Cluster: Swiss Identity

Former Guatemala police chief to face Geneva court

This content was published on Jan 10, 2014 Sperisen, who has Swiss and Guatemalan citizenship, “stands accused of having planned, ordered or committed the murders of ten prisoners in Guatemala,” the Geneva prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday. This included the shooting of seven prisoners in September 2006, after which Sperisen asked his subordinates to make it seem as if the…

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Ticino polishes up its winter tourism offer

This content was published on Jan 9, 2014

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US, Japan file complaints against Novartis

This content was published on Jan 9, 2014 The New Jersey-based company boosted its sales of the iron-reduction drug Exjade by giving referrals and rebates to pharmacy BioScrip, which recommended refills to its patients but often failed to warn them of the drug’s potentially fatal side effects. These include kidney failure and gastrointestinal haemorrhaging, according to the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court…

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Court ruling outlines US case against Julius Baer

This content was published on Jan 9, 2014 The 34-page ruling, which paraphrased an IRS (Internal Revenue Service) request for judicial aid and did not provide supporting documents, is the fullest public picture so far of the case against Julius Baer, one of a dozen Swiss banks that are the subject of a criminal investigation in the United States into tax evasion. Julius…

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Ex-prosecutor to lead UCI doping probe

This content was published on Jan 8, 2014 The panel will be based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and known as the Cycling Independent Reform Commission. UCI President Brian Cookson said its aim will be to “investigate the problems cycling has faced in recent years, especially the allegations that the UCI has been involved in wrongdoing in the past – allegations which have done so…

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Bringing fair trade to artisanal gold mining

This content was published on Jan 8, 2014 A Swiss-sponsored responsible mining initiative is offering artisanal gold miners direct access to markets, better environmental respect and more transparency. swissinfo.ch investigates whether the Better Gold Initiative (BGI) can live up to its promises.

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Old sanatorium new again

This content was published on Jan 7, 2014

Merkel suffers ski injury in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 6, 2014 During a period of three weeks, Merkel will “concentrate on a few appointments in the Federal Chancellery and in Berlin” while her injury heals, according to government spokesperson Steffen Seibert. She will need to “rest a lot” in order to recover properly, Seibert added. While skiing in the south-eastern Swiss Engadin region, 59-year-old Merkel suffered…

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Swiss medical volunteer ‘kidnapped’ in Syria

This content was published on Jan 4, 2014 MSF confirmed on Saturday that the Swiss, Swedish, Peruvian, Danish and Belgian nationals had gone missing. The Swiss foreign ministry said it was aware of the incident, but no further details were given. The international media has reported that the five were abducted from an MSF office in northern Syria by an unidentified group. MSF…

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At a loss for words

This content was published on Jan 2, 2014

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