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Manta stumbles again in first round

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The Zurich player was beaten 6-1, 7-6 by Takao Suzuki (ATP 197) of Japan. Manta’s defeat in Kentucky follows his first round elimination from the Los Angeles ATP tournament last week. He was beaten in his first game by the American, Paul Goldstein. In California, Switzerland’s tennis star, Martina Hingis, has progressed to the next…

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Locarno film festival opens in grand style

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The festival, which attracted an audience of 180,000 last year, has a budget of SFr4.5 million – a tiny sum compared to Europe’s three biggest festivals: Berlin, Cannes and Venice. However, the town’s main square, surrounded by Renaissance façades, seats 10,000, making it one of the world’s biggest open-air cinemas during the festival. About 200…

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Hingis bounces back after Wimbledon disappointment

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 Hingis beat the Belgian player, Dominique van Roost (WTA 15) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) to qualify for the quarter-finals of the $535,000 tournament at Carlsbad. Hingis had been given a bye in the first round. Nonetheless, she had difficulty disposing of van Roost. Her opponent at one stage led 6-5 in the second set, but failed…

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WHO takes on tobacco firms in battle against smoking

This content was published on Aug 2, 2000 The panel, led by the director of the Swiss Public Health Office, Thomas Zeltner, concluded that tobacco companies had engaged in “systematic efforts” to “undermine and subvert” the WHO’s anti-smoking campaign. The damning report is likely to provide the WHO with useful ammunition in its attempts to persuade countries to sign up to the world’s…

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Zurich Lions bring Streit back to Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 Streit’s year in the States was a difficult one, involving spells at three different clubs. After playing for the Utah Grizzlies in the IHL and the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks in the East Coast Hockey League, Streit moved into the AHL, where he played for the Springfield Falcons. The Bernese player had hoped to renew his…

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New labour law brings end to years of wrangling

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 The new labour law being seen as a typical Swiss compromise, on the face of it achieving a balance between the demands of the employers for more flexibility in working hours and those of the unions for better worker protection. The new regulations put women on an equal footing with men, allowing them to work…

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Biggest Swiss flag unfurled

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 It’s a show of patriotism and a tourist attraction all in one. Vitznau on the north-eastern shore of Lake Lucerne is in the historical heartland of Switzerland. It was near here on the night of August 1, 1291, that representatives of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden met to swear the Pact of Everlasting Alliance – the…

Sesa ruled out for Russia match

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 Sesa banged his head at the weekend while training with his Italian club side, Napoli. The resulting wound required seven stitches, and the player is still suffering the after-effects of a slight concussion. Swiss coach Enzo Trossero is now facing a giant headache of his own. He is already having to do without the services…

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Swiss involved in arms sale to Taiwan speaks out

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 Brunner told swissinfo why his small company, Frontier AG Bern, which at the time marketed Swiss milk in Singapore, was needed by the French armaments giant to secure the contract. “It was a delicate affair, and Thomson had no wish for it to become public knowledge,” Brunner said. All that was known so far, was…

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Modest National Day festivities conceal contented mood

This content was published on Aug 1, 2000 If Switzerland’s main daily newspapers are to be believed the Swiss are beginning the new century in an upbeat mood. For the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” (NZZ) the reason lies not only in an economic outlook in which “globalisation and competition are again embraced with more confidence” than during the last couple of years, but also…

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