – in the first and seventh games –…

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Jurists’ body highlights NGOs’ role in human rights session

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 “Our huge advantage is that we are obviously non-political. Our only agenda is human rights implementation,” says the ICJ’s new Swiss secretary general, Louise Doswald-Beck. “We can offer help, advice and expertise which countries around the world can trust as being impartial,” she told swissinfo. Doswald-Beck, who holds dual Swiss-British nationality, took up the reins…

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Lucerne reveals its comic side

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 The event will fittingly be kicked off with an irreverent performance by pop band, “Elvis Explosion”, and a stage play called “UFOs and Interviews”, based on the novel “Bladerunner”. During the 10-day event, collectors will have the chance to mingle with some of the world’s top illustrators and wander through exhibitions featuring everything from comic…

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The art and propaganda of woodblock prints

This content was published on Mar 27, 2001 Entitled “Art and Propaganda” the exhibition covers the years 1940-1980, a period in China when uniformity and obedience to the party and state meant that artists were not only told what to do, but how to do it. Illustrative woodblock – or woodcut – prints were their means of expression, a Chinese art form dating…

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Hingis through to quarter finals in Florida

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 The Swiss player and world number one needed 76 minutes to defeat Serna, currently ranked 27th in the world, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. The match did not start well for Hingis, as Serna broke her serve and went on to take an initial 3-1 lead in the first set. But Hingis quickly regained form…

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Trossero prepares for crucial world cup tie

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 Trossero hinted he was not planning to make any significant changes to the starting line-up following the team’s hard-fought 1-1 draw against Yugoslavia on Saturday. Sascha Müller hopes to play for at least part of the match despite a recurring knee injury. The player from St Gallen explained how Saturday’s match had re-energised the team:…

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Deiss to raise Palestinian situation with Israeli PM

This content was published on Mar 26, 2001 Deiss was expected to push Sharon to lift the blockade imposed on Palestinian towns in West Bank. He said earlier that Switzerland had “good, friendly relations with Israel”, and that he was confident of holding fruitful discussions about the Palestinian situation. Deiss is also scheduled to meet his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, on Monday. The…

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