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Plans to attack Israeli passenger jet confirmed

This content was published on Jun 8, 2006 The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s office said that seven people of North African origin were under arrest in connection with the plan. Israeli media reported last month that the terrorist cell had planned a rocket attack on the El Al aeroplane in December 2005, during takeoff from Geneva airport. Flights were diverted to Zurich for a…

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Trio Spensierato: La Risciada

This content was published on Jun 8, 2006

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Senate backs revision of weapons law

This content was published on Jun 8, 2006 It supported a ban on offering weapons anonymously through advertising or on the internet but the draft falls short of introducing a central database of all weapons in circulation. If supported by the House of Representatives, the legislation would include baseball bats, soft air guns and bicycle chains as weapons. Despite a long tradition of…

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Europe colluded with CIA on secret prisons

This content was published on Jun 7, 2006 Dick Marty, looking into the affair for the human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, said seven nations played an active role and others, including Switzerland, turned a blind eye. “It is now clear… that authorities in several European countries actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities. Other countries ignored them knowingly, or…

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Novartis launches bid for British biotech

This content was published on Jun 7, 2006 Novartis said it was offering £10.50 (SFr23.8) per share and sought to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the biopharmaceutical firm, valuing the deal at £305 million. NeuTec’s board of directors had already recommended the deal and shareholders with 39 per cent stake in the firm supported the deal, according to Novartis. “We believe…

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Swiss World Cup preparations complete

This content was published on Jun 7, 2006 swissinfo found the players in a positive mood during training at Feusisberg outside Zurich, after a 1-1 draw against Ivory Coast, the same result against Italy and a 4-1 victory over China. Coach Köbi Kuhn carefully selected the African, European and Asian opponents to reflect Switzerland’s World Cup group containing Togo, France and South Korea.…

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Nations look to limit law of the gun

This content was published on Jun 6, 2006 The conference on Wednesday was called to highlight the damage caused by armed conflict to the economies of poorer countries. Hosted by Switzerland and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the meeting signed the “Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development”, committing signatory countries to concrete action on reducing gun use. One aim is to…

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Fourth language stands up to be heard

This content was published on Jun 6, 2006 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) inaugurated the facilities on Tuesday in Chur the capital of Graubünden, the canton where Romansh is spoken alongside German and Italian. The SBC (swissinfo’s parent company) invested SFr26 million ($21 million) in the new centre, which not only brings together the radio and television units under one roof, but provides…

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Campaign for human rights body gathers pace

This content was published on Jun 6, 2006 Switzerland was the driving force behind the new United Nations Human Rights Council, but little progress has been made towards creating a national institution until now. While the idea of an independent institution has been around since 1993 when the UN recommended such organisation-building, seeds were only first sown in Switzerland in 2003. Parliament accepted…

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Voice It: But Beautiful

This content was published on Jun 6, 2006

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