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Former CSFB banker Quattrone charged

This content was published on Apr 23, 2003 US federal prosecutors arrested Frank Quattrone on Wednesday following an investigation into claims he engaged in corrupt behaviour designed to win the bank business. Quattrone resigned from CSFB last month amid mounting legal pressure. The obstruction of justice charge stems from an email Quattrone is alleged to have sent to staff during a December 2000…

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Stop Aids campaign hit by controversy

This content was published on Apr 23, 2003 The Swiss Bishops Conference said the poster, which advised priests to talk about condoms, was insensitive. The Federal Health Office’s Stop Aids campaign for 2003 was launched last week. It consists of a series of bright yellow posters reminding all sections of society that safe sex means always using a condom. The campaign comes after…

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New York kids share Swiss experience

This content was published on Apr 23, 2003 A varied programme of events, including visits to traditional tourist attractions, has been lined up for the young people. The visit is sponsored by the Swisspeaks cultural festival – which runs until the end of April in New York – in conjunction with the American Fresh Air Fund. The United States charity has been organising…

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Christy Doran’s New Bag: Heaven Is Back In The Streets

This content was published on Apr 23, 2003

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Four new suspected Sars cases in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 22, 2003 The victims are two women and two children who had all recently been in Hong Kong. One of the suspected cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a 46-year-old woman from the eastern part of the country, while the others – a 34-year-old woman and two boys are aged five and three – are from…

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DJ Tatana: Wildlife

This content was published on Apr 22, 2003

Alessandro d’Episcopo Trio: Stella Cadente. Songs from Naples and Italy.

This content was published on Apr 22, 2003

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ICRC restores family links in Iraq

This content was published on Apr 22, 2003 The Geneva-based centre is also forwarding information from Iraqi detainees captured by United States-led forces in the country. The crisis unit, established at the end of March, has already processed thousands of registration cards from Iraqi prisoners of war (PoWs), along with “safe and well” messages from civilians, who are anxious to let their relatives…

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Aids vaccine trials to begin in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 21, 2003 But even if the tests are successful, experts warn an effective vaccination will not be commercially available for several years. The launch comes as latest figures show the rate of HIV infection in Switzerland is higher than in neighbouring countries, including France and Germany. The project, called EuroVacc, will be carried out by the immunology…

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Former Swiss agent uncovers world of spying

This content was published on Apr 21, 2003 Jacques Baud told swissinfo that the role of secret services is to help prevent conflicts. Politicians sometimes ignore their information at their own peril. Baud, who has just published “The Asymmetric War” (currently only available in French), also recently brought out the second edition of his “Intelligence and Secret Services Encyclopaedia”. The former spy has…

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