Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland tells Kosovar refugees to return home by May 2000

This content was published on Aug 11, 1999 Kosovar refugees have to head home from Switzerland by the end of next May, the Swiss government said Wednesday, offering financial help to those who leave soon. The ruling affects nearly 65,000 Kosovars who fled to Switzerland to escape the fighting between Serbs and Albanians in the southern Yugoslav province. “Now that the fighting has…

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Swiss prosecutor Del Ponte appointed as head of war crimes tribunal

This content was published on Aug 11, 1999 The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously appointed Switzerland’s Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte as the new head of the U.N. war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. The council backed Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s recommendation that Del Ponte replace Louise Arbour, who is joining Canada’s Supreme Court. Del Ponte will take up…

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Del Ponte has reputation as tough prosecutor

This content was published on Aug 11, 1999 Swiss Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has a reputation as a fearless crusader against organized crime and drug trafficking. Del Ponte made international headlines with her money-laundering investigation against the brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. She also risked the wrath of Russian President Boris Yeltsin by investigating allegations of high-level corruption…

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Dalai Lama ends Swiss visit with call for peaceful change in China

This content was published on Aug 10, 1999 Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, wrapped up his visit to Switzerland with a call for a peaceful approach to autonomy for Tibetans in China. “It is important to avoid violence…If we use violence, we are not getting support from the Chinese people,” the Dalai Lama told reporters in Geneva, adding that he hoped for…

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Swiss film director fascinated by book people

This content was published on Aug 10, 1999

Education

Swiss government party wants comprehensive education reform

This content was published on Aug 10, 1999 The Swiss Radical Party on Tuesday called for a comprehensive education reform and demanded the introduction of day schools, Internet connections for all classrooms and giving parents freedom of choice for schools. The centre-right Radical Party, which is one of four parties represented in the cabinet, made its proposals during a news conference in the…

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Philippines ex-prosecutor files lawsuit against Swiss attorneys over Marcos assets

This content was published on Aug 10, 1999 Former Philippines General Prosecutor Francisco Chavez has filed a lawsuit against a prominent Swiss bank and several attorneys, accusing them of money-laundering and bribery in connection with funds of the late Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the legal move on Tuesday, saying it had passed on the documents to regional…

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Frog museum has kids jumping with joy

This content was published on Aug 9, 1999

Culture

Locarno film festival honours Swiss film director Schmid

This content was published on Aug 9, 1999 The Locarno film festival has awarded an honorary Leopard — it’s top prize — to the Swiss-born film maker Daniel Schmid. The award preceded a special screening of Schmid’s new film. There was a sell-out audience of about 10,000 people in Locarno’s Piazza Grande to watch film star Geraldine Chaplin present Schmid with the Leopard…

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Dalai Lama to meet Swiss members of parliament

This content was published on Aug 9, 1999 A cross-party group of Swiss parliamentarians was to meet Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in Geneva on Monday, as the government was keeping a low profile in an apparent effort to avoid another diplomatic row with Beijing. During a state visit in March, Chinese President Jiang Zemin strongly criticised the Swiss government for failing…

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