Cluster: Swiss Identity

“Drink, but do not get drunk”

This content was published on Nov 10, 1999 The Swiss Institute for Alcohol and Drug Prevention Thursday staged a national day of alcohol awareness, urging people to drink in a responsible manner and be aware of the dangers of excessive alcohol use. With the millennium celebrations only a few weeks away, the institute warned consumers that New Year’s Eve celebrations can only too…

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Austria, Switzerland hold joint military exercises

This content was published on Nov 10, 1999 Switzerland and Austria are staging week-long joint military exercises to test cross-border anti-terrorism efforts. Swiss Defence Minister Adolf Ogi (left)and his Austrian counterpart Werner Fasslabend (right)described the “Rhine Valley 99” manoeuvres as an exercise for peace by two neutral countries in similar strategic conditions. The manoeuvres in the Vorarlberg region involve 500 soldiers, officers and…

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Raoul pleads innocent in U.S. court

This content was published on Nov 9, 1999 Raoul Wüthrich, the 11 year old Swiss-American boy charged with sexually abusing his five year old half-sister has pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in the American state of Colorado. The arraignment in the town of Golden was held behind closed doors but the District Court judge, James Zimmerman, allowed Swiss officials to attend following…

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Berne Kunstmuseum given facelift

This content was published on Nov 9, 1999

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Tinguely Museum celebrates third anniversary

This content was published on Nov 8, 1999

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The main Swiss news stories of the week

This content was published on Nov 5, 1999

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Swiss fund announces more gifts for Holocaust victims

This content was published on Nov 5, 1999 (AP) — The Swiss fund for needy Holocaust survivors Friday announced gifts to 25 people forcibly sterilised by the Nazis under a 1933 German law for “racial and heritage hygiene.” The fund, which has already distributed more than SFr250 million ($167 million) to over 300,000 survivors of the Nazis, will make donations through the German…

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Prosecutors pursue second charge against Swiss boy

This content was published on Nov 5, 1999 An 11-year-old Swiss-American boy faces another charge involving alleged sexual activity with his 5-year-old sister. Jefferson County Magistrate Marilyn Leonard ruled at the court in Golden, Colorado, Thursday that there is enough evidence to arraign the boy, known only as Raoul, on a charge of sexual assault in addition to an earlier charge of aggravated…

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Vitamin makers reach $1.17 billion settlement with buyers

This content was published on Nov 4, 1999 Corporate buyers of bulk vitamins presented to a U.S. federal judge the details of a proposed $1.17 billion settlement with vitamin makers over alleged price-fixing. “It’s the largest class-action antitrust settlement in the country,” Jonathan Schiller, a lead attorney for plaintiffs in the case, told reporters Wednesday. A spokesman for Swiss-based pharmaceuticals giant Roche confirmed…

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The Museum of Antiquities features Syria

This content was published on Nov 4, 1999

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