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Swiss shelters draw attention to plight of battered women

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 A spokeswoman for the Organisation for Mistreated Women (DAO), Claire Magnin, says it is “time to sound the alarm”. She says mounting costs and an increase in the number of women seeking shelter has created serious financial problems for the homes. The DAO says Switzerland needs to double the number of available beds in its…

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Chantal Strasser wins gold at European swimming championships

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 She clocked 8 minutes 2.23 seconds in the 800-metre freestyle competition. She finished ahead of Britain’s Rebecca Cooke and Jana Pechanova from the Czech Republic. Strasser is the second Swiss women’s swimmer to clinch a gold medal over the 800 metre distance. Flavia Rigamonti won gold at the European championships in 1998. swissinfo with agencies

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Swiss prosecutor attacks Russia over handling of corruption case

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 Geneva’s chief prosecutor, Bernard Bertossa, was reacting to an announcement from Russia on Wednesday that it was dropping a two-year-old probe into whether the Swiss firms had paid kickbacks to senior Kremlin officials in return for lucrative contracts. In an interview published by the Russian newspaper, “Segodnya” on Friday, Bertossa said Russia had closed the…

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EU ready for talks with Switzerland on fighting fraud

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 In a statement on Friday, the Commission said smuggling and other illegal activities conducted through Switzerland cost the EU “billions of euros” a year. It described this as “unacceptable, in view of the closer economic integration between the EU and Switzerland”. The Commission said both sides had agreed at the end of 1999 on the…

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Angelic exhibition in Lucerne

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 Angels have undergone a radical transformation through the ages, at least in men’s eyes. The exhibition is divided into three main themes: creation, appearance and duties. The “World of Angels” brings to light how earthly representations of the messengers of God are everywhere (angel is derived from the Greek word for messenger); from statues, paintings…

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Lausanne sack Schürmann

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 A brief, official statement explained that the club had ended its contract with Schürmann 18 months before it was due to expire. The move comes after weeks of speculation that the club president, Waldemar Kita, was unhappy with Schürmann, despite remarkable results on the European stage. Lausanne made it to the third round of the…

Zurich airport expansion to go ahead

This content was published on Dec 15, 2000 The court on Thursday turned down appeals from local authorities, environmental groups and individual plaintiffs against the airport expansion, which was approved by the transport ministry last year. The judges also threw out an appeal against a cap on nitrous oxide emissions. However, they ruled that the ministry’s flight noise protection measures were in breach…

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Swiss make flying start in Tatra Cup

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 Switzerland’s Patrick Fischer, Marc Reichert and Marcel Jenni all scored during the game. However, they lost fellow team mate, Sandro Rizzi from Davos, who was taken out because of a head injury. Despite their loss, Norway put up a tough fight and proved to be a formidable adversary. But they were no match for the…

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McMahon and Blatter nominated for World Sport Awards

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The triathlete, Brigitte McMahon, and the cross-country skier, Barbara Blatter, have both been nominated for this year’s awards. McMahon, who won a gold medal in the triathlon at the Sydney Olympics this summer, is up against Simona Amanar from Romania, Julia Barsukova from Russia, and Andy von Grunsven and Leontien Zijlaard-van Morsel from Hungary. In…

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Moves for legal rehabilitation of people who helped Nazi refugees

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The House on Thursday approved a proposal, despite opposition by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party. Proponents said it was in the interest of the country to rehabilitate people who broke Swiss law to support anti-fascists in France and Spain and those who fought anti-Semitism. Previous efforts in parliament to rehabilitate anti-fascists and people who helped…

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