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Right-wing extremist attacks in Switzerland have doubled

This content was published on Dec 10, 2000 Police officials in Bern said they have registered 105 acts of violence carried out by members of Switzerland right-wing extremist scene since the beginning of this year. The paper says it is the highest figure of racist violence on record since 1988. The SonntagsZeitung goes on to say that according to police figures there is…

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Annen wins World Cup bobsled race

This content was published on Dec 9, 2000 The 26-year old from canton Schwyz teamed up with Beat Hefti to edge Langen by nine hundredths of a second in the Austrian resort of Igls. But Annen said how fast the other competitors made it down the run was of no interest to him. “I concentrated exclusively on my race,” said the world junior…

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Cuche finishes as best Swiss in Val d’Isère

This content was published on Dec 9, 2000 Switzerland put on a fine overall performance as all its skiers finished in the top 10. Bern’s Rolf von Weissenfluh surprised everyone by finishing in eighth position which was his best ever world cup rating. Franco Cavegn of canton Graubünden finished in ninth place, which was a decent result. The Austrians, meanwhile, reinforced their international…

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Nef finishes third in giant slalom

This content was published on Dec 9, 2000 Austria’s Michaela Dorfmeister, who is the reigning world champion in the giant slalom, won her second race this season, after her impressive performance in Aspen, Colorado. Sonja Nef, who is from canton Appenzell was not able to improve on her third place in the second run. Her 1.09 second gap behind the leader, Dorfmeister, proved…

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Biggest ever money laundering case to be re-opened

This content was published on Dec 9, 2000 Josef Oberholzer, the former deputy director of the corporation, was cleared by the Zurich High Court on June 14 in 1999 on charges of money laundering. The court ruled in his favour because the drug crimes, which were the alleged source of the money, were statute-barred under Swiss law because they fell outside of time…

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First Swiss victory at Geneva riding competition

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 The sportsman from Thurgau charged to victory on Friday riding Lord Z, a horse whose previous owner was the former world champion, Franke Sloothaak. Currently ranked eighth in the world, Mändli garnered 44 points (36″56), finishing ahead of Alexandra Ledermann (44/37″22) and Marcus Ehning (44/37″42). Mändli’s win was just what Swiss fans had been waiting…

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Maximilian Schell turns 70

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 Born in Vienna, Schell was raised in Switzerland after his Swiss father and Austrian mother fled here to escape the effects of the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. He made his professional stage debut in 1952 and three years later appeared in his first film, “Kinder, Mutter und ein General”. Shortly afterwards, the English-language…

Boom continues in sales of Swiss art

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 Valloton’s painting fetched four times more than the pre-auction estimate. Only two days earlier, at Christie’s in Zurich, similarly high prices were paid for works by Swiss painters, including a record nearly SFr3 million for another canvas by Valloton. Irene Stoll, who is head of the Sotheby’s Swiss Paintings Department, told swissinfo she was “extremely…

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Many passions in Valais village

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 The play, by Arnoul Gréban is being put on by Saillon’s medieval club, which organises events each year to remember the village’s rich history as an important market town. The play coincides with a special exhibition by Saillon’s artisans at the local cultural centre. It runs until December 18. Saillon is best known as the…

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Following in the footsteps of Rimbaud

This content was published on Dec 8, 2000 Entitled “Abyssinia – between sky and land, the path taken by Arthur Rimbaud”, the exhibition is a photographic record of Lange’s journey through Ethiopia, just over a century after the French poet made a similar trip across the country. Like Rimbaud, Lange visited the lost city of Harar near the Somali border, and was captivated…

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