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Anti-money laundering officials resign over internal dispute

This content was published on Nov 5, 2000 An internal dispute within the Money Laundering Control Authority, reportedly linked to procedural matters, led to the resignations of the officials, including that of the deputy director, Michele Tonelli. Tonelli had recently taken up the position, having already left a job within the ministry in mid-year. Leutwyler said personal matters and a strong job market…

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Grasshoppers take top football league spot

This content was published on Nov 5, 2000 Rainer Bieli scored the winning goal in the 60th minute. Lugano hold on to their second spot, alongside Basel, despite losing their match 1-0 to strugglers Neuchatel Xamax. In what was perhaps the most exciting of Sunday’s matches, Neuchatel won with a late goal by Henri Camara. St Gallen are in fourth position overall with…

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Ogi kicks off first Nato training exercise on Swiss soil

This content was published on Nov 5, 2000 The “peacekeeping mission” will be held in Lucerne over the coming week, and is one of the most important to date in Nato’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme. Ogi again emphasised the fact that PfP membership is not the first step toward joining Nato. He insisted that the exercises did not threaten Switzerland’s position of…

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Basel go second with win over Servette

This content was published on Nov 4, 2000 Basel were forced to come from behind, after a lacklustre first half performance saw Christian Gross’s side heading into the break 2-1 down. But the match was turned on its head within two minutes of the restart, as former Grasshoppers striker Muff first levelled the scores and then put Basel ahead. Tholot then added a…

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Lions’ ice hockey rivals narrow their lead

This content was published on Nov 4, 2000 The Lions lost their match against Lugano 2-4, meaning their five-point lead was diminished. Davos and Ambri, however, both won their matches and now hold 25 points in the overall league table. Davos beat Berne 4-2 while the Ticinese side’s match against Fribourg was more closely contested. Ambri ultimately won 4-3. In other matches, Rapperswil…

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Round the world challenge delayed

This content was published on Nov 4, 2000 The race was scheduled to kick off on Sunday. Geneva’s Dominque Wavre and Bernard Stamm are both entered in the gruelling contest which sees one-man boats attempting to circumnavigate the globe without stopping or receiving any external assistance. Twenty four sailors, including two women, are due to leave the French port of Sables d’Olonnes in…

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Switzerland freezes Montesinos bank accounts

This content was published on Nov 4, 2000 The Swiss Justice Ministry has confirmed that three Swiss banking institutions, namely Leumi Ie-Israel, Crédit Agricole Indosuez and Fibi Bank have frozen five accounts linked to Montesinos. Spokesman Pascal Gossin told swissinfo that Montesinos is the “beneficial owner” of some of the accounts and the direct account holder of others. The accounts were blocked on…

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Photographs taken from “behind the mirror”

This content was published on Nov 4, 2000 Entitled “Behind the Mirror” it includes not only photographs taken by him while working with humanitarian organisations around the world, but also some on show to the public for the first time -images he describes with a trace or irony as “my Sunday photographs”. Many of Mohr’s photographs have been published in books on which…

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Swiss cantons split down the middle on language teaching

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 The conference deferred taking a decision until next June. In the intervening period the cantons will hold a national consultation on the issue. The issue has caused deep splits between those cantons which fear that giving English priority will undermine national unity, and those that see it as a crucial tool for children in the…

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Zurich Lions maintain lead

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 The Lions roared ahead in the first period of their away game, scoring one goal in the first period and stayed ahead throughout the match. They won 4-2. Ambri managed a 1-0 victory over Zug to stay joint second in the table alongside Davos. The two teams now have 23 points each in the overall…

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