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Lazarenko millions returned to Ukraine

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 The money transferred to Ukraine is the SFr10.5 million ($5.9 million) held by Lazarenko in Swiss bank accounts, which was seized by prosecutors after his conviction. He admitted through his lawyer to having laundered SFr9 million ($5 million) through Switzerland. Lazarenko, who was Ukrainian prime minister from June 1996 to June 1997, is believed to…

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Dreifuss comes out in favour of national languages

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Her statement came as cantonal education directors gathered to discuss the controversial issue of introducing English at an earlier stage in the school curriculum. In an interview with the Lucerne-based “Neue Luzerner Zeitung”, Dreifuss said English could not “be like a steamroller running all over the world and destroying the wealth of languages.” Dreifuss said…

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Education leaders discuss the future of language teaching

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Many cantons, especially in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, believe Swiss children should learn one of the Swiss national languages, such as French, as a first foreign language. But Zurich education officials are adamant that English is the language both parents and children want to learn first. Regine Fretz, in charge of curriculum matters at…

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Cancer conference draws link between psyche and illness

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 The conference, taking place in Berne on Thursday, will unveil eight “psycho-social intervention models” to help cancer sufferers deal with their disease. Jürg Bernhard, a psycho-oncologist and head of the Swiss Quality of Life Office, told swissinfo that roughly one fourth to one third of all cancer patients suffer from some form of psychiatric disease…

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Historic Roman mosaic on public display for the first time

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 First traces of the mosaic, called the “Venatio”, were discovered during construction work in 1985 near the town of Avenches, which was the capital of Helvetia when it was a Roman province. Archaeologists soon found it was not only an art treasure, but was also much bigger – 97 square metres – than had been…

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Kafelnikov ends Federer’s campaign

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Roger Federer had already been in trouble in his first round match against Jan-Michael Gambill. Fortunately for the Basel player, the American abandoned due to back problems. Federer could not repeat his Swiss Indoors exploits. The Swiss player admitted: “My timing was out here in Stuttgart. My service wasn’t very good either.” This lack of…

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Hingis pairs up with Federer for Hopman Cup

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 In the group stage of the competition, Hingis and Federer will take on the defending champions South Africa (Amanda Coetzer, Wayne Ferreira), home favourites Australia (Nicole Pratt, Mark Philippoussis) and last year’s losing finalists Thailand (Tamarine Tanasugarn, Paradom Srichapan). The Russian pair of Marat Safin and Elena Likhovtseva will be seeded second for the tournament,…

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Swisscom appeals to Federal Court

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 “Swisscom disputes that interconnection also covers leased lines and is appealing against arbitrary price-fixing in a competitive environment,” Swisscom said in a statement. It also said its prices were competitive and in line with the European average and noted ComCom’s decision, announced on October 2, was based on 1998 prices, which have been reduced. It…

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Grasshoppers miss chance to take league lead

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Servette took the lead through Lionel Pizzinat in the sixth minute, and Johann Lonfat doubled the lead before the break, scoring in the 40th minute. Servette extended their lead through the Bulgarian, Martin Petrov, in the 55th minute, but Grasshoppers scored a consolation goal 20 minutes later, thanks to Bernt Haas. Grasshoppers remain in third…

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A milestone for Swiss tourism

This content was published on Nov 1, 2000 “Switzerland Destination Management” (SDM), won the top prize in the project category. Created nearly three years ago, it became a global trendsetter by offering an electronic system for booking holidays in Switzerland. A car-free zone in the centre of Gstaad came in second as a unique way of improving the image of the resort. In…

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