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Swiss cooperate with oil-for-food investigation

This content was published on Dec 19, 2004 Switzerland’s embargo watchdog will provide mutual assistance to the committee looking into allegations of fraud and corruption. The Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) requested Swiss aid back in October. It is seeking to ascertain whether UN officials, personnel, agents and contractors may have violated the terms of the oil-for-food agreement. The programme was administered by the…

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Federer is Swiss sportsman of the year again

This content was published on Dec 19, 2004 His prize caps an exceptional year that saw him win the Masters, the US and Australian Opens and retain his Wimbledon title. Federer finished ahead of Olympic fencing champion Marcel Fischer and triathlete Sven Riederer. Sports journalists voted massively in favour of the world’s number one tennis player, as did television viewers. The tennis player…

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Paul Klee et la musique.

This content was published on Dec 18, 2004 In his opinion, musical creation reached its peak in the 18th century, in the golden age that started with Bach, ended with Beethoven and had Mozart at its apex.

Ruth Krebs: Chlini Sache

This content was published on Dec 18, 2004

Standards Of Rumantsch: Randulin

This content was published on Dec 18, 2004

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Swiss consider inquiry into UN bugging affair

This content was published on Dec 17, 2004 The UN confirmed on Friday that a secret listening device had been discovered at its European headquarters. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor’s Office said it was considering whether to launch a full investigation into the affair. But spokesman Peter Lehmann said it could not do so if it did not have full access to the UN…

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Scientist urges no let-up in fight against BSE

This content was published on Dec 17, 2004 But in an interview with swissinfo, Professor Adriano Aguzzi, a leading expert on degenerative brain diseases, warns that there are still many unanswered questions. Ten years ago, bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), commonly known as mad-cow disease, caused panic among European public health and veterinary authorities. Millions of cows were slaughtered to stop the spread of…

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Sergio: Can Not Believe It

This content was published on Dec 17, 2004

A Swiss Christmas

This content was published on Dec 16, 2004 A Swiss Christmas Hosted by Robert Aubry Davis. A Swiss Christmas This program was made possible by the support of swissinfo/Swiss Radio International; PRS Presence Switzerland; Switzerland Tourism/Zurich and New York; The Embassy of Switzerland, Washington DC.

Israel apologises over shooting incident

This content was published on Dec 15, 2004 The shooting, which was investigated by both Swiss and Israeli authorities, sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries. The Swiss authorities announced on Wednesday that they had received an official apology from Amos Gilad of the Israeli defence ministry. Gilad made the apology on behalf of the Israeli government during talks in Bern with…

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