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Montsanto lawsuit could also affect Swiss-based Novartis

This content was published on Dec 15, 1999

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Lausanne museum shows Chinese everyday objects

This content was published on Dec 14, 1999 It is nearly 40 years since Francois Dautresme was a member of one of the first groups authorised to visit China. While there, he discovered the beauty of utensils, tools and other objects normally thought of in functional rather than aesthetic terms. Paris-based Dautresme made numerous further visits, touring the countryside where nearly all the…

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Geneva judge says $551 million frozen in Abacha-related accounts

This content was published on Dec 13, 1999 A judge in Geneva on Monday said that about $551 million has been frozen in Swiss bank accounts as part of the Swiss authorities’ search for assets related to the late Nigerian dictator Gen. Sani Abacha. Switzerland ordered a provisional block on any accounts in the name of Abacha, his relatives and associates, in mid-October,…

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Swiss IOC veteran quietly savours reforms

This content was published on Dec 12, 1999 One year ago, he was a virtual outcast of the International Olympic Committee: castigated for blowing the whistle on corruption in the world’s most powerful sporting movement. As the IOC acted to prevent future scandals with the most sweeping reforms in its history Sunday, Marc Hodler (picture, right) savoured the moment with modest satisfaction and…

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Switzerland, Macedonia boost fight against organised crime

This content was published on Dec 10, 1999 Switzerland and Macedonia have agreed to boost police cooperation and signed a declaration to join forces in the fight against organised crime. The accord was signed in the Macedonian capital Skopje on Friday, as part of Swiss Justice Minister Ruth Metzlers’ two-day visit to the Balkan nation. Following talks with Interior Minister Pavel Trajanov and…

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Bergier report: Thousands of Jews turned back, “widespread anti-semitism”

This content was published on Dec 10, 1999 An international report on Switzerland’s role during World War II finds that the broad guidelines of Switzerland’s refugee policy did not contradict the international law of the day. But anti-semitism played a key role in Switzerland’s turning back thousands of refugees, many of them Jews. The findings are part of the much-awaited Bergier report, which…

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Swiss Jewish community wants government to act

This content was published on Dec 10, 1999 Switzerland’s Jewish community has welcomed the Bergier report on the country’s refugee policy during the war, saying the Swiss government should now take measures to fight a resurgence of anti-semitism. Rolf Bloch, president of the Swiss Jewish Community, praised the report as an important independent historic study, saying he hoped it would foster a dialogue…

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Architect presents plans for new Paul Klee Centre

This content was published on Dec 10, 1999 Plans have been unveiled for one of the most prestigious architectural projects in the Swiss capital Berne in recent years: The Paul Klee Centre, which will be home to the world’s biggest collection of the Swiss-born artist’s works.The centre will be on the outskirts of the city where he was born in 1879. The originality…

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Just how many refugees were there in Switzerland?

This content was published on Dec 10, 1999 Following are some of the main refugee figures as listed by the Bergier commission in its report on Switzerland’s wartime record. – Between 19933 and 1945, Switzerland recognised and accepted 644 people as political refugees. – The authorities allowed 51,129 civilian refugees into the country during the war years (19,495 of them were Jews and…

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