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Lugano through to semi-finals of Continental Cup

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 The canton Ticino side fought hard against their Italian neighbours, in what was their toughest game so far in the pan-European club competition. Milan were leading 1-0 as late as the thirty-ninth minute, when Aeschlimann equalised for Lugano. His shot was followed by two more from teammates Keller and Bozon, the latter hitting an open…

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Lions still top after Saturday’s hockey

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 Earlier in the season Zug were chasing the top spot, and they are still contenders. They are placed third, with 18 points; Zurich hold 21 points, followed by Ambri-Piotta. Meanwhile, the canton Berne derby was less than joyful for the capital’s side: Berne lost 3-1 to the Langnau Tigers. The Tigers stand fifth in the…

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Berne’s tiny puppet theatre reveals a world of dreams

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 Created by Monika Demenga and Hans Wirth, the play at the tiny Berne Puppet Theatre is about a boy who sets off to find the sandman to complain to him about his nightmares. Eventually, the boy learns to accept and understand all his dreams. “We started with a lullaby about a mother shaking her child’s…

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Swiss Paralympic athletes bring home three more medals

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 Switzerland’s Franz Nietlispach took the silver medal in Saturday’s 10,000m wheelchair track race at the Paralympics in Sydney while his compatriot, Heinz Frei, took the bronze. Frei, a world-record holder and Atlanta gold medallist, set an early lead in the event but Thailand’s Prawat Wahoram pushed hard over the final 15 laps of the race…

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Lugano consolidate Continental Cup chances

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 The canton Ticino side fought hard against their Italian neighbours, in what was their toughest game so far in the pan-European club competition. Milan were leading 1-0 as late as the thirty-ninth minute, when Aeschlimann equalised for Lugano. His shot was followed by two more from teammates Keller and Bozon, the latter hitting an open…

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Lugano through to semi-finals of Continental Cup

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 Following Friday’s effortless win against Kiev, Lugano can now avenge last year’s humiliation against their Ticinese arch-rival Ambri-Piotta in the semi-finals. Ambri are the defending champions of the Cup, having taken the title twice in a row. However, Lugano are currently by far the stronger side in the league table. The semi-finals are to be…

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Lions stay on top

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 There were few surprises in Friday’s division one ice hockey fixtures with Ambri taking an extra point for their third position in the league table, while Zug steamrollered Rapperswil, 6-1. Lions were given a one-point lead on the others after winning away against La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2-3. Fribourg, however, rocketed from 10th to sixth place in…

Switzerland hailed for efforts in Nigeria money laundering probe

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 The FT report, published on Friday, says Switzerland “was the first to respond” to a probe commissioned by the Nigerian government to track down funds salted abroad by the late dictator, Sani Abacha, and his cronies. The paper says the Swiss response to Nigeria’s request is in marked contrast to that of the British government,…

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The “Grand Illusion” in Neuchatel

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 The ethnography museum has chosen a poem by Arthur Rimbaud on “the deluge” as a launch pad for what it describes as a look at the multiple illusions of everyday life at the beginning of the 21st century, which add up in sum to the grand illusion of the title. It lists these as including…

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Art mirrors life at Lucerne exhibition

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 Arte Povera literally means “poor art”, but only in the sense that the artist makes sculptures and installations from everyday, often scavenged, materials. For example, Pistoletto has used painted cardboard wrapped in canvas to create seemingly heavy sculptures which look like huge rocks. But for many the most eye-catching exhibits are those which explore the…

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