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Stem-cell vote hangs in the balance

This content was published on Nov 17, 2004 Only a slight majority now say they are in favour of the controversial research, which is opposed by right-to-life groups and some sections of the Left. The survey, the second and last ahead of the vote on November 28, was conducted by the GfS Bern polling and research institute, on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting…

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Career soldiers set to face new contract terms

This content was published on Nov 14, 2004 But the ministry does not see the move as an obligation for soldiers to serve abroad. It rather views it as a way of allowing those who want to serve abroad to carry out foreign missions. “The employee declares that he is willing to take part in short or long-term operations (for example, peacekeeping service),…

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Swiss upset about their embassy in Abidjan

This content was published on Nov 13, 2004 The foreign ministry in Bern admits there have been communication problems, but says its citizens have been kept informed about the possibilities of leaving the country. “The embassy made no effort to help me,” complained Corinne Moix from canton Valais, who returned to Switzerland this week with her 17-month-old son, after spending three years in…

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Arafat’s death could shift prospects for peace

This content was published on Nov 11, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Daniel Levy said Yasser Arafat’s death could put pressure on the Israeli government to take a more moderate approach towards resolving the conflict. Levy, an Israeli, is one of the initiators of the Geneva Accord, which was launched last December following two years of secret talks between Israeli and Palestinian…

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Expats flee bloody uprising in Ivory Coast

This content was published on Nov 10, 2004 The move comes after days of escalating violence targeted mainly at troops and citizens of France, Ivory Coast’s former colonial ruler. “The situation is very volatile at the moment,” Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey told a news conference on Wednesday. “We are looking at ways of evacuating our nationals who wish to go.” Calmy-Rey said 267…

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Swiss caught in Ivory Coast unrest

This content was published on Nov 8, 2004 It comes following a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that several hundred people were injured in fighting at the weekend. A spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, Daniela Stoffel, said the 267 Swiss currently in Ivory Coast had not been affected by the violence directed at French citizens and French holdings.…

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UN seeks to prove sport is more than just a game

This content was published on Nov 5, 2004 A series of events next year will seek to show how sport can be integrated into education, health, development and peace programmes around the world. Ogi is a special adviser on sport-related issues to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and has been at the forefront of plans for next year’s programme of activities. “Adolf Ogi will…

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Schweiger steps down for health reasons

This content was published on Nov 5, 2004 Rolf Schweiger cited health reasons for his surprise resignation at the helm of one of Switzerland’s main political parties. “Over the past weeks I have been suffering from the increasing fatigue which makes it impossible for me to continue in my post of the Radical Party,” the 59-year old senator and corporate lawyer said in…

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Swiss observer says US elections free and fair

This content was published on Nov 4, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, Barbara Haering said the mission did, however, uncover a few irregularities. Haering led a team of more than 90 observers from 34 states under the auspices of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The team presented their preliminary findings in Washington on Thursday. Haering is a Social…

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Outgoing diplomat praises bilateral route

This content was published on Nov 4, 2004 Franz von Däniken, who is second in command after Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, told swissinfo the second round of accords made good economic sense for Switzerland. He added that he was convinced parliament would approve the accords, which provided an alternative to EU membership. Von Däniken said that after five years as state secretary he…

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