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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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Palestinians “satisfied” with Geneva resolution on Jewish settlements

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 “We’re satisfied,” said Palestinian Planning Minister Nabil Shaath (above)in Geneva on Thursday after a controversial Middle East conference approved a resolution on Jewish settlements. The conference, attended by representatives of about 100 countries, approved a declaration which stated that the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians in time of war applies to the…

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Swiss team ready for U.N. police mission in Kosovo

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 Ten Swiss policemen were fully trained and ready to take up their six-month mission as civilian policemen in Kosovo on Friday under a United Nations mandate. The Swiss team, which underwent two weeks of training in Sweden, will be part of an international force of eventually 3,000 policeman, who will in turn recruit, train and…

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Geneva conference approves resolution on Israeli-occupied territories

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 A controversial Middle East conference in Geneva was adjourned after less than an hour on Thursday, with representatives of about 100 nations approving a resolution on Jewish settlements. The conference approved a declaration which stated that the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians in time of war applies to the Israeli-occupied territories, including…

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Middle East conference goes ahead in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 (AP) — A scaled-back conference to examine whether Jewish settlements violate international law went ahead Thursday over Israeli and U.S. objections. A senior Palestinian official said he hoped the U.N.-ordered session would approve a “non-provocative” statement on how the settlements in Israeli-occupied territory affect the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of war. “It’s a fully…

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Swiss authorities see increase in illegal border crossings

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 The Swiss authorities said Thursday there had been a significant increase in the number of people trying to enter Switzerland illegally or smuggle drugs into the country in the first half of this year. Figures released by the Swiss customs authorities showed the number of illegal immigrants rose to 7,851, which is about 3,000 more…

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Geneva prosecutor investigates alleged money laundering by senior Yeltsin aide

This content was published on Jul 14, 1999 The Geneva authorities said Wednesday they were investigating money laundering allegations raised against Pavel Borodin, who heads the office running federal and presidential properties. The scandal also involves the Swiss construction company Mabetex. The prosecutor’s office confirmed earlier Swiss media reports and said it was assisting Moscow’s own investigation of possible corruption and abuse of…

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