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Intelligence services embarrassed by new controversy

This content was published on Feb 6, 2000 Switzerland’s intelligence services are at the centre of a new controversy. Senior officials in the defence ministry have confirmed that a memorandum including names of part-time agents has been leaked to the media. The special agents are said to include leading figures from the Swiss world of business and finance. The SonntagsBlick newspaper said the…

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Federer loses to Australia’s Hewitt

This content was published on Feb 6, 2000 Australia has drawn level at 2-2 with Switzerland in their Davis Cup tie in Zurich thanks to a four-set win by Lleyton Hewitt over Roger Federer. In a match lasting more than two-and-a-half hours, Hewitt beat Federer 6-2 3-6 7-6 6-1. Federer put the loss down to tiredness following an emotionally charged win over Mark…

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Police offer reward for restaurant gunmen

This content was published on Feb 6, 2000 Police in canton Solothurn are offering a 10,000 franc reward for information leading to the capture of two gunmen who shot dead two people and wounded three others in a crowded restaurant in the village of Dulliken. The men, who were wearing identical tiger masks, fled without trace after the shooting. The men entered the…

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Switzerland lead Australia 2-1 in Davis Cup tie

This content was published on Feb 5, 2000 Switzerland has taken a well-earned 2-1 lead in its Davis Cup tie against defending champions Australia in front of an ecstatic home crowd in Zurich. After dropping the first set, Roger Federer and Lorenzo Manta went on to dominate the match, beating the Australian pairing of Wayne Arthurs and Sandon Stolle 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6.…

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Swiss legal assistance in CDU affair “not necessary”

This content was published on Feb 5, 2000 Switzerland’s ambassador to Berlin, Thomas Borer, says German prosecutors investigating secret donations to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have no need to obtain legal assistance from Switzerland. Borer told the “Berliner Zeitung” newspaper that the matter could be cleared up fairly quickly. Borer said that since the CDU had confirmed the existence of illicit Swiss…

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HC Lugano aiming for European trophy

This content was published on Feb 5, 2000 The Swiss ice-hockey champions, Lugano, will be aiming to add some more silverware to their trophy cabinet this weekend when they host the final tournament of the European League. The Ticino side play their semi-final match against Sparta Prague this evening, and they will be counting on some vociferous home support to see them through…

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Masked gunmen kill two in village restaurant

This content was published on Feb 5, 2000 Gunmen have shot dead two people and wounded three others in a crowded restaurant in the village of Dulliken, in canton Solothurn. Police said the two gunmen, who were wearing carnival masks, fled without trace after the shooting. The men entered the Löwen Restaurant through a back door late on Friday and threatened the 70-year-old…

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Report vindicates Swiss over Argentine disappearance

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 A report has vindicated Switzerland’s handling of the case of a Chilean-Swiss dual national who went missing in Argentina in 1977. The disappearance of Alexei Jaccard came back into the spotlight following Switzerland’s request for the extradition of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet. The report by two eminent professors rejects accusations that the Swiss…

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Swiss court throws out German request for help in CDU enquiry

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 A court in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden has turned down a request for legal assistance from German prosecutors investigating secret donations to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The German authorities now have 30 days to lodge an appeal. The court accepted arguments by those under investigation that details about their bank accounts should not…

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New strategy for Swiss Aids prevention campaign

This content was published on Feb 4, 2000 The Swiss government is launching a new strategy for its “Stop Aids” campaign by taking a more holistic approach. The new campaign will no longer focus exclusively on the HI-Virus, but will instead concentrate on strengthening attitudes towards prevention. The ministry of health’s new Aids campaign is being launched with a series of explicit advertisements.…

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