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Swiss Disasaster Relief Unit ends rescue mission

This content was published on Nov 16, 1999 The Unit, which managed to find a 48-year-old woman alive with one of its dogs on Sunday, is expected to return to Switzerland on Wednesday afternoon. The Unit sent 92 helpers and 15 rescue dogs to 16 areas which had been affected by the earthquake. It was its fourth mission this year. It also took…

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Swiss pharmaceutical partner helps in the fight against leprosy

This content was published on Nov 15, 1999 The Basel-based life sciences group Novartis has pledged to donate about $30 million in medication to cure all the leprosy patients in the world detected over the next six years. This is the company’s contribution to the Global Alliance, announced Monday, by the Geneva-based World Health Organisation. The programme aims to eliminate leprosy as a…

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Berne and Prague to encourage respect for human rights

This content was published on Nov 15, 1999 The Swiss President, Ruth Dreifuss, and her Czech counterpart, Vaclav Havel, say they want to further the cause of human rights in the appropriate international organisations. Dreifuss met Havel in Prague on Monday during an official visit to the Czech republic. A federal interior ministry spokesman in Berne said human rights and respect for minorities…

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Chief of general staff Scherrer “very satisfied”

This content was published on Nov 15, 1999 The chief of general staff of the Swiss Army, Hans-Ulrich Scherrer says he’s “very satisfied” with Swisscoy, the Swiss contingent now serving in Kosovo. “The Swiss contingent is working well and morale is good,” he said after a two-day visit to the province. Scherrer, who was accompanied by the head of army training, Commander Jacques…

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Raoul reunited with his family in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 12, 1999 The 11-year-old Swiss-American boy at the centre of a controversial sexual molestation case hugged his family Friday in their first reunion since he was led away in handcuffs at night from his home in the U.S. state of Colorado 2 1/2 months ago. Raoul Wüthrich was given a huge white teddy bear almost his size…

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Authorities launch diabetes awareness campaign

This content was published on Nov 12, 1999 The Swiss health authorities have launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness about diabetes and its economic as well as social impacts on Swiss society. With about 250,000 known diabetics and another 100,000 who may have the chronic illness but not know it, the federal health authorities consider diabetes as Switzerland’s No. 2 illness behind…

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Couchepin wraps up visit to China

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Swiss foreign ministry “very happy” about Raoul case dismissal

This content was published on Nov 11, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss said on Thursday he was very happy that the Swiss-American boy at the centre of a highly controversial court case in the United States had been released and would be able to travel to Switzerland on Friday. “I am very happy that Raoul can now return to his parents,” Deiss…

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Psychologist says detention could have damaged Raoul

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