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Defense ministry scandal widens as intelligence chief is suspended

This content was published on Aug 22, 1999 A defense ministry fraud scandal is drawing wider circles in Switzerland as the country’s intelligence chief is suspended and political parties call for a swift investigation into allegations of weapons dealing and a secret army. Defense Minister Adolf Ogi (r) told a news conference Sunday that, what started out as a fraud and embezzlement case…

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This content was published on Aug 20, 1999

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Basel stages theatre festival

This content was published on Aug 20, 1999

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Swiss mountain music meets jazz

This content was published on Aug 20, 1999 The central Swiss town of Altdorf stages a folk music festival of a different kind: modern-day musicians playing all genres of music go back to the roots of mountain music, which includes yodeling as well as Alphorn playing. Organisers say the idea behind the three-day festival – which is called “Alpentöne” or “Alpine sounds” and…

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Zurich offers food and fun at theatre festival

This content was published on Aug 19, 1999

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Swiss army may stop cash payments to soldiers

This content was published on Aug 18, 1999 The Swiss armed forces may soon stop direct cash payments to soldiers doing their compulsory militia service and opt for other ways of payment, a defence ministry spokesman said Wednesday. The statement takes on special significance as the defense ministry has been shaken by a fraud case in which a senior administration official is suspected…

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Canyoning companies agree on minimal safety measures

This content was published on Aug 18, 1999

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Berne museum stages exhibition on media and art

This content was published on Aug 17, 1999 The Museum of Communication in Berne is staging a joint exhibition with the Berne Art Museum on the artistic relationship between old and new media. The “Pixels, Prints, Pigments” exhibition juxtaposes “old” media, such as painting, graphic reproduction and photography, with more modern media, including video and computer-generated images. A panorama of landscapes — ranging…

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Tourism operators, canyoning companies talk safety measures

This content was published on Aug 17, 1999 Swiss tourism officials and adventure sports companies are meeting Tuesday to discuss the implementation of safety guidelines in order to avoid a repeat of the recent canyoning tragedy, in which 21 people were killed near Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. Adventure World, the company which organised July’s fatal canyoning trip in the Saxet Gorge, will…

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