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Swiss weapons inspector praises Iraqi compliance

This content was published on Mar 11, 2003 Arriving back in Switzerland after a three-month assignment, Rolf List said his team had encountered no difficulties in gaining access to any suspected weapons sites. List said that Iraqi authorities did not attempt to prevent his team from entering any of the sites they wanted to inspect, even when they were given only ten minutes’…

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Jodlerclub Edelweiss Ibach: Bi üs im Muotadorf

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Definitiv 2. Zürich 1987-1997. “Alles wird gut.” Sampler (Double CD).

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Exhibition traces Bern’s path from war to peace

This content was published on Mar 10, 2003 Using life-size models, it shows how Swiss soldiers were once feared throughout Europe, whether fighting as mercenaries for foreign powers or for the expansion of Switzerland. “Of War and Peace” begins in the period leading up to 1353, when Bern entered into an alliance with the much smaller confederate states of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden,…

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Keeping in touch with the Swiss abroad

This content was published on Mar 10, 2003 But Swiss embassies are staying in touch with those registered to offer assistance if war breaks out. The largest Swiss community in the Middle East, according to Peter Sutter, the Ambassador for the Swiss Abroad, is in Israel where there are around 10,000 Swiss – 80 per cent of whom hold dual nationality. “We haven’t…

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Bomb hoaxer targets Geneva car show

This content was published on Mar 9, 2003 They evacuated hundreds of visitors after receiving a call threatening to blow up the exhibition venue. Organisers of the 73th Geneva International Motor Show received a bomb threat at around 10am on Sunday morning. After an intense search, police discovered a suspect package in the entrance hall of the Palexpo building which is hosting the…

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Eizenstat stands by his cover

This content was published on Mar 9, 2003 In an exclusive interview with swissinfo’s Robert Brookes, Eizenstat said the cover – showing a Swiss flag covered with a swastika made of gold bars – accurately reflected history. Eizenstat, who was the Clinton administration’s leader on Holocaust-era issues, said the cover of “Imperfect Justice” had been misinterpreted as an attack on Switzerland. It upset…

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America’s Cup winners return to hero’s welcome

This content was published on Mar 8, 2003 More than 40,000 people helped the Alinghi crew celebrate their win with a party in Geneva on Saturday night. Saturday’s party came almost a week after Alinghi demolished Team New Zealand with their fifth consecutive win. After landing at Geneva’s Cointrin airport, the syndicate head, Ernesto Bertarelli was greeted by the Swiss president, Pascal Couchepin.…

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International law still fails women in war

This content was published on Mar 8, 2003 One such concern is the effect of armed conflicts on women, and how international law fails to protect them properly. A report issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2001 – entitled “Women and War” – said that while international laws have adequate provisions to protect women, they are often ignored…

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Women seek bigger role on Swiss cultural stage

This content was published on Mar 8, 2003 Written in English, it concludes that while great strides have been made in the past 30 years, in some respects there is still some way to go. “The Cultural Role of Women in Switzerland” points out that in Switzerland – and elsewhere – the arts continue to be male-dominated. “Women artists have not yet caught…

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