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Big Brother Switzerland produces first female winner

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 The tense final round of the game was broadcast on Sunday to an audience of around 600,000 people. It saw Daniela beat off competition from her only remaining rival, Conny, to pocket the SFr150,000 ($89,000) prize money. It was an emotional occasion for Daniela, a single mother from canton Aargau, who celebrated her 30th birthday…

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Swiss journalist recounts horror of Indonesian jail

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 In an interview with swissinfo, after his return to Switzerland at the weekend, Iten said he was accused of violating the terms of his tourist visa by taking pictures of a politically sensitive nature. He said there were many foreign reporters at the Free Papua Movement rally on December 1, and he believed he was…

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Prosecution seeks jail term for ex-Credit Suisse manager in Japan

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 Yamada was arrested a year ago on suspicion of hampering a seven-month Japanese investigation into possible shady dealings at Credit Suisse Financial Products (CSFP). He’s accused of supplying false information to investigators and attempting to conceal documents. “The accused played a key role and carries a large measure of responsibility,” assistant chief prosecutor, Koichi Ueda,…

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Miller ban upheld

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 The affair centres on October’s match between Davos and Zurich Lions, in which Miller elbowed Lions forward Andrew McKim in the face. McKim suffered concussion and facial injuries and has not yet been able to resume training. The Swiss league’s disciplinary judge, Heinz Tännler, issued the ban last month but Davos exercised their right to…

Von Grünigen: No sympathy for Maier

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 Maier, who has dominated the world of men’s skiing for the last two seasons, was barred from Sunday’s race for exceeding the time limit imposed for the pre-race piste inspection. The Austrian later complained that he had not been given any warning. But von Grünigen, the man who benefited most from Maier’s exclusion, insisted he…

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Swiss couple charged with sexually abusing children in India

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 Acting on a tip-off from a non-governmental organisation, police raided the couple’s hotel room on Sunday, and found them filming two naked street children. Bombay police said William Marti, 59, and his wife, Lily, 56, had lured children to their hotel and photographed them having sex with each other. They added that the couple had…

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Swiss and German justice ministers discuss common issues of concern

This content was published on Dec 18, 2000 Among the top items on their agenda was the status of homosexual couples in Switzerland and Germany, as well as the workload of the European Court in Strasbourg. The Swiss government recently adopted a proposition concerning the rights of homosexual couples, aimed at improving their legal status. The Swiss justice department said the German government…

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Arrested journalist returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 17, 2000 Iten, who works for the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”, arrived at Zurich airport on Sunday afternoon, after being freed on Wednesday. He had been accused of breaches of the visa rules while working in the country’s Irian Jaya province. He was taken into custody on December 2 in Irian Jaya’s capital Jayapura, after photographing the Indonesian…

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Von Grünigen seizes opportunity of Maier disqualification

This content was published on Dec 17, 2000 Von Grünigen lay second behind Austria’s Heinz Schilchegger after the first leg but produced a typically elegant second run in bright sunshine on France’s Val d’Isère OK piste to push the Austrian into second. The Swiss skier’s win lifted him into first place in the standings above Maier, who was disqualified an hour before the…

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Götschl powers to victory in Saint Moritz

This content was published on Dec 17, 2000 The 1999 downhill world champion, who settled for second place in the first of the back-to-back downhills on Saturday behind teammate Brigitte Obermoser, refused to have victory slip through her fingers a second time, blitzing down the hard, sun-kissed Corviglia I course in a winning time of 1 minute, 36.49 seconds. Sunday’s win was also…

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