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Swiss Jews take on World Jewish Congress

This content was published on Nov 15, 2004 At the centre of the controversy is a Swiss bank account held by former WJC Secretary-General, Israel Singer. The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities called for an external, independent audit of the WJC’s Geneva office after it came to light that Singer’s account was not registered there. The office was closed in April at short…

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The Private Project: Competition

This content was published on Nov 15, 2004

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Swiss bankers slam London finance hub

This content was published on Nov 15, 2004 Pierre Mirabaud criticised the financial capital for practising banking secrecy through the back door. In an interview published on Monday with the Swiss newspaper, “Berner Zeitung”, Mirabaud singled out British trust law as the culprit. This allows the people administering a trust to remain anonymous, which, according to the president, permitted London to carry out…

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Gasterländer Blasmusikanten: Ae Rundi für d’ Musig

This content was published on Nov 13, 2004

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Swiss businessmen sign unique code in Mexico

This content was published on Nov 13, 2004 The code has been presented to the Mexican Minister of Public Function, Edoardo Romero Ramos, during the official visit to Mexico by Swiss president Joseph Deiss. The code commits those companies who sign it to abide by a number of ethical rules, including a ban on bribes and cartel agreements. The businessmen also commit themselves…

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ICRC ”concerned” for civilians in Fallujah

This content was published on Nov 12, 2004 In an interview with swissinfo, ICRC spokeswoman Rana Sidani said she “hoped” the message would be heard by United States military authorities in Iraq. Fallujah is a Sunni stronghold, seen as a hotbed of foreign Muslim militants and insurgents loyal to the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. According to the US military, “hundreds” of rebels…

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Atlas maps out political divide

This content was published on Nov 12, 2004 It reveals that the “Röstigraben” – the name given to the linguistic and cultural divide between French- and German-speakers – is not as strong today as it was 100 years ago. The atlas divides Switzerland along political lines using the results of nationwide votes going back to 1866 and cabinet elections since 1919. It also…

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Press ponders future without Arafat

This content was published on Nov 12, 2004 Most newspapers have focused on how the peace process may get under way once again. Arafat died on Thursday aged 75 in a Paris hospital. A military funeral was held in Egypt and Arafat’s body has since returned to Ramallah for burial. Zurich’s “Tages Anzeiger” summed up the effects of Arafat’s death in its headline…

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Exit to help mentally ill to die

This content was published on Nov 11, 2004 The association imposed a moratorium on assisted suicide for psychiatric patients in 1999, following a barrage of criticism. Exit said on Thursday that it had decided to soften its stance on offering voluntary euthanasia to the mentally ill, provided that the patient was capable of taking a rational decision to do so. It added that…

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John Brack’s Wise Men Quartet. Christmas 2004.

This content was published on Nov 11, 2004

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