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US praises Switzerland for anti-terror efforts

This content was published on Jun 5, 2002 The message was delivered to Bern by a top US treasury official, Jimmy Gurulé, who has been holding talks with the justice minister, Ruth Metzler, and members of the banking sector. Gurulé, the US under-secretary in charge of combating terrorist financing, told a press conference in Bern that “The Swiss government has been at the…

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Lakeside towns go their own musical ways

This content was published on Jun 5, 2002 The series of 11 classical and jazz concerts in Thun runs until June 21. An evening of baroque music on June 7 in the castle’s knight’s hall will set the tone for the Thun event. It will be followed by a morning performance on June 9 by a Dixieland jazz band on board one of…

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Biggest ever money laundering case continues

This content was published on Jun 4, 2002 The Zurich High Court on Monday found Josef Oberholzer, a former deputy director of the Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS), not guilty of money laundering drug profits worth $150 million (SFr240 million). The 68-year-old Swiss banker was accused of laundering “dirty money” for a Colombian woman, Sheila Arana de Nasser and her husband. Oberholzer was…

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Schnyder exits French Open

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 Schnyder, who was Switzerland’s last representative at Roland Garros, went down to the tournament’s top seed in straight sets 4-6, 4-6. Her Sunday loss brought to an end a disappointing week for the Swiss who all saw their hopes of glory in Paris go up in smoke. It is the first time since 1995 that…

Art theft goes unnoticed for three days

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 German officials at Hamburg’s Kunsthalle believe the sculpture was stolen on May 25 during the city’s “Long Night of the Museums”, when cultural attractions were open until three in the morning. But it took three days before a member of staff noticed the substitution. “The culprit appears to have lifted a plexiglass cover from the…

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Federer to headline Gstaad

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 Currently ranked eighth in the world, Federer appeared at the top of a provisional entry list published by the Gstaad organisers on Monday. Three other top 20 players are scheduled to take part in the Bernese Oberland event with last year’s losing finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero (ATP 11), title-holder Jiri Novak (ATP 15) and two-time…

Swiss diplomats to remain in India and Pakistan

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 The Swiss foreign ministry said on Monday it had no plans to recall its embassy staff from the region, despite escalating tensions between the two countries over the disputed Kashmir region. “It’s very difficult to know what’s happening on the ground, but we are following international efforts to help the two countries find a solution,”…

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Blatter still under scrutiny

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 Zurich prosecutor Hansruedi Müller said on Monday that cantonal lawyers were still looking into accusations of embezzlement levelled against the 66-year-old Swiss last month by 11 of FIFA’s executive committee members. On Friday FIFA announced that the members had agreed to drop the accusations, following Blatter’s re-election as the organisation’s president. But according to the…

Abortion vote hailed as milestone for women’s rights

This content was published on Jun 3, 2002 In a nationwide vote on Sunday, more than 72 per cent of Swiss voted in favour of legalisation, which puts federal laws on a similar footing with most of Europe. “A victory for women,” read the headline in the mass-market German-speaking daily, “Blick”. “Women have won a 30-year-old struggle to win self-determination,” the paper said…

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Swiss vote to legalise abortion

This content was published on Jun 2, 2002 The result means abortion will now be permitted within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, harmonising the legislation with current practice, which effectively allows abortion on demand. Until now Switzerland has had some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe – despite loopholes in the law – along with the Irish Republic, Poland and…

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