Cluster: Swiss Identity

First settlement reached in Swissair litigation

This content was published on Oct 28, 1999 (AP) — Swissair and airplane manufacturers reached a settlement with a family of one of the 229 victims in last year’s crash off the coast of Nova Scotia, in what defence attorneys hope is the first of many in the contentious litigation. The settlement was reached Friday on behalf of the family of Richard Coburn,…

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Cézanne and modern art

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Swiss tourists favour beach life

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Swiss compensate survivors of 1997 Luxor attack

This content was published on Oct 28, 1999 (AP) — The Swiss government on Thursday announced that travel and insurance companies have agreed to pay SFr4.8 million ($3.2 million) in compensation to victims of a terrorist attack in the Egyptian tourist resort of Luxor. Thirty five Swiss tourists were among the 67 people killed by Islamic extremists in the attack at the temple…

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Older people lobbying for more acceptance, power

This content was published on Oct 28, 1999 About 420 retirees and elderly people representing numerous groups for the aged met Thursday for a special session in the Swiss parliament to demand political recognition and social acceptance. During this third session for the aged, delegates discussed how to improve cooperation between the younger and the older generations, reforms to social security and welfare…

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Elderly Swiss want more political recognition

This content was published on Oct 28, 1999 Retirees and elderly people, meeting in a special session in parliament Thursday demanded political recognition and called for solidarity between the young and the old. More than 300 people both from Switzerland and abroad attended the third session for the aged in the capital Berne, with delegates mainly debating social security reforms, welfare payments and…

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Anti-corruption index ranks Switzerland and other nations

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 A newly released report by Transparency International, a private group that compiles an annual “Corruption Perception Index,” gives relatively good marks to Switzerland, but notes that it is seen as not completely free of corruption. Transparency International, which describes itself as a non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability, ranks Switzerland at No. 9 in…

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Swiss project marries TC Boyle text with music

This content was published on Oct 26, 1999 A new CD just released combines readings of the American cult author TC Boyle with music performed by some of Switzerland’s best known musicians, such as Hank Shizzoe and Endo Anaconda. The CD, called “Hinter Deiner Schulter Geht Die Welt Hinunter,” is project of Erich Facon, a producer and broadcaster working for Swiss radio. On…

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Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist gets German art award

This content was published on Oct 25, 1999 Swiss video artist Pipilotti Rist has won this year’s Wolfgang-Hahn arts prize, which is awarded by the Modern Arts Society of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany. Cologne city authorities announced their choice Monday and said the award ceremony for the $11,000 prize will take place on November 10. The society described the Swiss video,…

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Switzerland expells convicted Nazi-collaborator Papon

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 The Swiss authorities Friday expelled the former pro-Nazi Vichy official Maurice Papon, less than 24 hours after the fugitive was arrested by Swiss police on an international arrest warrant. Swiss Justice Minister Ruth Metzler announced the decision after an emergency meeting by the Swiss cabinet, which discussed the legal and political implications of the case.…

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