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Romero leaves the field in his wake

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 Romero was out to show his second round lead was no fluke. Leaving nothing to chance, he went out and beat the course record with a 62. On the day, the only player to come close to Romero was Scot Dean Robertson, who shot a 63 round the course earlier on. Romero managed to score…

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One thousand protest against right-wing extremism in Liestal

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 Even though Saturday’s demonstration was authorised, the police were out in force. More than 230 officers were on the streets, among them reinforcements from other cantons. The police intervened during the march held just before the protest meeting. They arrested four young masked anarchists, which lead to a suspension of the protest until the demonstrators…

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Heritage days serve up cultural landscapes

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 All over Europe, visitors are being encouraged to take a closer look at buildings, monuments or landscapes that are considered part of a heritage. In Switzerland, the focus is on cultural landscapes. More than 200 events have been organised all over the country to increase awareness of the relationship between buildings, streets and squares. The…

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Rapperswil upset championship favourites

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 Three power play goals by Schümperli, McTavish and Tiger secured the win, leaving Lugano looking lethargic in Saturday’s game. The titleholders, Zurich Lions, could only manage a one-all draw against Bern. After a scoreless first period, the Bears came out fighting against the Lions after the break and drew blood with the first goal of…

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Steven Spielberg brings Hollywood to the Bernese Oberland

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 The series, called “Band of Brothers”, is partly set in Bavaria during the Second World War and continues the story begun in “Saving Private Ryan”. The reason it’s being shot in Switzerland is because the Bernese Oberland was thought to resemble more closely the Bavaria and Obersalzburg of the 1940s than do the actual places…

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Servette beat Lugano

This content was published on Sep 9, 2000 Servette’s Siljak put the first goal away in the 22nd minute and just three minutes later his teammate, Petrov, scored the second. Lugano, who still head the table, are now just a point clear of Lausanne, who beat Neuchatel Xamax 4:2. In other results, Yverdon drew one-all with St Gallen. On Sunday, Grasshoppers Zurich play…

Romero leads Crans Montana, with pack in hot pursuit

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 Britons Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke, Australia’s Jarrod Moseley, and Hennie Otto of South Africa will be hoping to play catch-up in Saturday’s round. A record four Swiss professionals are in action at the tournament. The second round was kind to Paolo Quirici, who shot a par-level 71, a drop from his first round four-under…

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Zurich and Basel take a point each

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 Basel’s Kreuzer opened the scoring in the 65th minute. The response came in the 75th from Zurich’s Kavelashvili. A thigh injury saw Zurich and national side keeper Marco Pascolo substituted mid-way through the first half. Zurich trainer Gilbert Gress said that he feared the damage was serious. Ahead of the weekend’s game, the Friday match…

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Raoul’s parents launch legal action against Colorado authorities

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 At a first hearing held on Friday in Denver, the lawyer for Raoul s mother and father claimed that the boy and his parents deserve to be compensated for the violation of their civil and constitutional rights. The hearing dealt mainly with procedural matters related to depositions and timetable. But those among the accused who…

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Ice hockey season gets underway with larger league

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 Chur and La Chaux-de-Fonds have joined the top flight but neither are being given a chance of winning the title. Indeed, they are expected to struggle for survival. The favourites are last season’s champions, Zurich’s ZSC Lions, and the team they beat in the play-off finals, Lugano. Two other teams, Zug and Berne, are seen…

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