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Humanitarian aid conference focuses on security

This content was published on Mar 7, 2003 Opening the conference, SDC director Walter Fust defined security as a basic human need, and said that humanitarian aid and development played a vital role in promoting security. Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey gave a keynote speech to the conference, in which she called for the development of a worldwide culture of peace. And she…

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Zurich celebrates King of Clowns

This content was published on Mar 7, 2003 Born in 1880, Grock was a multi-talented entertainer who became a household name throughout the world and who made even Hitler laugh. The exhibition, in Zurich’s city hall until April 17, features costumes, circus posters and photographs spanning Grock’s six decades as a mime artiste, acrobat, musician and composer. It also features a miniature violin…

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ICRC ready for war in Iraq

This content was published on Mar 7, 2003 However, the Swiss president of the organisation, Jakob Kellenberger, remains hopeful that a peaceful resolution to the crisis can be found. He shared his views on a possible war with swissinfo’s Anna Nelson and Frédéric Burnand. swissinfo: How prepared is the ICRC for an eventual war against Iraq? Kellenberger: The ICRC has been increasing its…

Civil liberties pushed aside in war on terror

This content was published on Mar 6, 2003 Justice and security experts meeting in Interlaken agree that individual freedoms are under threat like never before, but not all the blame can be pinned on Washington. European Union airlines began on Wednesday to hand over to the US authorities detailed information on passengers flying to the US (see related story). Switzerland’s national carrier, Swiss,…

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Swiss Ländler-Gamblers

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Kera: One

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Smartship Friday: Red Universe

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Alain Morisod: Mes coups de coeur. Vol. 4

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Voting rights campaign gains momentum

This content was published on Mar 6, 2003 Cantons Jura and Neuchâtel already allow foreign residents to vote on local issues, and now canton Geneva is being asked to do the same. The “J’y vis J’y vote” campaign (I live here, I vote here) argues that long term, tax-paying foreign residents should have the right to vote on local issues in their own…

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Official backing for first global doping code

This content was published on Mar 6, 2003 The blueprint sets out uniform drug-testing rules, procedures and sanctions to be applied across all sports and countries. The centrepiece of the new code is a two-year sanction for a first, serious banned substances violation. Step forward “I think it’s a huge step forward,” Matthias Kamber, head of doping prevention at the Swiss Federal Office…

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