Swiss Identity

Swiss landscapes on show at Vuillard retrospective

This content was published on Jan 28, 2003 The exhibition shows how Vuillard turned his hand to the great outdoors, and also contains examples of his better-known Parisian scenes. The post-impressionist artist (1868-1940) remained on the fringes of celebrity compared to his high-profile contemporaries, such as Cezanne and Gauguin. The current show at the National Gallery of Art in Washington aims to address…

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G-8 Summit in Evian: Lessons from Davos

This content was published on Jan 27, 2003 This is when a G-8 summit will take place on the shores of Lake Geneva. Both sides have spoken out on the issue. The three-day meeting, between the world’s seven most industrialised nations and Russia, will take place from June 1-3. The French resort of Evian-les-Bains was selected to host the summit because of its…

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Ex-intelligence officer on trial for fraud

This content was published on Jan 26, 2003 Dino Bellasi allegedly siphoned off nearly SFr8.8 million ($6.5 million), ostensibly for military refresher courses that never took place. The charges against Bellasi include fraud, embezzlement, document falsification and money laundering, committed while he was balancing the books for the secret service. The trial in Bern is expected to last three weeks. Illegal transactions Since…

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Anti-WEF protests end in disarray and violence

This content was published on Jan 26, 2003 Only about half the protesters made it to the march on Saturday, due to a stand-off between protesters and police at a checkpoint near the summit. Meanwhile, some 1,000 protesters, unable to get past the blockage, returned to the Swiss capital, Bern, where demonstrations turned violent. Police in Bern said protesters began demonstrating in the…

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Swiss offer to host talks between US and Iraq

This content was published on Jan 25, 2003 The Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, made the proposition during a meeting on Saturday with the US secretary of state, Colin Powell. During their half-hour meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos, Calmy-Rey urged Powell to be mindful of the humanitarian catastrophe that would follow any military action in Iraq. “Everyone talks a great deal…

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Death becomes her

This content was published on Jan 25, 2003 “Facing Death”, by the Swiss film director, Stefan Haupt, profiles the woman who is credited with breaking the taboos surrounding death with her best-selling book, “On Death and Dying”. “I want to meet Gandhi and Jung” – Kübler Ross’s opening words in the film go straight to the heart of her work and to her…

Eco-terrorists have Switzerland and Italy in sight

This content was published on Jan 25, 2003 Camenisch is currently behind bars in Pfäffikon maximum-security prison near Zurich following his extradition from Italy. The alert follows a spate of explosions that have destroyed a ski-lift station in Abetone and two electricity generators at Marina di Pietrasanta and Castiglioncello. An anonymous handwritten letter sent to the Italian news agency, Ansa, has since claimed…

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Swiss-US talks on fighting terror

This content was published on Jan 24, 2003 The Swiss justice minister, Ruth Metzler, met the US attorney general, John Ashcroft, after he had attended the World Economic Forum summit in Davos. Both Metzler and Ashcroft agreed that international cooperation was the key to effectively combating terrorists. Metzler also said the Swiss were ready to play a part in breaking down the financial…

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Anti-US sentiment pervades Davos

This content was published on Jan 24, 2003 Opposition to war in Iraq dominated Friday’s main session, with the most scathing criticism coming from Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad. The US attorney general, John Ashcroft, used the session to defend American policy, declaring that US actions were guaranteeing liberty around the world. But he failed to convince many participants. A former Swiss…

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Anshelle: Part Of The Game

This content was published on Jan 24, 2003

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