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New Swiss contingent deployed in Kosovo

This content was published on Apr 7, 2004 Swisscoy’s latest deployment has been overshadowed by the worst outbreak of violence in the province since 1999. Although the situation has calmed down since the disturbances in March, the uncertain political future is continuing to affect living conditions in Kosovo, which remains under United Nations administration. Peaceful cohabitation between the province’s Serbian and Albanian communities…

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Lessons of the Rwandan genocide

This content was published on Apr 7, 2004 Switzerland, which was criticised at the time for failing to heed warning signs of the impending genocide, says it has learned lessons from the experience. Tensions between Rwanda’s Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority were running high in 1994. The government had for some time been trying to stop the advance of Tutsi rebels seeking…

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Pharaoh’s glories come to Basel

This content was published on Apr 6, 2004 “Tutankhamun – the Golden Beyond” has over 50 pieces from the tomb of the mysterious boy pharaoh, as well as a further 70 items, many of which have never been seen before outside Egypt. The exhibition is the result of long years of negotiation by the curators of Basel’s Museum of Antiquities, who had to…

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Berna Biotech swings back to profit

This content was published on Apr 6, 2004 The company – which recovered from a net loss of SFr4.4 million a year earlier – said it expected core sales to grow by at least 20 per cent in 2004. In a statement, the Bern-based company said net sales rose by 36 per cent last year to SFr257 million. Earnings before interest, tax and…

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Easter bunnies

This content was published on Apr 6, 2004

Swiss criticise tougher US border checks

This content was published on Apr 5, 2004 The move, which has drawn criticism from Swiss politicians, affects millions of citizens in 27 countries who are allowed to travel in the US without visas for up to 90 days. US officials said the change was prompted in part by concerns that terrorists might try to exploit the easier entry restrictions in place for…

History

Stopped in their tracks: dinosaurs halt road building

This content was published on Apr 4, 2004 Thousands of dinosaur footprints were found when construction work began on the Transjura motorway. Michele Andina visited the area. (Michele Andina 2004, swissinfo.ch)

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“Our asylum policy ignores basic human needs”

This content was published on Apr 4, 2004 For former parliamentarian, Angeline Fankhauser, these new measures risk leaving people destitute. The government’s decision to cut welfare benefits for failed applicants is part of a controversial programme of public spending cuts totalling SFr3.3 billion ($2.6 billion). The asylum sector is one of the hardest hit, with spending to be slashed by SFr137 million over…

Culture

No time for art in this life

This content was published on Apr 3, 2004 The exhibition – “Roth Time: A Dieter Roth Retrospective” – showcases five decades of one of the most iconoclastic artists of the post-war era. Less well known than many artists of his generation, Roth spurned the art world and sometimes distrusted other artists. He was often seen as an anti-art satirist because he used unconventional…

Criminal court opens for business in Ticino

This content was published on Apr 3, 2004 But experts are divided as to whether the new court will complicate or simplify the Swiss legal system. The Federal Penal Court officially opened on April 1 in the city of Bellinzona in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Set up as part of sweeping justice reforms that came into force in 2002, the court is…

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