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No Milosevic assets found in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 So far there is no indication that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and four other indicted war crimes suspects had deposited any assets in Switzerland, police said Friday. “Nothing has been reported so far,” said Folco Galli, spokesman for the Federal Police Agency in Berne, more than a week after the Swiss authorities froze possible assets.…

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Yodel fest attracts thousands of musicians from throughout the world

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 Tens of thousands of musicians, alphorn blowers, dancers and visitors are meeting in the Swiss town of Frauenfeld this weekend for what is officially called the National Yodel Fest. The Swiss folk event brings together people from all over the world, including yodellers from Calgary, Johannesburg, Auckland and the United States. “There is an incredibly…

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Swiss committee urges protection from ‘dangerous’ sects and cults

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 A parliamentary committee said Friday the government must break the “taboo” of sects and cults and take firm measures to protect children and consumers against abuse by those groups. “Religion is no longer simply a matter of the individual,” said Alexander Tschäppät, president of the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives. He…

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Switzerland launches pro-apprenticeship campaign

This content was published on Jul 2, 1999 The Swiss authorities on Friday launched a new campaign aimed at boosting the image of apprenticeship programmes and their value as a career-building move for young people entering the job market. Addressing a news conference in Berne, Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin and representatives of the Federal Office for Training and Education said the main idea…

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Lucerne piano festival to highlight “mechanical piano.”

This content was published on Jul 1, 1999

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Montreux stages annual Jazz Festival

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 It’s summer and the time of year for a series of music festivals in Switzerland. World famous is of course the Montreux Jazz Festival, on between July 2-17. This year, 2,200 musicians are playing at the lakeside resort. This year’s line-up includes Alanis Morissette, R.E.M, Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones and Marianne Faithfull, and the…

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Switzerland summons Turkish ambassador over Ocalan sentence

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 The Swiss foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Switzerland and formally expressed the government’s concern over the death sentence for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. The ministry said it wanted ambassador Erdal Tümer to tell Ankara that Switzerland was concerned about the Turkish court’s death sentence for Ocalan. Shortly after the state…

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Former Swiss prison stages art exhibition

This content was published on Jun 30, 1999 A former prison in the Swiss town of Sion is staging an art exhibition featuring paintings and sculptures by nine artists from the southwestern Canton of Valais. Gab Gabongo, shown above with his art exhibits, was among the nine artists whose works were shown to the media on Tuesday. The exhibition will be open to…

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Campaign begins to distribute Swiss bank funds to Holocaust survivors

This content was published on Jun 29, 1999 Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors were on Tuesday called to file their claims for the $1.25 billion settlement agreed to by two Swiss banks nearly a year ago. Two major Swiss banks – UBS and Credit Suisse – and the World Jewish Congress agreed on the funds in an out-of-court settlement last August, in…

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