Cluster: Swiss Identity

Birthday blues for Rosset

This content was published on Nov 8, 2000 The Genevan had been hoping to defend the title which he won in the Russian city last year, but instead suffered a shock first round defeat to home favourite Andrei Stolyarov. Seeded fourth for the tournament and ranked more than 80 places above his opponent, Rosset appeared to be cruising to victory when he took…

Swiss puzzled by bomb in Warsaw embassy

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 A spokeswoman in Bern, Daniella Stoffel, said no warning had been issued and no-one had claimed responsibility. She said Polish police were investigating. The device was discovered by the janitor in the waiting room, after the embassy had closed on Monday. It was packed with about one kilogramme of explosive and filled with nails. Stoffel…

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Swiss financial sector to face new pressure

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 A Swiss official for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Mark Pieth, warned that Switzerland would come under renewed international pressure unless it could stop the haemorrhage and ensure all financial institutions comply with the rules. Pieth, who is chairman of the anti-corruption working group at the OECD, says the difficulties go further…

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Geneva resurrects classic ballet out of Africa

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 The ballet was considered a groundbreaking work when it was first staged in 1923, both because of its use of Africa as a reference point and because of composer Darius Milhaud’s pioneering mix of jazz and classical music. The rarely seen ballet is to be performed next month at Geneva’s Grand Theatre. But visitors can…

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Krueger welcomes Canadian challenge

This content was published on Nov 7, 2000 The match will also be an opportunity to avenge the 5-3 defeat inflicted by Canada in the quarterfinals of this year’s championships, a game which Switzerland had been winning 3-2 with just seven minutes to go. The Canadian team that takes to the ice in Zurich should pose slightly less of a challenge than the…

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Finance minister worried over resignations of anti-money laundering officers

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 At the weekend, four of the finance ministry’s six officials charged with combating money laundering within financial institutions said they would quit at the end of November or December. Analysts say frustration is rife among officials because of the inadequate means at their disposal to fight the crime. “Of course I am worried if some…

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Parliamentary visit to Guatemala surrounded by controversy

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 Eight parliamentarians are travelling to Guatemala at the invitation of church groups, charities and development organisations to review the country’s needs as it recovers from a 36-year civil war that ended in 1996. The one-week visit includes talks with the president, Alfonso Portillo, as well as a controversial meeting with the former dictator, Rios Montt,…

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Swiss death penalty opponents keep campaigning

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 Saturday’s decision, taken in Rome to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation, comes 60 years after Switzerland abolished capital punishment. Hans Vollenweider bears a dubious distinction in Swiss history. In October 1940 he was the country’s last criminal to be executed, after a prison escape and murder spree the previous year. The death penalty…

History

Out & About in Switzerland: A parade of lights

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 They take the lit beets and take part in “processions of light”. The largest and most traditional festival is the “Räbechilbi” in the town of Richterswil. At exactly 6:30pm – this year on November 11 – more than 1,000 children and adults will proceed through the darkened town carrying impressively sculpted beet lanterns. Huge, three-dimensional…

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Swiss troops line up alongside Nato partners

This content was published on Nov 6, 2000 The weeklong exercises, which are being held in Lucerne, were opened on Sunday by the Swiss president, Adolf Ogi. He said Switzerland was pleased and proud to be hosting such an event, but stressed that Swiss involvement was not a prelude to joining Nato. He added that the training would not compromise Swiss neutrality. The…

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