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Swiss tennis stars head for Sydney

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 Martina Hingis will be hoping to continue her winning start to the season following last week’s success with Roger Federer at the Hopman Cup mixed doubles tournament in Perth. The women’s world number one last won the Sydney title in 1997, before going on to capture the first of her three Australian Open titles. Federer…

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Swiss set the standards at Dubai hotel

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 Since it opened a year ago, the Burj Al Arab – or Arabian Tower – has established itself as one of the world’s most luxurious hotels. The building’s dhow sail structure soars 321 metres above the Gulf, and took five years to complete. The task of maintaining the standard expected by the hotel’s elite clientele…

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Götschi wins ninth Swiss bobsleigh title

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 Götschi and Acklin were handed the victory after bad weather in St Moritz forced Sunday’s second day of racing to be cancelled. Saturday’s two races had seen the two men finish a quarter of a second ahead of Martin Annen and Beat Hefti. Third place went to Christian Reich and Steve Anderhub with all three…

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Government examines possible irregularities in UMTS auction

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 The Federal Office for Communication has demanded an explanation from diAx/Sunrise, the telecommunications group which was formed under the aegis of the Danish operator. Spokesman Roberto Rivola confirmed on Sunday that the office had asked diAx to respond “as fast as possible” to reports that Deutsche Telekom had illegally taken a stake in Tele Danmark…

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Fears resurface of Swiss troop exposure to radiation

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 The soldier’s sudden illness and death two years ago is being reassessed in the light of similar cases of leukaemia among the troops of other European armies who served in Bosnia and Kosovo. There are fears that radioactive shells used by Nato may be responsible for the illnesses. At least eight Italian soldiers have died…

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Handballers suffer European defeat

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 The defeat came just three days after the Swiss celebrated a deserved home win over the Lithuanians. But there was never any sign of that feat being repeated in the second match. The hosts dominated Sunday’s game from the start and successfully contained Robbie Kostadinovich, the Swiss captain who had been the hero of Thursday’s…

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Lugano overtake ailing Lions

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 After losing 6-3 in Rapperswil on Saturday, the Lions suffered a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of eighth-placed Langnau on Sunday. Canadian forward Ray Sheppard scored all three goals for Langnau, just one day after scoring twice in the side’s 5-1 win over Fribourg. Lugano took full advantage of the Lions slip-ups, adding a…

Basel museum remembers Böcklin

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 Around 90 of Böcklin’s paintings are due to be exhibited in the museum between May 5 and August 12. The exhibition will show the development of his style from late Romanticism to symbolism. Several variations of his “Villa on the Sea”, three versions of “Death Island” and six self-portraits will be among the works displayed.…

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Langnau climb but Lions slip up

This content was published on Jan 7, 2001 The Lions were on the receiving end of a remarkable recovery by Rapperswil. With 18 minutes of play remaining the defending champions held a 3-1 lead. But the home side fired back with four goals in the space of five minutes to end a six match losing streak. Rapperswil’s first home win over the Lions…

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British and Swiss parliamentarian ski race sees Swiss scoop the awards

This content was published on Jan 6, 2001 Some 57 parliamentarians took part in the giant slalom on Saturday under overcast skies. However, they failed to match the striking performance of the Swiss skiing stars, Sonja Nef and Michael Von Grünigen, who each won their World Cup giant slalom races the same day. The British skier with the best time of the day…

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