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Big business loses less to fraudsters in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 The investigation found that 28 per cent of Switzerland’s major businesses had suffered from white-collar crime over the past two years. More than four out of 10 European multinationals reported losses due to fraud. John Wilkinson, a partner at PWC, told swissinfo, “the discrepancy between Swiss multinationals and their European counterparts is surprising, since they…

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Western Switzerland returns to Middle Ages

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 A medieval atmosphere has been recreated at a medieval site near Neuchatel where nothing except a single stone remains of the original fortification. But the history of the place, La Bonneville, and its destruction in 1301will be told in theatrical performances given at the location over the next four weeks. Troubadours, jugglers and storytellers will…

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ICRC under mounting pressure as armed conflicts spread

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 “We don’t have a world war, but we do have wars all around the world,” director of operations, Jean-Daniel Tauxe, said on Friday at the presentation of the ICRC annual report. “The humanitarian needs are increasing as… the number of conflicts is increasing,” Tauxe said. The ICRC was currently involved in helping the victims of…

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Swiss extremists becoming more violent

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 In 2000 the number of crimes and acts of violence committed by right-wing extremists more than trebled, to 134 from 41 the year before. During the same period the number of known skinheads increased from 800 to 900. The police report said a considerable number of the attacks were racially motivated and had led to…

Culture

Free-for-all festival opens in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 The festival, now in its 31st year, brings together more than 700 actors and musicians who bring their own brand of street performance to 12 different locations scattered around the city. Nearly 240 different events, all of which are free, are included in this year’s eight-day festival. Highlights of the 2001 event include the first-ever…

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Federer poised to fight back at Gstaad Open

This content was published on Jul 5, 2001 The UBS tournament in the Bernese Oberland flings open its doors on July 7, offering a hearty welcome home to Swiss number one, Roger Federer, following his quarterfinal defeat at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Swiss tennis’s rising star lost to home favourite, Tim Henman, 5-7, 6-7,6-2, 6-7. Despite bitter disappointment, the 19-year-old left the British tournament…

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Efforts to combat money laundering fail to yield results

This content was published on Jul 5, 2001 In its third annual report, the Reporting Office said that last year 311 cases of dubious transactions had been reported by financial institutions, of which 240 had been forwarded on to the relevant cantonal authorities. That represents an increase of 11 per cent on the previous year. However, a backlog of some 411 cases is…

Culture

Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates 35th anniversary

This content was published on Jul 5, 2001 To mark this special year, Nobs has assembled an especially impressive line-up of artists, including Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Beck, Neil Young, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette and other world famous musicians. Nobs is particularly proud of the evening performance of July 7, called “A Tribute to Sun Records”. Commenting before the event,…

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Swiss seek new measures to fight crime among asylum seekers

This content was published on Jul 5, 2001 The report, published by a government working group set up to look into crime caused by non-Swiss residing in the country, reveals that the percentage of convicted criminals among Swiss nationals stands at 0.8 per cent, compared to 7.8 per cent among asylum seekers. Crime among male asylum seekers under 30 years of age is…

Education

Swiss schools abroad in dire straits

This content was published on Jul 5, 2001 The concern was discussed at a gathering of the heads from the 17 Swiss schools located abroad. They said that unless their budgets were increased, teaching standards would suffer, and some of the schools – located on four continents – might not be able to keep their doors open. Last year, the 17 schools accumulated…

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