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Switzerland remembers Friedrich Dürrenmatt

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 His death was marked by a series of events in the city of Zurich, including a ramble around the places he frequented. One of his most famous public speeches from 1990 was to be re-enacted on stage this weekend. Dürrenmatt was born in 1921 in a small town in the Emmental, and died on December…

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Swiss urged to take preventive action against corruption

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The study, presented in Fribourg on Thursday, contained 50 proposals to tackle corruption at all levels of government and industry. The report calls for strict separation of all parties involved in the legislative process, from lawmakers to the judiciary. It says measures must be implemented to reinforce transparency, to control political party funding and to…

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Swiss tour organisers on trial for bungee jumping tragedy

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The former employees of the company, Adventure World – which ceased trading after the incident – are being charged in a civil suit brought by the dead man’s relatives. The two accused, aged 30 and 25, have not been named in accordance with Swiss law. The 22-year-old American tourist plunged to his death last May…

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Switzerland hopeful of good relations with Bush administration

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 In its message of congratulations, sent by telegram, the government said it hoped the new administration would continue to work towards strengthening Swiss-US ties. The message comes after the vice-president, Al Gore, conceded the presidential race to his Republican opponent late on Wednesday, following five weeks of bitter legal wrangling. A government spokesman, Ruedi Christen,…

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Indonesia frees Swiss journalist

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 Indonesian police released Oswald Iten on Thursday, after detaining him on December 3 on charges of violating the terms of his tourist visa. Indonesia gave no indication of why it had released Iten, who was arrested after photographing security forces during an attack on the headquarters of the West Papua independence movement. A Swiss foreign…

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Swiss refugee policy under scrutiny

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 Switzerland’s relationship with refugees has always been something of a paradox. Despite its long humanitarian tradition, most recent attention has focused on its conduct during the Second World War, when it refused entry to thousands of Jews and Gypsies in the knowledge that they would be sent to the Nazi death camps. Today the situation…

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Geneva gets taste of Thatcherism

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The play is directed by Roberto Salomon who came to Geneva from war-torn El Salvador in 1980. Salomon is a confirmed admirer of English-language playwrights. “They’re the best in the world”, he says. “Family Business” particularly attracted him because he sees a Shakespearean quality in the play. “The characters are well defined, and follow different…

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Swiss tour organisers sentenced over death of American tourist

This content was published on Dec 14, 2000 The former employees of the company, Adventure World – which ceased trading after the incident – were charged with manslaughter through negligence. The two accused, aged 30 and 25, have not been named in accordance with Swiss law. Both admitted the charge but insisted the incident was an accident. In addition to the suspended sentences,…

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Swiss women secure place in European curling semis

This content was published on Dec 13, 2000 Meanwhile, the men’s team pulled off their best performance so far in the competition, with a 7-2 defeat of Sweden. With five wins out of seven games, they are also within reach of a semi-final place. Eighteen countries are playing it out at the European Championship, which is the last chance for a place in…

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Ogi wins Olympic medal

This content was published on Dec 13, 2000 The Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that it would award Ogi the gold medal of the Olympic Order. Ogi is also Switzerland’s sports minister, but his interest is not purely political. He was head of the Swiss Ski Federation from 1975 to 1981, and also presided over Sion’s bid to host the 2006…

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