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Ashcroft praises Switzerland’s anti-terror role

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 US Attorney General, John Ashcroft, said the Swiss banking system in particular had been at the forefront of international efforts to stop the funding of terrorism. His comments came at a joint press conference in Bern with the Swiss justice minister, Ruth Metzler. And they follow last week’s statement from a top US treasury official,…

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Huber to miss European championships

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 The 28-year-old from canton Uri is suffering from inflammations in his left foot and knee as well as in his right achilles tendon. He has also been weakened by a number of viral infections. “There’s just no point carrying on like this,” Huber said as he announced his decision to rest up. As well as…

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Mikaelian through to Tashkent quarters

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 Seeded number one for the first time in her professional career, the 17-year-old from Lausanne managed to book a place in the quarter-finals on Wednesday with a straight sets win (6-4, 6-3) over Venezuela’s Maria Vento-Kabchi. The victory was less straightforward than the scoreline suggested, however, with the Swiss teenager having to fight back from…

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China succumbs to charms of Giacometti

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 Some 130,000 Chinese flocked to see Giacometti through the eyes, or more correctly through the camera lens, of his great friend Ernst Scheidegger. Housed in a museum next to Tiananmen Square, the exhibition – entitled “Two arts on a jade stone” – comprised 36 photographs of the artist and his sculptures. “These photographs tell nothing…

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Health insurers to foot bill for heroin

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 Under the new system announced by the government, health insurers will be required to fork out 75 per cent of the cost of heroin prescriptions. That works out SFr16.5 million ($10 million) a year, or SFr40 per addict per day. Health insurers already foot a quarter of the bill. Currently 1,169 addicts are given daily…

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Swiss join Europe-wide sweep against money launderers

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 Codenamed “Operation Spiderweb”, the global operation led to 50 arrests and at least 300 searches being carried out in Italy on Monday. Goods to the value of €100 million (SFr147 million) were also seized during the arrests. In Switzerland, the federal police office said it had frozen several accounts held at banks in Ticino, St…

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Basel hosts world’s largest “temporary art museum”

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 Until June 17, 50,000 visitors are expected to flock to “Art Basel” to admire a broad canvas ranging from classic modernism to the cutting edge of contemporary art created by the art world’s stars of the future. The fair, which describes itself as the world’s largest “temporary art museum”, is also a key event for…

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Gruyères turns back clock

This content was published on Jun 12, 2002 About 100 costumed members of medieval groups will take part in the Festival of St John, which dates back to the Middle Ages. They will try to recreate the atmosphere of the early 16th century, with a medieval market, a procession, and a demonstration of ancient artillery, music and dance. The festival originated hundreds of…

Bastl crashes out of Queen’s

This content was published on Jun 11, 2002 Bastl lost 7-6, 6-3 against Karol Kucera of Slovakia on Tuesday, in a disappointing start to his grass court preparations. Bastl’s defeat came a day after the Swiss veteran, Marc Rosset, fired 14 aces to defeat his British opponent, Arwind Parmar, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. He will face Robby Ginepri of the United States in the…

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Expo.02 proves its critics wrong

This content was published on Jun 11, 2002 Nelly Wenger, the director of the Expo.02, gave a positive account of the exhibition’s first four weeks of business at a press conference on Tuesday. “My first impressions are that visitors are pleased with the way Switzerland is presented,” said Wenger. “They like the variation, and the fact that it doesn’t glorify the country, as…

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