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Crime experts finally head to Lebanon

This content was published on Mar 3, 2005 The former prime minister was killed by a car bomb in Beirut on February 14. Last week the Swiss justice ministry turned down a request from the Lebanese government to assist an independent inquiry into Hariri’s death. The Swiss authorities said they were only prepared to collaborate with the UN mission. Its head, Irish deputy…

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Mountain guides deplore avalanche verdict

This content was published on Mar 3, 2005 They argue that it is impossible to predict the force and direction of all avalanches and that individuals should not be held to account for unexpected acts of nature. The warning comes after a district judge in Sion in southwestern Switzerland last week handed out suspended prison sentences to two men accused of manslaughter over…

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Swiss federalism tries to sell itself

This content was published on Mar 2, 2005 The meeting, which began on Thursday and takes place over three days, brought together over 600 academics and decision-makers for the third time after 1999 and 2002. The conference is considering how federalism can contribute to good governance, social and economic welfare, peace and democracy in a globalised world. In a keynote address, Calmy-Rey said…

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Appenzeller Zäuerli. Oese Schuppel.

This content was published on Mar 2, 2005

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The Swiss who gave his name to a car

This content was published on Mar 1, 2005 Louis-Joseph Chevrolet has been hailed as a brilliant car designer and daredevil racer but he died in relative obscurity and never made a fortune. Chevrolet was born in the western town of La Chaux-de-Fonds on Christmas Day 1878. His father Joseph-Félicien was a watchmaker, who left Switzerland with his family in 1886 because of an…

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Couchepin demands fair deal for women

This content was published on Feb 28, 2005 Pascal Couchepin is due to deliver this message on Tuesday to the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which has begun a two-week session in New York. “Those who want to fight against discrimination must improve the position of women,” Couchepin told a news conference ahead of the meeting. The interior minister is expected…

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Youth crime on rise

This content was published on Feb 28, 2005 The Federal Statistics Office said 13,500 children or youths were sentenced in 2003 – 1,200 more than in 1999. Forty-four per cent of all these cases involved theft or property damage, officials said on Monday. A further 36 per cent were sentenced for drug-related crimes. There was a 40 per cent increase in the number…

Souvenirs.

This content was published on Feb 28, 2005

Michael von der Heide: 2pièces

This content was published on Feb 28, 2005

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One Oscar is small consolation for Swiss

This content was published on Feb 28, 2005 Finding Neverland by Swiss director Marc Forster, which was up for an award seven times, won the Oscar for best music. Only The Aviator , which received 11 nominations, was tipped more times. The film by Martin Scorsese won five awards on Sunday. The Swiss producer and six-times Oscar winner, Arthur Cohn, and his co-producer,…

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