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Court gives green light over bank account case

This content was published on Oct 28, 2008 Italian prosecutors asked Switzerland for help in a case brought against alleged black market dealers to sell arms to Libya and Iraq. The accused are suspected of using bank accounts in Geneva and Lugano to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to Libyan officials. The weapons affair is said to involve plans for…

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Federer to play in Davis Cup

This content was published on Oct 28, 2008 Making the announcement on his website on Tuesday, he said he was looking forward to joining his Swiss teammates for what he called a “tough weekend”. Federer had already said on Monday that he would play the Paris Masters tennis tournament this week, the final event of this year’s ATP regular season, putting an end…

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Innerschwyzer Trümpf.

This content was published on Oct 28, 2008 Handorgelduett Esther & Edith: Frisch, frech & feminin. Schottisch. Esther Ebnöther-Walker

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Experts warn of teenage prostitution trend

This content was published on Oct 28, 2008 The Swiss Child Protection Association has called for the age of consent in Switzerland to be raised from 16 to 18 in the case of prostitutes. It warned that because the legal age for prostitution in neighbouring Germany was 21 and in France and Italy 18, Switzerland risked becoming a “paradise for tourists seeking teenage…

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Saving the past for the future

This content was published on Oct 27, 2008 Three years ago Unesco – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – declared October 27 to be the World Day for Audio Visual Heritage, in order to bring the issue to public attention. Switzerland is already facing up to the challenge. The Memoriav association was set up in 1995 by several institutions concerned…

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Foreign ministry bids for Unesco heritage seat

This content was published on Oct 27, 2008 The foreign ministry cited its technical knowledge and experience when it announced on Monday that it would bid for a seat on the committee. The elections, at which all 185 member countries are eligible to vote, will be held in October 2009. Twelve of the 21 seats on the body, responsible for the protection of…

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ICRC transfers civil war documents to Spain

This content was published on Oct 27, 2008 The archives consist of nearly 80,000 documents, of which 600 are photographs. They include reports on prison visits by ICRC delegates, as well as ICRC and Red Cross correspondence. The photos show victims of air raids on Madrid, Barcelona and other cities, food distribution and the evacuation of children and the injured. ICRC President Jakob…

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Musica Helvetica – Special Events- Special Editions MH-SE 1 (Part II)

This content was published on Oct 27, 2008

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Musica Helvetica – Christmas In Switzerland MH-C78 (Part I)

This content was published on Oct 27, 2008 Specially commissioned by Swiss Radio International, “Noël Valaisan” relates the story of the Nativity as interpreted by rural folk from Hérémence in the Swiss Canton of Valais. The work blends the trained singing of the “Chanson du Rhône” choir with the pure and natural voices of mountain pesants who have maintained the authencitiy and spontaneity…

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