Swiss Identity

The fools on the hill

This content was published on Feb 2, 2001 First-time skiers to the Aletsch region in canton Valais have been known to freeze in their tracks when they first lay eyes upon the four-storey villa. With its copper roof, turrets and ornate façade, it’s a striking image, but it seems somehow out of place, perched as it is on top of the Riederfurka, a…

Japanese fright for Hingis

This content was published on Feb 2, 2001 Hingis looked set to win the match easily early on, taking the first set 6-0. But in the second, her timing and placement of her first serves went haywire. Sugiyama made the most of the opportunity, pouncing on Hingis’ weak second serves and waiting for the right moment to score points from the baseline. The…

Swiss resist Russian pressure to release top official

This content was published on Feb 2, 2001 Speaking in Bern late on Thursday, Deiss told Igor Ivanov that the case was a “legal matter and not a political affair”, and that the government’s hands were tied by Swiss law which prevents any political interference in judicial matters. His comments came in response to Ivanov’s request that Switzerland bring the matter to a…

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Top show jumpers in Zurich for CSI

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 Swiss riders taking part include Marcus Fuchs, Willi Melliger and Beat Mändli, who won the silver medal in the team event at last summer’s Sydney Olympics. Among the foreign competitors are Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum, Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa, and the Olympic champion, Jeroen Dubbledam of the Netherlands. “The CSI started as a very small tournament 14…

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Rosset pulls out of Milan Indoors

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 Rosset retired after losing the first set 6-3, and the first game of the second set. During the first set, Rosset received attention from his trainer for back trouble before continuing. But the tall Swiss had difficulty in serving and his movement was restricted. Rusedski now goes through to the quarter-finals of the tournament to…

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Prominent Swiss asked Clinton to pardon indicted billionaire

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 The six Swiss wrote letters to Clinton in support of Rich, describing him “an honest, upright citizen”. Among them are the mayor of Zurich, Josef Estermann and a member of the Executive Board of UBS, Pierre de Weck. Rich has been living in Switzerland since he fled the US to escape 50 indictments for fraud,…

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Meningitis scare leads to massive vaccination programme in Gruyère

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 This is the first such mass vaccination campaign in Switzerland against meningitis, and is a sign of the growing concern surrounding the unusually high incidence of the disease in the region. “It is a worrying situation which calls for extra vigilance,” the chief cantonal medical officer, Georges Demierre, told swissinfo. “We’ve a long way to…

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Heuberger continues Swiss tennis winning streak

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 Heuberger defeated Slava Dosedel from the Czech Republic in straight sets. He easily won the first set 6-2, but had to work hard to take the second which went to tie break, 7-6. Marc Rosset and Roger Federer also won their first matches at the Milan Indoors. Basel’s Federer defeated Germany’s Rainer Schüttler in the…

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Jawlensky’s “Swiss” works on display at Lausanne’s Hermitage

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 Most art critics agree that the time Jawlensky spent in Switzerland played a vital role in shaping his art, yet this is the first major exhibition devoted to this period. The artist fled to Switzerland at the outbreak of the First World War. Along with his friend Wassily Kandinsky, he had become one of the…

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Swiss brace for Russian pressure over Borodin extradition

This content was published on Feb 1, 2001 But the Geneva prosecutor handling the case, Bernard Bertossa, says he is confident Borodin will still be extradited to Switzerland. Borodin was arrested in New York on January 17 under an international arrest warrant issue by magistrates in Geneva. He is accused of laundering $25 million (SFr41 million) allegedly received from two Swiss firms in…

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