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Annan says Iraq needs Swiss help

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003 His comments came after talks with members of the Swiss government, during his first official visit to Bern since Switzerland joined the UN last year. The Secretary-General held talks with Swiss President Pascal Couchepin, during which Iraq, the Middle East, and the crisis in Liberia all came up for discussion. Couchepin reaffirmed Switzerland’s support for…

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Data protection chief criticises US

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003 Hanspeter Thür has called for tighter controls on the campaign against terrorism and for more money to safeguard individual rights. He accused the Bush administration of pursuing a repressive policy which placed little value on data protection. The unusually outspoken comments are contained in a new report to mark the tenth anniversary of Switzerland’s data…

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Kapelle Oberalp & Saxi Dreamers: Herzlichst

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003

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Death penalty is finally consigned to history

This content was published on Jul 1, 2003 On Tuesday, Protocol No.13 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances comes into force. Arthur Mattli of the Swiss foreign ministry told swissinfo that it was important for Europe to officially abolish the death penalty for good. Up until now the ban did not apply…

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Charity director denies misuse of funds

This content was published on Jun 30, 2003 Of the SFr6.2 million ($4.6 million) donated to People against Landmines (PaL), only SFr80,000 was spent on mine-clearing projects. The money, collected between 2000 and 2002, was supposed to be used for demining operations in Angola and Mozambique. The charity, whose head office is in Düsseldorf, Germany, has launched an investigation into the activities of…

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DJ BOBO: Chihuahua

This content was published on Jun 30, 2003

Experts divided over youth crime “epidemic”

This content was published on Jun 29, 2003 But experts are split over whether juvenile crime is really on the increase across Switzerland. Criminologist Eva Wyss, who specialises in crime research for the Swiss National Science Foundation, insists such fears are unfounded. “Statistics proving that juvenile crime is really increasing simply don’t exist,” Wyss told swissinfo. “All we have are figures for numbers…

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Patent Ochsner schpile Mimmo Locasciulli / Mimmo Locasciulli canta Patent Ochsner

This content was published on Jun 27, 2003

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Trio Caleidoscopio. Haydn: Trio G major “Zigeuner”, Martin: “Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises”, Dvorak: Trio in e minor “Dumky”.

This content was published on Jun 27, 2003

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Tiger Flizzer Vol. 2: Es Gschänk für diich…

This content was published on Jun 27, 2003

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