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‘There’s a lot of Nazi-looted art in Switzerland’

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 The author of a book on the Gurlitt collection talks about the “web of deceit and silence” surrounding it plus the legal and moral situation.

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The Gurlitt art collection no one – and everyone – wants

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 Bern’s Museum of Fine Arts had planned to announce on November 26 whether it will accept the collection. It has now said the announcement will happen two days earlier – and in Berlin. The development supports the rumour that the museum will accept the collection, but leave it in Germany to allow for provenance research…

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Eternit billionaire’s asbestos jail term overturned

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 The Italian Supreme Court has overturned the ruling convicting Schmidheiny for his part in the deaths of factory workers exposed to asbestos.

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Eternit case sparks legal debate

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 In 2008, the Swiss Federal Court threw out three charges of manslaughter, murder and bodily harm against Stephan Schmidheiny.

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Looking back at the Eternit case

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014

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Population control vote remains open, just

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 The initiative, launched by a group of ecologists, aims to promote population control by imposing strict immigration limits and boosting family planning in developing countries. In the poll carried out by the GfS Bern research and polling institute on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, nearly 40% of respondents came out in favour. The number…

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Bern returns deity statuette to Bolivia

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 A big welcome ceremony has been held in La Paz for a 16 centimetre statuette. After more than 150 years in Switzerland, this 2000-year-old stone figure of the deity Ekeko has been returned to Bolivia. The move means a lot to the indigenous people, who have been campaigning for the statuette to be restituted for…

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Ebola patient to be brought to Geneva

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 The Federal Office of Public Health confirmed on Wednesday that the Ebola patient – the first in Switzerland – will be received at the Geneva University Hospital, which is equipped to deal with such cases. The infected person will be placed in a negative pressure room in a building that is detached from the rest…

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‘Farcically shady’ FIFA continues to draw corruption criticism

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 Football bosses and the media voice their concern at the twisted saga unfolding at FIFA over the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments.

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Most doctors back assisted suicide – but few would do it

This content was published on Nov 19, 2014 Three-quarters of Swiss doctors think assisted suicide is acceptable in principle, but fewer than half are personally prepared to carry it out, according to a study by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS).

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‘There’s a lot of Nazi-looted art in Switzerland’

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The Gurlitt art collection no one – and everyone – wants

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