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Book throws doubt on Vatican murders

This content was published on Sep 14, 2002 A new book disputes the official Vatican version of what happened. “Murdered in the Vatican, May 4 1998” was written by two French lawyers, Jacques Vergès and Luc Brossollet, who are representing the family of Cédric Tornay, the Swiss guard accused of the murders. The book refutes the Vatican’s version, according to which Tornay shot…

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Deiss outlines Swiss policy priorities to UN

This content was published on Sep 13, 2002 Joseph Deiss said that Switzerland aimed to use its membership of the world body to foster peace and security by promoting human rights and development. Switzerland voted in a referendum last March to accede to the UN after considerable debate about the impact such a move would have on the nation’s independence and sovereignty. Neutrality…

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Sauber race cars to carry “STOP-AIDS” slogan

This content was published on Sep 13, 2002 The unique project is a joint venture between Sauber and the United Nations to raise awareness about the disease. Sauber has teamed up with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to put the slogan and the red ribbon symbolising the campaign on its cars at three…

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Mothers of abused children seek safety in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 13, 2002 The vast majority of these women are French, though some come from Belgium and Spain. They are often fleeing their justice system, which they believe is not taking the problem of child abuse seriously. Virtually all have had legal claims against their husbands dismissed for lack of evidence. Many of these women have fallen foul…

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Swiss are strongest critics of US foreign policy

This content was published on Sep 12, 2002 The poll was published a day before President George W Bush addressed the United Nations General Assembly outlining his arguments for a strike against Iraq. In Thursday’s speech, Bush called on the UN to take “decisive” action against Iraq. The US president detailed a list of 16 UN resolutions that Iraq had repeatedly violated, including…

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Swiss pledge to continue fight against terrorism

This content was published on Sep 11, 2002 In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the cabinet said Switzerland supported all efforts to improve security. However, it said this had to go hand-in-hand with measures to tackle discrimination and promote peace and solidarity. The Swiss government again expressed its “sincere condolences” to the relatives of those who…

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Swiss eyewitness recalls horrors of September 11

This content was published on Sep 11, 2002 A year on, he tells swissinfo that September 11 has changed the perceptions of New Yorkers. Bandelier has been working in New York for 26 years. Now an independent financial consultant, he was working for Standard Chartered Bank a year ago. “It seems like yesterday,” he says, as he recalls that sunny autumnal day. Bandelier…

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Press welcomes long overdue Swiss UN membership

This content was published on Sep 11, 2002 Most editorials said it was about time that the Alpine nation embraced the international community. The Financial Times said accession marked a “turning point” in Switzerland’s relations with the outside world. Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism, the world no longer needed a diplomatically isolated Switzerland to act as…

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Switzerland brings neutrality and solidarity to UN

This content was published on Sep 11, 2002 Villiger told the UN General Assembly that Switzerland would remain neutral – but act in the interests of global solidarity. Villiger was speaking shortly after the assembly had confirmed Switzerland as the UN’s 190th member. He pledged that Switzerland would play a full part in the world body. However, as if to demonstrate the independent…

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Revisiting September 11

This content was published on Sep 10, 2002 Around 500 photographs depicting the terrorist strikes and their aftermath have been put on display at the city’s Kunsthaus museum. The exhibition is part of the “Here is New York” collection which comprises around 5,000 images taken by both professional and amateur photographers. The collection was originally conceived as a community project whereby the people…

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