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Dubai gets a taste of Swiss culture

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 The event was opened by Switzerland’s economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, and is part of the “Swiss Horizons” exhibition taking place this week. A host of Swiss companies and cultural groups are taking part in the five-day festival, which highlights not only traditional aspects of Switzerland but also the country’s cultural diversity. Switzerland’s consul general in…

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Hingis sweeps into quarterfinals in New York

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 Hingis won her match 6-2, 6-3 in under an hour. “She didn’t make any mistakes…she was just too good today” said Halard-Decugis. The Swiss player will now meet either Nathalie Tauziat or American Amy Frazier in the next round. Hingis has won all but one of her 21 indoor matches this year. swissinfo with agencies

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Trossero shuffles pack for Tunisia game

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 Coach Enzo Trossero is using the game in Tunis to examine his alternatives in all areas of play. St Gallen goalkeeper Jörg Stiel has been pencilled in for his first international appearance, while strikers David Sesa and Hakan Yakin have been given their chance to impress, following injuries to Kubilay Türkyilmaz and Stéphane Chapuisat. In…

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Rosset through in Paris as Federer falls

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 Pioline, who is also a Geneva resident, was no match for his Swiss neighbour in their ninth match against each other. While the Frenchman made one unforced error after another, Rosset served up 11 aces to secure a 7-5, 7-5 victory. Rosset was only troubled once in the second set. But after defending set point…

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Swiss boat pulls out of America’s Cup

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 The “Watchout” syndicate, led by marketing firm IMG Switzerland, announced on Tuesday that it did not have enough funding to remain competitive. Launched in March by the canton Vaud sports club, Crans-près-Céligny, the “Watchout” bid was based on a planned budget of SFr 80 million. The team had hoped to take part in at least…

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Swiss tourism sees rosy future ahead

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 Tourism operators gave their upbeat message at one of the world’s largest trade fairs, the World Travel Market (WTM) in London. The event is an opportunity for Switzerland’s tourism officials to present packages they think will be attractive to large British and other international tour operators. The director of Switzerland Tourism, Jürg Schmid, told swissinfo…

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Lions stretch lead with draw in Kloten

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 Fourth placed Kloten took a well-deserved first period lead after squandering an incredible seven power play opportunities. But Andy Keller’s goal was swiftly cancelled out by two Zurich goals, Edgar Salis and Pat Lebeau scoring what seemed to have been the decisive goals. With just 45 seconds of regular time remaining, though, Ronny Keller shot…

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Swiss footballers face Tunisian test

This content was published on Nov 13, 2000 Under coach Enzo Trossero and his temporary predecessor Hans-Peter Zaugg, the Swiss have recorded two wins and two defeats this year, with four matches ending in draws. Discounting the friendly matches, Switzerland’s World Cup qualifying campaign has also been evenly balanced, with Trossero presiding over a win against the Faroe Islands, a draw in Slovenia…

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Counselling women in love with Catholic priests

This content was published on Nov 13, 2000 They founded “Zöfra”, which aims to support women in Switzerland who are affected by the Church’s celibacy rule. Elizabeth Wunderli, the vice president of Zöfra, is well aware of how difficult life can be for women who become involved in relationships with Catholic priests. She lives near Zurich with her grown-up son and her partner,…

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Hingis seeks revenge in New York

This content was published on Nov 13, 2000 A number of high-profile withdrawals have left Hingis and Davenport as strong favourites to contest the last final of the season for the third year in a row. Injuries and illness have led to pullouts by Anke Huber, Mary Pierce, Amélie Mauresmo and the Williams sisters. After beating Davenport in the 1998 Chase Championships final,…

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