Swiss Identity

Museum offers rare display of nature drawings

This content was published on Sep 30, 2003 The drawings – all from before 1591 and grouped together under the title “After Nature” – were part of the permanent collection of the fine arts museum when it was founded in 1662. They include works by Hans Holbein the Younger and Albrecht Dürer, showing how the study of nature and the investigation of reality…

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Switzerland steps up fight against corruption

This content was published on Sep 30, 2003 Under the new law, any Swiss company operating abroad found guilty of dishonest dealings will be hit with a hefty fine of up to SFr5 million ($3.7 million). The new law is part of ongoing Swiss efforts to clamp down on corrupt business practices. Until now, only individuals found to have bribed foreign public officials…

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Ex-Credit Suisse banker in court

This content was published on Sep 29, 2003 Quattrone is accused of telling his staff to destroy documents amid a regulatory investigation into the handling of 1990s stock offerings. The case is one of the biggest criminal trials in recent history involving a former Wall Street powerbroker. Quattrone’s case also comes amid a wave of regulatory and courtroom attacks on the excesses of…

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World Trade Center ruling boosts Swiss Re

This content was published on Sep 29, 2003 The Swiss-based company is the most exposed of around 20 insurers facing claims for damages on the destroyed towers. Late last week, a New York appeals court rejected a claim from Larry Silverstein, who holds a 99-year lease on the WTC site, that the attacks constituted two occurrences for insurance purposes. Insurers maintain Silverstein can…

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Border guards risk new dangers

This content was published on Sep 29, 2003 The alpine country has nearly 1,900 kilometres of frontier to patrol, but only a third of the 105 border posts are manned 24 hours per day. The dearth of border guards is partly due to a recruitment crisis. New recruits earn between SFr3,000 and SFr 4,000 net – SFr1,500 less than their cantonal police counterparts.…

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Pope names Swiss cardinal

This content was published on Sep 28, 2003 Georges Cottier, the Pope’s personal theologian, was nominated for special services to the church. The pontiff made the announcement at the Vatican, shortly before giving his Sunday blessing in St Peter’s Square. The 82-year-old Cottier, who hails from Geneva, was a professor of philosophy at the universities of Geneva and Fribourg, before leaving for Rome…

Swiss march against paedophilia

This content was published on Sep 27, 2003 The protests follow a day after German police smashed a child pornography network spanning several countries, including Switzerland. Protesters took to the streets in 13 Swiss towns, including Geneva, Lucerne, Basel, Lausanne and Bellinzona. Some 2,000 turned up in Geneva alone, according to the organisers of the nationwide demonstrations, the non-governmental Marche Blanche (White March)…

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African football team lacks financial backer

This content was published on Sep 27, 2003 The African Football Club Zurich has climbed to the third division of the regional league despite limited financial resources. The squad of around 20 players is the only one of its kind in Europe registered with a football federation. It is made up solely of African players living in Zurich and the surrounding areas. While…

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Swiss identified in global child porn sweep

This content was published on Sep 26, 2003 The Swiss authorities say they have opened inquiries against eight suspects as a result of evidence gathered during the police operation, dubbed “Marcy”. The Federal Police Office said it expected to receive further information from police in neighbouring Germany. Spokesman Guido Balmer told swissinfo that the number of investigations was expected to rise significantly. However,…

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Links – Neuchâtel exhibitions

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