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Out & About in Switzerland: An earth festival in Lausanne

This content was published on Sep 7, 2000 The theme is “Celebrating the Earth” or, more specifically, the fertile ground under our feet, and around half a million people are expected to attend the 81st edition of the fair at the Beaulieu congress and exhibition centre. The occasion will give visitors the chance to watch craftsmen demonstrate their ancient trades, and to get…

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Ogi announces secret service shake-up

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Ogi told a news conference on Wednesday the change would take effect from 2001. But he said the army and air force would retain their own intelligence units. “After everything that has happened, we are moving forward step by step,” he said. The new civilian body will remain affiliated to the defence ministry, but will…

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Spirit of Calvin is still alive in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Over the centuries, Geneva has welcomed many dissidents. But few can have been as influential as Jean Calvin. The number of people practising Calvin’s austere brand of Protestantism in Geneva may have dwindled, but there are constant reminders of his legacy, nowhere more so than in the Parc des Bastions. It’s home to one of…

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Swiss Protestants criticise the Vatican

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 The president of the Federation of Protestant Churches, Thomas Wipf, said on Wednesday he regretted that the Vatican had once again put forward a position which separated rather than united the Christian faith. He said the latest edict by the Catholic church “Dominus Jesus”, presented on Tuesday, was not a new position. And he added…

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Top golfers tee off in Crans-Montana

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Among those teeing off into the thin alpine air are three of Europe’s best players, Darren Clarke from Northern Ireland, Thomas Björn of Denmark and last year’s winner Lee Westwood from England. Both Clarke and Westwood are hoping to add the Crans-Montana prize money (totalling SFr2.34 million) to their winnings as they attempt to topple…

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Ministers promise to fight extremism

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Speaking in Berlin on Tuesday, Dreifuss said Switzerland was taking the problem of neo-nazism very seriously. But she said it was impossible to combat the problem without more international cooperation. She said that in her view the fight against the use of the Internet by the extreme right was particularly important. International cooperation to combat…

A Swiss coin, worth five Swiss francs, pictured on June 12,2012

Culture

Exploring the Celtic history of Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 It’s all a reference to the tribe which peopled Switzerland 2,000 years ago. The modern Swiss Confederation’s formal name is the “Confoederatio Helvetica”. The Confederation was founded in 1848 – 50 years earlier the invading French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte had declared the Helvetic Republic. Renaissance writers describing the region that was to become modern…

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Lugano maintain lead in football league

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 Lugano are still four points clear at the top of the table, with Lausanne in second place. Lausanne won a tight-fought time against Sion, finally notching a 3-2 victory. St Gallen also maintained their third slot with a 1-0 win at home to Zurich Grasshoppers. Neuchatel Xamax are firmly rooted at the bottom of the…

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Hingis through to US Open semi-finals

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 The world number one seed cruised through the first set 6-0, winning it in just 13 minutes. But Hingis had more trouble in the second, taking it 7-5. The match lasted just over an hour. Hingis has now won 11 of her 13 encounters against Seles. Williams powered past the French player, Natalie Tauziat 6-4,…

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Switzerland and Germany target extremism

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 After a meeting with the German education minister, Edelgard Buhlmahn, Dreifuss said that the fight against the use of the Internet by the extreme right was particularly important. While Switzerland already had anti-racist legislation in place, it was impossible to work alone, she said, calling for more international co-operation. The minister also said that the…

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