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Referenz und Neigung

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 350 characters. Referenz und Neigung. Kunst des 21. Jh. aus der Sammlung. Kunstmuseum Luzern

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Most Swiss back development aid

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Alliance of Development Organizations (Alliance Sud) on Thursday published the results of a nationwide survey, adding that urgent action was necessary in the areas of enhancing fair trade and addressing global issues. Despite the economic slump, solidarity with populations living in regions marked by…

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26 injured in asylum seekers’ centre fire

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 The cause of the fire, which broke out in the early hours of the morning in the centre in the village of Kappelen bei Lyss, is not yet known. But Bern cantonal police said there was no evidence to suggest an arson attack. The four-storey building is now in danger of collapse, which is hindering…

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Ice hockey team misses out on Olympic semifinals

This content was published on Feb 25, 2010 The Americans had their work cut out against the Swiss, who hoped to advance despite being the lowest-ranked team left in the tournament. Parise sealed the win with his second goal, an empty-netter with 11.2 seconds remaining. Swiss goalkeeper Jonas Hiller of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks kept it a contest by making 42…

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Swiss seek legal steps to return illicit funds

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said the legal amendments – due to be submitted for consultation before being discussed in parliament – were complex. “Switzerland would be a pioneer country in this field if the bill is passed,” she told journalists following Wednesday’s regular cabinet meeting. The bill aims to simplify the freezing and confiscation of…

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Congress opens with call to end death penalty

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 Zapatero, whose country holds the European Union’s six-month rotating presidency, set out the goal at the start of the Fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty on Wednesday. More than 1,000 representatives of governments and human rights organisations were attending the event. Zapatero said ending all penal executions within five years was “an achievable goal”…

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Cabinet tells UBS to reimburse legal costs

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 The case between US tax authorities and the Swiss banking giant have so far cost the federal government SFr2.5 million ($2.3 million) according to a justice ministry statement released on Wednesday. UBS will be asked to pay SFr1 million. The bank helped scores of Americans and other foreigners evade taxes at home by parking their…

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CINEMA: Fribourg International Film Festival

This content was published on Feb 24, 2010 The annual festival presents fiction and documentary films mainly from Asia, Latin America and Africa novel to Switzerland, offering special showings for children and young people, meetings with the filmmakers and cinema workshops.

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