Swiss Identity

Swiss block accounts allegedly linked to bin Laden

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 The Federal Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday confirmed it had ordered the accounts of the Nada Management Organisation blocked on suspicion that the firm had possible links to the September 11 attacks. No details were given about the amounts frozen or the banks concerned. The move comes after the United States asked Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein and…

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Young Moldovian receives Swiss music award

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 Kopatchinskaja, who will be performing as a soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at next year’s Lucerne International Music Festival, was chosen by a jury chaired by festival director Michael Haefliger. The award is worth SFr75,000 ($45,800). Born in 1977, she is the daughter of musicians and began studying violin and piano at the age…

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DoubleDan: PRELUDE

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 PRELUDE Based on original drum beats, Daniel Küffer wrote nine songs and invited various authors to write lyrics. Each song is a musical crossover combining elements of jazz, latin, raga, soul, worldbeat, drums&bass, trip hop; the musical journey that this recording represents is both exciting and surprising. Thrilled by the unexpected, the listener will discover…

Novartis to set up Singapore research centre

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 Novartis will invest $122 million (Sfr200 million) in the facility over a five to 10 year period, Novartis chairman and chief executive Daniel Vasella told a news conference on Thursday. The centre, which will begin operations in 2002, will focus on the discovery and development of treatments for tuberculosis and mosquito-borne dengue fever, which are…

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People’s Party takes root in the west

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 Traditionally a German-speaking movement, the People’s Party has made considerable gains in Valais, Geneva and Vaud, giving a crucial foothold in the west of the country. This weekend, in cantonal elections in Vaud and Fribourg, it will aim to further consolidate its gains. “We knew our support was growing, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised by…

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Breast cancer prevention campaign yields results

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 Since its launch two years ago, 33,500 women aged 50 to 70 have received free examinations for breast cancer. This represents a participation of 37.5 per cent, according to Claude Jemelin, director of the programme in Valais. Seventy women tested positive for breast cancer. This represented just over half a per cent. Despite the results,…

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Month of modern music in Basel

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 During the month, 50 young composers will be introduced to a wide public through premières of their work. The programme includes appearances by such well-known leading ensembles as the Ensemble Modern Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Boulez, the Ensemble Intercontemporain from Paris, the London Sinfonietta, the Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt and the Klangforum Wien. The organisers…

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Winterthur Short Film Festival comes of age

This content was published on Nov 8, 2001 Festival organisers have chosen 45 films for the competition, which runs until November 11, from over 800 which were sent in by filmmakers across the world. Short films typically remain a European genre, however, with Switzerland, Germany, France and Great Britain contributing more than 5 films each to the selection. Care was taken to present…

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Swiss ice hockey team triumphs over Canada

This content was published on Nov 7, 2001 The friendly match is certain to prove an inspiration to Ralph Krueger’s men as they look to the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City which is just three months away. Sandy Jeannin opened the evening’s scoring in the tenth minute but Canada equalised two minutes later. In the 18th minute Canada took the lead when…

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Police detain Swiss-based financiers

This content was published on Nov 7, 2001 Police said the two men were being held for questioning. They were detained after Italian police raided their homes on Wednesday in Campione D’Italia, a tiny Italian enclave in Switzerland, surrounded by canton Ticino. The raids, requested by a Swiss magistrate, come after the United States asked the authorities in Switzerland to freeze the assets…

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