Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss police go online to fight crime

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 Switzerland’s police forces went online Wednesday as part of a coordinated effort to improve crime fighting and the search for missing people. While various cantonal police forces already maintain their own sites, the new “swisspolice.ch” website marks the first nationally coordinated Internet presence. The new police site is updated by the Federal Police Office, which…

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Del Ponte takes over as chief war crimes prosecutor

This content was published on Sep 15, 1999 Swiss Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte Wednesday took up her new post as head of the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Top of her agenda will be the prosecution of those who committed war crimes in the Balkans. The U.N. Security Council unanimously appointed Del Ponte in August as the new head…

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“SILVESTER” will go up in flames

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999

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Lawyers ask for punitive damages for Swissair victims

This content was published on Sep 14, 1999 (AP) — Lawyers for Swissair asked a federal judge Monday to decide whether families of the 229 people killed in last year’s crash off the coast of Nova Scotia are entitled to punitive damages as the parties seek to negotiate a settlement. The families are requesting that U.S. District Judge James T. Giles reject a…

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TAKTLOS-BERN 99 mixes art and electronic music

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 Contemporary music ranging from improvisation to performances and new electronic music blend at the TAKTLOS-BERN 99 festival at the Dampfzentrale venue in the Swiss capital Berne next weekend. “TAKTLOS BERN, which is staged for the 16th time, will be presenting contemporary sounds and images from innovative fringe areas in media art and music,” organisers say…

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Swiss jailbreak legend Stürm found dead in cell, police say

This content was published on Sep 13, 1999 (AP) — Walter Stürm, who achieved near cult status in Switzerland as the “jailbreak king,” was found dead in his cell Monday, police said. Stürm, 57, who escaped from prison ten times over the years, had apparently suffocated with a garbage bag, officials said. The Medical Forensic Institute of St. Gallen was examining the body…

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The main news stories in Switzerland this week

This content was published on Sep 10, 1999

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Eiger project concluded successfully

This content was published on Sep 10, 1999 Three Swiss and one German climber on Friday successfully reached the summit of the Eiger, concluding two days of round-the-clock live coverage of the ascent of the North Face. Swiss television, which masterminded the project, showed the mountaineers Hansruedi Gertsch, Evelyne Binsack, Stephan Siegrist and Ralf Dujmovits standing on the summit, against the background of…

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Climbers make steady progress toward summit of North Face

This content was published on Sep 10, 1999 After spending a night on a ridge of the Eiger, the four climbers taking part in Swiss television’s live broadcast are making good progress on the second day of the ascent of the North Face. The mountaineers Hansruedi Gertsch, Evelyne Binsack, Stephan Siegrist and Ralf Dujmovits were back on the wall at 6 a.m. and…

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The Eiger project: Climbers bivouac overnight

This content was published on Sep 9, 1999 The four climbers at the heart of a Swiss television live broadcast are making good progress in their televised ascent of the North Face of the Eiger and are now spending the night in a bivouac. Mountaineers Hansruedi Gertsch, Evelyne Binsack, Stephan Siegrist and Ralf Dujmovits began their ascent Thursday at 9 a.m. local time…

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