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Listeria outbreak under control

This content was published on Jun 7, 2005 A total of ten people have been admitted to hospital over the past two weeks, but the authorities say the outbreak is now under control. Officials said that listeria had also been linked to two miscarriages. Daphné Berner, a senior health official in canton Neuchâtel in northwestern Switzerland, said that traces of listeria – which…

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Firms face heavy fines over illegal workers

This content was published on Jun 7, 2005 An estimated SFr40 billion ($32.1 billion) – or ten per cent of Gross Domestic Product – is earned by illegal workers. The bill is aimed at curbing the black economy by introducing tougher sanctions against companies hiring workers illegally, thus evading taxes and social-security contributions. The amendments, proposed by the cabinet in 2002, also pave…

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Solegx: Startklar

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Yvan Marro: Nouveau Départ

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Pandemic warnings spark rush for bird flu drug

This content was published on Jun 6, 2005 World Health Organization (WHO) warnings in February of a pandemic that could kill seven million people sparked an enormous global demand for the drug. The deaths of 53 people in Asia from the H5N1 strain of avian flu are increasing the fears of governments and health authorities that the virus is acquiring the ability to…

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Ex-ambassador jailed for money laundering

This content was published on Jun 6, 2005 The Federal Criminal Court found him guilty of money laundering as well as embezzlement, damaging creditors’ interests and falsifying documents. But the court in Bellinzona cleared him of accusations of belonging to and assisting a criminal organisation. Friederich was ordered to pay a SFr15,000 ($12,000) fine and a number of his assets were seized. Judges…

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Swiss in Britain reject cuts to swissinfo

This content was published on Jun 6, 2005 At a meeting of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the United Kingdom, delegates said the plans to dismantle the online news platform were “unacceptable”. The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) – swissinfo’s parent company – announced in March that it intended to close down all but one of the internet site’s nine language services with…

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Gay couples win partnership rights

This content was published on Jun 5, 2005 The result means that gay couples will now be granted the same legal rights as married couples in the areas of pensions, inheritance and taxes. But they will not be allowed to adopt children or have access to fertility treatment. The results of Sunday’s referendum put support for registered partnerships at 58 per cent, which…

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Federer crashes out of Roland Garros

This content was published on Jun 4, 2005 The Swiss lost in four sets to the fourth-seeded Nadal on Friday, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. It was the first time that the 23-year-old Federer had reached the semi-finals, but in the end he was outclassed by rising star Nadal, who was also celebrating his 19th birthday. “I’m both satisfied and disappointed at the same…

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Foreign ministry plans action over visa fraud

This content was published on Jun 3, 2005 It said that it had been forced to take on more locals in recent years after a series of budget cuts. Ministry spokesman Alessandro Delprete said on Friday that some of the staff at Swiss embassies had been replaced by local people for financial reasons and the policy had been due to continue. But there…

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