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Hingis through to third round in Key Biscayne

This content was published on Mar 24, 2001 Hingis won 6-2, 6-2 against Italy’s Rita Grande, after clocking up 27 points on 34 first serves. “I have great memories of this tournament,” said Hingis, who also won the event in 1997. “I either play great here or I play terrible. I’ll see how it goes this year.” Two other Swiss players fared less…

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Deiss urges respect for human rights in Middle East

This content was published on Mar 24, 2001 “Switzerland is concerned that both sides should observe human rights,” Deiss said in Ramallah, where he met leading officials of the Palestinian Authority. He accused the Israelis of numerous human rights abuses, including the sealing off of Palestinian areas and the withholding of taxes. His comments came the day after a meeting between Deiss and…

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Architects champion industrial heritage of the Alps

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 The Association for Alpine Heritage was set up by three architects who want to reassess which constructions deserve to be conserved. For Michael Jakob and Michel Clivaz from Geneva University and Jean-Pierre Giuliani from Martigny, heritage is not something that should be limited to “classical” architecture. “We’re interested in the entire heritage – both old…

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Lucerne presents a musical treat for Easter

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 The festival organisers say they want to “achieve a balance between orchestras and ensembles playing modern instruments and those preferring to give more traditional performances”. They say part of the balance will come in the mix of concert venues, from intimate church settings to grand concert halls such as that located in the new Culture…

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Tuberculosis – still a major killer

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 Tuberculosis is a contagious air-borne bacterial disease, which spreads like the common cold or flu. It is the biggest infectious killer of young people and adults. One third of the world’s population is currently infected or “TB-positive”. Eight million people are now ill with TB. Two million of them will die in the next year,…

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Deiss ventures into Middle East hot spots

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 Deiss is scheduled to meet the Israeli foreign minister, Shimon Peres, and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, during his five-day tour of the region. The visit comes at time when the peace process is blocked. Switzerland has in the past offered its good offices to advance the peace process, and has hosted summits, but it…

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Chapuisat and Yakin to lead Swiss attack

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 As former Grasshoppers Zurich team-mates, Chapuisat and Yakin are far from being strangers on the pitch. But at an international level, the two strikers have only twice featured on the same teamsheet. Chapuisat is clearly the most experienced of the two players – Saturday’s match will see the 30-year-old forward pulling on the Swiss shirt…

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Memories of Monte Verita

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 Nearly every famous artist of the period spent time in the community on Monte Verita, overlooking the lakeside town of Ascona in canton Ticino. It began as a “back-to-nature” movement in reaction to the rapid industrialisation of Europe. But in its heyday from 1900 until the outbreak of the Second World War, Monte Verita became…

Meier secures Olympic spot

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 Having finished the short programme in 13th place, Meier fell back slightly during the free skating section. Opting for a relatively simple routine, the law student from Winterthur dropped marks after executing an imperfect triple axel. Nevertheless Meier had plenty of reason to be happy with this week’s overall performance, which earned him his best…

Rosset close to break point?

This content was published on Mar 23, 2001 The 30-year-old Swiss number two said he could offer no explanation for the slump in form which on Thursday extended into the Key Biscayne Masters Series tournament. Rosset’s straight sets defeat in his opening match against Morocco’s Hicham Arazi ensured his third first round exit in a row, and his eighth loss in 13 encounters…

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