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Late wins for Lugano and Bern

This content was published on Feb 28, 2001 Bern continued to confound all expectations after coming from 2-1 down to beat the Spengler Cup winners of Davos. Andreas Johansson was Bern’s latest hero, scoring both their goals in regular time as well as the opening penalty. Lonny Bohonos levelled the shoot-out at 1-1, but his team-mate Jan von Arx missed after Patrick Howald…

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Lions and Flyers close in on semi-final spots

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 The Lions took an early lead against Lake Zurich rivals, Rapperswil-Jona, with Swiss international defender Mark Streit scoring in the 11th minute. But the defending champions had to wait until the 56th minute to tie up the match, Patric Della Rossa grabbing the Lions second. Larry Huras’s side now have a 3-0 lead over Rapperswil…

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Novartis opens new research centre in Britain

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 The new laboratories are able to accommodate 180 scientists and about 20 support staff. Novartis says it will be a think-tank to find cures for conditions such as asthma. “The major focus will be to discover and develop the next generation of treatments for patients suffering from respiratory diseases,” Marie-Francoise Rutimeyer, spokeswoman for Novartis, told…

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Big names missing for Poland match

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 The game, which is being played in Cyprus, was intended as preparation for Switzerland’s next World Cup qualifying match in Yugoslavia, but Trossero has had to cope with a number of late withdrawals from his original squad. While Swiss captain Ciriaco Sforza and striker David Sesa had already been ruled out through injury well in…

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Swiss army shares alpine secrets with foreign troops

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 The courses are part of the Swiss contribution to Nato’s Partnership for Peace (PfP), a project set up by the alliance in collaboration with armies of the former Soviet block. The Swiss unit, which has its base in the mountain village of Andermatt at the foot of the Gotthard pass in central Switzerland, offers summer…

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Vavrinec dives in Acapulco

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 The 23-year-old player from canton Thurgau (WTA 89) went out in straight sets (3-6, 3-6) to Spain’s Maria Sanchez Lorenzo, currently ranked two places lower than Vavrinec in the WTA standings. The $170,000 tournament marked Vavrinec’s first appearance in the main draw of an event since her second round exit at the Australian Open. Previously…

US highlights human rights abuses in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 In a generally favourable report on Switzerland’s human rights record, the state department highlighted some serious shortcomings in the treatment of asylum seekers, women and foreigners. It cited allegations by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which accuse the police of “harassment directed against foreigners, particularly asylum seekers, including arbitrary detention”. It said “violence against women was a…

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Jazzing it up on the shores of Lake Geneva

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 Starting with “Nuits du Jazz” from March 2 to 4, the festival in the hamlet of Chernex above Montreux is now in its 14th year, and will put the accent on jazz, unlike the Montreux Jazz Festival, where pop stars top the bill. The Chernex event will kick off with “B-Connected”, a Swiss band that…

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Italy issues arrest warrant for suspected Swiss cigarette smugglers

This content was published on Feb 27, 2001 One of the four Swiss on Prosecutor Guiseppe Scelsi’s list is Franco Della Torre, who received a suspended sentence in the 1980s for his involvement in the money laundering racket, the “Pizza Connection”. In cooperation with the Italian authorities, Swiss justice officials have searched six businesses and three private homes, two of which belong to…

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Federer climbs in tennis rankings

This content was published on Feb 26, 2001 Federer is even higher up the ATP’s Champions Race standings, which reflect a player’s performance since the start of the new season. Having won the Milan Indoors tournament as well as reaching the quarter-finals of the Sydney Open and the semi-finals in Marseille, Federer is now up to fifth in the Champions Race. But there…

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