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Swiss group pushes for peace in Jerusalem

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 Yet a Swiss organisation continues to push for peace in Jerusalem. For the Lassalle Institute, the project “Jerusalem – Open City for Learning World Peace” is a priority. Located in Bad Schönbrunn near the central Swiss town of Zug, the institute addresses leaders in business, politics and other sectors, advocating ethics rooted in holistic awareness.…

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Beirut – visible and invisible dangers

This content was published on Dec 27, 2010 The past year has been relatively peaceful – and here that is not something that can be taken for granted. It’s true that on the surface nothing in Beirut indicates that war might be about to break out – quite the contrary: the city seems positively optimistic. Everywhere new restaurants and shops are opening, and…

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Gbagbo airplane blocked at Basel airport

This content was published on Dec 26, 2010 The French foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday that the action had been taken at the request of the “legitimate authorities” of Ivory Coast, referring to Gbagbo’s challenger, Alassane Ouattara. The aircraft is being prevented from flying back to the west African state from EuroAirport, which is jointly operated by Switzerland and France. Gbagbo has refused to…

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EU ties to be a 2011 priority

This content was published on Dec 26, 2010 Calmy-Rey, who will hold the rotating post of Swiss president next year, told the SonntagsZeitung newspaper that Swiss-EU ties would be a priority. The foreign minister was responding to repeated criticism by Brussels of Swiss-EU relations. The EU has indicated that the bilateral course with the non-member state, in which more than 100 agreements have…

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EU mission wants more evidence on Kosovo

This content was published on Dec 26, 2010 A spokeswoman for Eulex told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper that there was not enough information in a recent report by the Council of Europe to open an investigation into charges that Hashim Thaci led a mafia-style organisation. “The state prosecutor always supports criminal proceedings with evidence,” said Karin Limdal. The spokeswoman said Council of…

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Switzerland is again “an island of stability”

This content was published on Dec 25, 2010 Paolo Dardanelli lectures in European and Comparative Politics at the University of Kent in Britain, and is a close observer of the Swiss scene. He looked back on the year for swissinfo.ch. The economic turmoil that shook Europe and much of the rest of world has left its mark and isn’t over yet. Dardanelli says…

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Swiss embassy bomb may be retaliatory act

This content was published on Dec 24, 2010 Swiss Ambassador to Italy Bernardino Regazzoni, citing the Italian police, told a Zurich radio station that the attack could be in retaliation for the imprisonment of Swiss “eco-terrorist” Marco Camenisch over the murder of a customs officer in Graubünden in 1989. A Swiss court sentenced Camenisch to 17 years in jail in 2004, which was…

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Why pets are simply not for Christmas

This content was published on Dec 24, 2010 “Disillusion comes in January at the latest, when the pet starts to require work, produce dirt and need a lot of time,” said Eva Waiblinger, a zoologist and head of the pet section of the Swiss Animal Protection Society. This is when many animals end up in sanctuaries, because in general they can’t be returned.…

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Blasts shake embassies in Rome

This content was published on Dec 23, 2010 The Swiss ambassador to Italy, Bernardino Regazzoni, said a Swiss mail clerk suffered serious injuries to his left hand as he opened a package around noon, but his life was not in danger. “Investigations are ongoing but I can recall, without attributing any responsibility, some episodes of a similar nature in the recent past,” Regazzoni…

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UN alarmed over Ivory Coast unrest

This content was published on Dec 23, 2010 The Geneva-based assembly, which comprises 47 countries including Switzerland, called for an immediate end to the political violence. Thursday’s special session of the council heard reports that up to 200 people were killed and dozens more tortured or mistreated. The United States and the European Union have imposed travel sanctions on the incumbent Ivory Coast…

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