Cluster: Swiss Identity

Sense of Smell in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 23, 1999 There’s something in the air at a museum in the Swiss city of Lausanne: You can neither see nor touch it, and you can either love it or find it repulsive. The exhibition explores the sense of smell in various ways — for example, its association with sound. You can pick up a telephone, hear…

Holocaust-era insurance claims process to be prepared by October

This content was published on Jul 22, 1999 An international commission administering Holocaust-era insurance claims – including those affecting Swiss-based companies — said that comprehensive preparations for the claims process would be completed by October 29. The chairman of the commission, former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, said after two days of discussions in Washington that the remaining questions about the value…

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Zurich gallery stages erotic art exhibition

This content was published on Jul 22, 1999

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Swiss foreign minister wants to boost country’s overseas image

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has called for the setting up of a Swiss-American Institute too boost Switzerland’s image in the United States. The proposal will be on the agenda when the Swiss cabinet reconvenes after its summer recess next month. The idea of setting up such an institute in Washington goes back to 1996,…

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Swiss court rules on workers’ right to strike

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999

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Paléo festival in Nyon marks highlight of festival season

This content was published on Jul 21, 1999 The Swiss hard rock group Gotthard was among the music groups and artists who got the week-long music festival in the town of Nyon off to a flying start. Organisers expect that about 200,000 visitors will flock to the concerts. Gotthard, Canadian Brian Adams and Matmatah from France, to name only a few of the…

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Library of the Basel Mission under threat

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 The Library of the Basel mission in the Swiss city of Basel is doing its utmost to extend the survival of its 50,000 books and pamphlets, of which about two-thirds are in danger of falling apart because of the quality of paper. Putting the documents on microfilm and stepping up paper preservation efforts are among…

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Paléo Festival Nyon gets underway Tuesday

This content was published on Jul 18, 1999 Thousands of people are expected to attend the annual Paléo Festival Nyon – Switzerland’s largest open-air festival – between July 20-25. What started out as a folk festival in 1976 has expanded to embrace a wide variety of music ranging from reggae to jazz, rap and hip-hop to rock. This year’s line-up includes rock artists…

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Switzerland extends freeze of possible Milosevic regime accounts

This content was published on Jul 16, 1999 The Swiss authorities have extended the freeze of possible accounts and assets of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to include about 300 private persons and companies. Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss signed the order into force on Friday, effectively implementing a list of names and companies drawn up by the European Union in May. A spokesman in…

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Swiss court overturns Salinas funds seizure, maintains freeze

This content was published on Jul 16, 1999 Switzerland’s highest court, the Federal Tribunal in Lausanne, has overturned the confiscation by Swiss authorities of $114.4 million linked to Raul Salinas de Gortari, the brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. However, the court ruled that the money would remain blocked for the time being. In a ruling published Friday, the tribunal…

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