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Basel trade fair opens its doors

This content was published on Feb 18, 2005 Over 1,000 exhibitors are taking part in the ten-day event, which concentrates on lifestyle, health and leisure. This year, Denmark is the guest country and was represented by the prince consort, Prince Henrik, at the opening ceremony. In his opening address, Blocher said the competitive spirit displayed by exhibitors needed to be mirrored by the…

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Gianni Spano: Traces – Tracce

This content was published on Feb 18, 2005

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Lebanon requests Swiss help over Hariri murder

This content was published on Feb 18, 2005 Hariri was killed in a car bombing in Beirut on Monday, which claimed the lives of at least 14 other victims. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed it was considering a request for assistance received on Thursday. Lebanese President Emile Lahoud initially asked the Swiss ambassador in Beirut, Thomas Litscher, to send “neutral” Swiss experts to…

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Public broadcaster faces government audit

This content was published on Feb 17, 2005 This check, which comes as parliament prepares to review the country’s broadcast law, will determine whether licence fees paid to the SBC are spent appropriately. The audit will consider whether the fees are used as set out in the public broadcaster’s mandate and whether the SBC is managed according to strict business criteria. It will…

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Conductor Marcello Viotti dies

This content was published on Feb 17, 2005 Viotti conducted renowned orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the English Chamber Orchestra, and performed at opera houses around the world. Viotti died on Wednesday in a Munich hospital after suffering a stroke last week. Born to Italian immigrants in western Switzerland in 1954, Viotti studied the piano, cello and singing…

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Jodlerduett Walti Frei – Seppi Felder: Freud am Singe!

This content was published on Feb 17, 2005

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Roche managers detained in Turkish probe

This content was published on Feb 16, 2005 Roche has confirmed the arrests, which are part of an investigation into allegations of corruption within the national health system. Police from Istanbul’s anti-organised crime bureau raided Roche’s offices in the city on Monday, detaining up to 17 people, according to Turkish media. Some have since been released, but company spokesman Daniel Piller confirmed to…

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Cotecna rejects oil-for-food allegations

This content was published on Feb 16, 2005 At a hearing in the United States, they also rejected allegations that the son of Secretary-General Kofi Annan lobbied UN officials to win the firm a lucrative contract in Iraq. “Cotecna was selected fairly and on objective grounds… We performed our limited and technical role professionally under difficult circumstances,” Robert Massey, Cotecna chief executive, told…

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Oscar fever grips Swiss film-makers

This content was published on Feb 16, 2005 Besides works by Swiss director Marc Forster and producer Arthur Cohn, a film featuring actor Bruno Ganz and a short film shot by cameraman Markus Hürsch are all in the running. The 77th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will take place in Hollywood’s Kodak theatre on February 27. This year there is a good chance that…

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Court decides to return Abacha millions

This content was published on Feb 16, 2005 The country’s highest court in Lausanne on Tuesday essentially upheld a decision in August last year by the Federal Justice Office for the transfer of the money to the West African country. The development paves the way for about $458 million (SFr620 million) of frozen funds to be released. The court ruled that it was…

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