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Adamov compensation claim rejected

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 Adamov was arrested in May 2005 on a United States warrant while visiting his daughter in the Swiss capital, Bern. He was then imprisoned in Switzerland for eight months before being extradited to his homeland. US justice officials accused him of diverting up to $9 million (SFr10.2 million) from funds intended to improve Russian nuclear…

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Swiss approve MMS alarm for missing children

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 The move is a political response to the abduction and murder of a five-year-old girl in eastern Switzerland earlier this year. Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher said that the system using photos was a totally new approach in the hunt for missing children – and a first worldwide. It would involve sending a picture of…

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Giancarlo Nicolai: La Sorvegliante del Tempo.

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Die grössten Schweizer Hits. Heimat & Ohrwürmer. Greatest Swiss Hits. Pop, Rock and Swiss folk music.

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Senate votes against use of Tasers

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 Last October, the House of Representatives had voted in favour of Tasers, despite United Nations concerns over the guns. Justice Minister Christoph Blocher said the main risk was that these weapons would be used too easily. Tasers are already authorised by several cantons for police work. The UN Committee against Torture recently judged the guns…

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Parliament stalls cannabis initiative

This content was published on Dec 11, 2007 A committee had handed in nearly 106,000 signatures in January 2006 to force a nationwide vote on a proposal to legalise the psychoactive drug. A strong majority of parliamentarians voted against the proposal, with the centre-right arguing that children should be protected. Supporters of the initiative said that a ban created more problems that it…

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Five charged in Brazilian tax scam

This content was published on Dec 10, 2007 The five were not identified on Monday, except as having been “middle- and high-level” management at the now-defunct Discount Bank & Trust bank. The bankers are believed to have kept accounts at the bank for tax revisers and high-ranking officials from Brazil, who invested SFr60 million worth of cash obtained through criminal origins over a…

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Grim reminder helps mark rights day

This content was published on Dec 10, 2007 As the United Nations prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, many continue to suffer around the world because these rights are not yet a “living reality” everywhere. Brigitte Ambühl is the medical director at the Swiss Red Cross in charge of four clinics for victims of torture and…

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Ferdinand Hodler

This content was published on Dec 10, 2007 The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is devoting a huge retrospective to Ferdinand Hodler with 80 paintings, drawings and photographs. The exhibition includes loans from museums in Geneva, Bern and Zurich, as well as from private collections. It runs until February 8, 2008.

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