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Five thousand years of art for sale at Cultura

This content was published on Oct 14, 2002 Objects for sale at the annual event include classical antiquities from ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, along with a selection of Asian art. All the items on display – which are expected to generate millions of francs in sales – underwent a strict vetting procedure by the organisers before the fair began. “The procedure was…

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Swiss tourists staying put in Bali

This content was published on Oct 14, 2002 Most operators are allowing travellers to cancel booked tours at no expense, and one has suspended all trips to Indonesia for at least a week. Travel agents say it could take years for Bali’s tourism industry – the island’s main source of income – to recover from the carnage of two explosions in the beach…

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Suspended teacher to launch appeal

This content was published on Oct 13, 2002 Hani Ramadan said he would appeal against a decision by canton Geneva to ban him from teaching. Cantonal authorities say they took the decision to suspend Ramadan from teaching after he wrote an article for the French newspaper, “Le Monde”, in which he defended death by stoning for adultery. Speaking in Sunday’s edition of the…

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Making a racket

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 As well as attracting an impressive line-up of big sporting names, organisers have asked London’s Ministry of Sound to set up a dance club inside the Kloten arena. Free train travel for visitors from western Switzerland along with improved VIP lounges and the staging of the tournament’s main draw in a shopping centre are among…

Government toughens line on African asylum seekers

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 The move comes ahead of a nationwide vote next month on tightening the asylum law. The justice minister, Ruth Metzler, ordered the Federal Refugee Office to give priority to processing applications from asylum seekers from the African countries of Nigeria, Angola, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She also ordered the speedy…

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Child porn probe finds seven cases of abuse

This content was published on Oct 10, 2002 The cases came to light during questioning of 822 suspects, who were identified as part of a massive police operation in late September. Police said they were working through a list of 1,100 suspects whose names were provided by the United States authorities. Those under investigation were traced because they allegedly used their credit cards…

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UN tribunal tipped as favourite for Peace Prize

This content was published on Oct 10, 2002 The accolade would be a triumph for the UN’s chief prosecutor, Switzerland’s Carla Del Ponte, who was instrumental in bringing Slobodan Milosevic to trial. The Tribunal said rumours that it might be chosen had been circulating for years. But it is seen as having a particularly strong chance this year, following del Ponte’s success in…

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A New World revealed by outsider artists

This content was published on Oct 8, 2002 A sculpture made from the bones of cattle forms the centrepiece of the exhibition, devoted to works by “outsider artists” – recluses who were self-taught. The two pictures by Dunant, recipient of the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize, will come as a surprise to many visitors. He created them during the last 22 years of his…

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Doctor, are you ignoring me?

This content was published on Oct 8, 2002 The Swiss researchers found that patients are often denied the opportunity to share valuable information with their physician. On average, patients get only 30 seconds to let their physician know what is bothering them before being interrupted, the study director, Dr Wolf Langewitz, told swissinfo. Doctors say that they stop their patients because they talk…

Swiss revisit rules of war

This content was published on Oct 8, 2002 But the depositary state of the conventions has made it clear that the principles of international humanitarian law are not open to negotiation. Swiss authorities said that the conference – set for January 27 – would examine the application of the Conventions in a new age of modern warfare. “Reaffirming the principles does not mean…

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