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Army chief falls but defence minister to stay

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 A statement released by Nef’s lawyers came as the chief commander and Defence Minister Samuel Schmid took part in a hearing by the two parliamentary security committees on Friday. The main political parties welcomed Nef’s offer but some of them continue to put pressure on Defence Minister Schmid to step down. The security committee of…

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Eking out a living on the lake of Biel

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 Eking out a living on the lake of Biel.

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Colombia seeks to question Swiss mediator

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 Gontard and the Swiss foreign ministry have rejected the claim, which dates back to the 2001 release of two employees of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis who had been kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). The Colombian government has accused Gontard of carrying $500,000 (SFr503,000) for the Farc. The Colombian public prosecutor told…

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Private matters lead to army chief’s public fall

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 A statement released by Nef’s lawyers came as the chief commander took part in a hearing by the two parliamentary security committees on Friday. The main political parties welcomed Nef’s offer but some of them continue to call for the Defence Minister Samuel Schmid to step down. For his part, Schmid called Nef’s resignation regrettable.…

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World rulers from Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 2008 has been designated Habsburg memorial year. It is the 900th anniversary of the first documented mention of the family name, and the 700th anniversary of the assassination – in Switzerland – of the second Habsburg king. For most Europeans the Habsburgs are the family which for centuries held the throne of the so-called Holy…

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Currency losses hit Swiss National Bank

This content was published on Jul 25, 2008 Switzerland’s central bank attributed the result to exchange rate losses incurred on foreign currency investments in the first quarter of this year. The loss is a setback for the SNB, which during the same period in 2007 had recorded a positive result of SFr2.23 billion on a relatively weaker Swiss franc. The SNB said it…

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Securities fraud lawsuit for UBS

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that he had filed a civil lawsuit against the bank for misleading investors about the potential risks of the auction-rate securities – corporate or municipal bonds with variable interest rates. The lawsuit contends UBS continued to sell the securities as safe although it knew they were potentially very risky. The…

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Scouts practise multilingual team spirit

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 They are among more than 25,000 children, guides and volunteers who have pitched their tents in the southeastern region of Lake Zurich where they will stay until the beginning of next month. The 22 Swiss abroad are living proof of the theme of the summer camp, Contura 08 – forging ties among different language groups.…

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Former cabinet minister Furgler dies

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 His family announced that Furgler – a 15-year member of cabinet – passed away in St Gallen, the city of his birth, on Wednesday. He is considered one of the most brilliant political figures in post-war Swiss history. Born in 1924, Furgler studied law and went on to become a prominent lawyer. He was elected…

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Catching the drugs cheats

This content was published on Jul 24, 2008 The riots in Tibet and the earthquake in Sichuan province have meant that in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Beijing the spotlight has been on human rights and emergency aid – not on doping. Nevertheless, several experts have expressed fears about the possibility of Chinese athletes resorting to doping in a bid to…

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