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Culture blooms in Ticino in springtime

This content was published on Mar 5, 2001 During the three-week parliamentary session, a variety of concerts, museum exhibitions and excursions have been planned for both the politicians and the public. Ticino’s Concert Orchestra is scheduled to hold three concerts during the session on March 9, 16 and 23. Meanwhile, at the Modern Art Museum in Lugano, an exposition of works by the…

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Scandals tarnish image of Switzerland’s sunshine canton

This content was published on Mar 5, 2001 As politicians meet in Lugano for their three-week spring session, many will be increasingly aware that Ticino’s reputation as a centre of smuggling and money laundering is becoming a talking point not merely in Switzerland, but in European halls of power. High-profile criminal cases over the past year have served to dent the clichéd vision…

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Swiss Formula One team takes fourth place in Australia

This content was published on Mar 4, 2001 Sauber driver, Nick Heidfeld, came in fourth on Sunday, giving his team two points. The German driver had a hard fight with his compatriot, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who was racing for Jordan, at the end of the race but held on to take his first world championship points. Heidfeld originally came in lower in the standings…

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Plans for new Klee museum in Bern to go ahead

This content was published on Mar 4, 2001 The voters supported a move for the local government to pay more than SFr11 million, paving the way for the new museum’s construction, scheduled to begin within a year. Models of the planned Paul Klee Centre show that it will consist only of three “hills” smoothly emerging from the landscape, in harmony with its natural…

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Swiss skier, Defago, takes fourth place at Super-G race

This content was published on Mar 4, 2001 Defago was the highest placed Swiss skier at Sunday’s race, coming in 1.28 seconds behind the first-placed Austrian skier, Hermann Maier. The other two podium spots went to Maier’s compatriots, Hannes Trinkl and Stephan Eberharter, who placed second and third, respectively. Defago was followed by his fellow teammates, Didier Cuche, who came in ninth, Silvano…

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St Gallen take over top spot

This content was published on Mar 4, 2001 St Gallen, who were last year’s champions, took the lead in the 19th minute through Nixon, but Lugano equalised before half-time with a goal by Rossi. The eastern Swiss side took the lead again just after the break through Guido and seemed to have the match wrapped up when Nixon scored his second of the…

Lugano earn ice hockey semi final place

This content was published on Mar 3, 2001 The two teams were tied 2-2 at the end of normal time. Fribourg missed a golden opportunity to win the game with just seconds to go, but the chance went begging and the match moved into overtime where Lugano snatched a quick winner. If Fribourg had put away their chance, they would have pulled the…

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Swiss skiers fall behind in Kvitjfell

This content was published on Mar 3, 2001 Despite some strong performances on Friday, the Swiss team were unable to match the times of Austria’s Stephan Eberharter and Fritz Strobl as well as Germany’s Florian Eckert on Saturday. Eberharter took first place in Saturday’s downhill, the next to last in the World Cup series, while Eckert took second and Strobl came in third.…

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World Economic Forum hacker released

This content was published on Mar 2, 2001 The release of the 20-year old Swiss man, who has not been named, came after the Genevan Court of Criminal Appeal concluded on Friday there was no evidence to suggest the suspect had sought to destroy data stored on the computer. Nor could it be proved that he had sought material gain from accessing the…

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Swiss exhibition celebrates cannabis plant

This content was published on Mar 2, 2001 Visitors will be able to sample hemp cheese, a glass of champagne made from plant extracts or try out cosmetics based on the product. The event, which runs until Saturday evening, also features a fashion show of clothes made from hemp. But the highlight of the two-day event is expected to be the “Best Joint”…

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