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Martin Buergi’s Latin Jazz Project: Tierra del Fuego

This content was published on Oct 12, 2004

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Torn between passports

This content was published on Oct 12, 2004 Several other countries have also revised their rules, but experience shows that the process can be fraught with difficulties. Triumphant after voters threw out proposals to ease citizenship restrictions last month, the People’s Party has now set its sights on abolishing the right to dual citizenship. The law was revised in 1992, since when Swiss…

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Swiss engineer arrested in Libyan nuclear probe

This content was published on Oct 11, 2004 The engineer is believed to have been part of a clandestine international network, which helped supply equipment to the Libyan government. Authorities allege that 39-year-old Urs Tinner oversaw machine work in Malaysia on gas centrifuge parts that were intercepted by Western intelligence last October on a ship bound for Libya. They claim he also trained…

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New cartel law has firms watching their backs

This content was published on Oct 11, 2004 The new rules came into force in April, but firms have a year to comply before they risk penalties for manipulating prices. “Business has understood that the tougher cartel law is something that should be taken seriously,” said Walter Stoffel, the commission’s president. He added that he was hoping the new rules would destabilise cartels,…

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Couchepin travels to troubled Tibet

This content was published on Oct 8, 2004 Couchepin’s journey, the first by a Swiss minister to the mountain region, has raised a few eyebrows given China’s human rights’ record. Officially, Couchepin has travelled to Lhasa to lend his support to a Unesco project. Switzerland is contributing SFr200,000 ($160,000) towards the restoration of the Ramoche temple, which was built in the seventh century…

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Two Swiss found guilty in corruption scandal

This content was published on Oct 8, 2004 Two co-defendants were acquitted of the same charges, which related to the illegal transfers of SFr46 million ($36 million) from Liechtenstein to Switzerland. The Geneva court fined a fifth defendant SFr10,000 for forgery in the case. The five Swiss were accused of acting on behalf of former Elf director Alfred Sirven, 77, who was sentenced…

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Experts sound alarm over breast cancer

This content was published on Oct 8, 2004 To raise awareness in Switzerland, a national breast cancer prevention campaign has been taking place every October for the past five years. Run by the Swiss Cancer League, in association with other cancer groups, the campaign focuses on the importance of screening for the disease. Breast cancer is responsible for 12 per cent of deaths…

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Foundation aids children caught in the crossfire

This content was published on Oct 8, 2004 The Swiss Foundation of the International Social Service (SFISS) handled around 900 cases in total involving children in 2003. According to its annual report published on Friday, staff handled around 1,000 consultations over the phone in 2003. While child abductions tend to grab the headlines, director Rolf Widmer said they only represented a small but…

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Experts highlight transatlantic terror threat

This content was published on Oct 8, 2004 The two-day gathering of policymakers and business leaders wrapped up on Friday with calls for improved collaboration between the private and public sectors. Cybercrime, biological weapons and crisis management were just a few of the topics addressed at the meeting. Organised by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), the event set out to compare…

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