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Kunsthalle stages performance art weekend

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Swiss court rules on Internet copyright theft

This content was published on Sep 2, 1999 Switzerland’s highest court has ruled that the location of the Internet server is the key factor in deciding which regional court will try cases of Internet copyright infringements. In a ruling published on Thursday, the Federal Court in Lausanne said that if the data were fed into the Internet in a particular Swiss canton (state),…

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Defence Minister Ogi pledges swift reform of military intelligence

This content was published on Sep 1, 1999 Swiss Defence Minister Adolf Ogi and Chief of Staff Hans-Ulrich Scherrer (r) on Wednesday pledged to move ahead swiftly with the reforms of the military’s intelligence unit. However, both men refused to answer journalists’ questions on the budget of the unit, its sources of information and operating methods. “Do not expect me to give you…

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Reckziegel: Pioneer of the advertising poster

This content was published on Sep 1, 1999

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Swiss panel to end Holocaust claims report in November

This content was published on Sep 1, 1999 The Volcker commission searching for dormant Holocaust-era accounts in Swiss banks says it plans to present its final report before the end of November. The Independent Committee of Eminent Persons, which was set up in 1996 and is chaired by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, made the announcement at the end of its…

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Bellasi retracts accusations against military intelligence chief

This content was published on Aug 31, 1999 Dino Bellasi, the man at the centre of the biggest Swiss defence ministry scandal in years, has retracted his accusations against military intelligence chief Peter Regli and now says he was not ordered to steal millions of Swiss francs to finance a secret intelligence unit. Federal Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte told a news conference in…

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Geneva blocks accounts in Russia laundering probe

This content was published on Aug 31, 1999 (Reuters) – A Geneva investigating magistrate said on Tuesday he had blocked bank accounts as part of an inquiry into money-laundering allegations linked to Swiss-based construction firm Mabetex, which renovated Kremlin buildings. “I have frozen accounts in connection with (the) Mabetex (inquiry),” Devaud told Reuters in response to a query. “I cannot say how many…

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Defence Minister Ogi doubtful about Bellasi case allegations

This content was published on Aug 31, 1999 Swiss Defence Minister Adolf Ogi addressed parliament Tuesday over the Bellasi scandal and said there were increasing doubts about the military intelligence officer’s claims that he was ordered by his superiors to set up a secret intelligence unit. Ogi said the ongoing questioning of Dino Bellasi by federal prosecutors had raised doubts whether military intelligence…

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Russian prosecutor travels to Switzerland for corruption probe

This content was published on Aug 30, 1999 (AP) — A Russian prosecutor looking into possible Kremlin corruption flew to Switzerland on Monday to examine documents and consult with his Swiss counterparts, a news report said. Prosecutor Nikolai Volkov was expected to spend about ten days in Switzerland investigating whether a Swiss company that renovated the Kremlin paid bribes to senior Russian officials,…

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