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This content was published on Feb 12, 2000 The issue of nuclear energy was back in the headlines this week. A special panel of experts presented findings intended as as a compromise between the demands of the nuclear industry and those of envirnonmentalists. The main proposal was to put nuclear waste into controlled long-term, rather than permanent storage. The system consists of a…

diAx shells out SFr1 million for children’s homes

This content was published on Feb 11, 2000 The telecommunications company, diAx, has made a SFr1 million donation to children’s homes in Switzerland. The money will go to eight homes throughout the country. Last year, diAx pledged to donate SFr10 per new customer registered in November and December to charity. The company says over SFr1 million was raised by the campaign. “It shows…

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Giacometti exhibition keeps it in the family

This content was published on Feb 11, 2000 For the first time the works of all five members of Switzerland’s leading artistic family are being exhibited together. The Giacometti exhibition, which opened in Milan on Sunday, includes paintings, sculptures and designs which have not been seen in public. The exhibition at the Antonio Mazzotta Foundation features works by the best-known of the Giacomettis,…

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Justice system reform likely to be backed in referendum

This content was published on Feb 10, 2000 Key plans to reform the Swiss justice system will go before a national referendum next month, with analysts now expecting the government proposals to be passed by a comfortable majority. The reforms are intended to impose greater uniformity on the legal system and also to relieve the Federal Court in Lausanne of some of its…

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Swiss lend Israel legal assistance as Weizman inquiry escalates

This content was published on Feb 10, 2000 Police in Zurich have questioned a French millionaire over his financial backing of the Israeli president, Ezer Weizman. The interrogation of Edouard Saroussi took place just hours before Israeli detectives questioned Weizman himself at the presidential residence in Jerusalem. The 75-year-old politician is accused of failing to declare over 300,000 dollars given to him by…

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Israel seeks Swiss help in Weizman investigation

This content was published on Feb 9, 2000 Israel has formally asked Switzerland for legal assistance in connection with the police investigation of President Ezer Weizman (pictured). It is believed that Israeli officers want to question the Geneva-based French businessman, Edouard Saroussi, about his financial backing of Weizman. The Israeli president is being investigated for tax fraud and corruption. He has admitted accepting…

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Giacometti exhibition keeps it in the family

This content was published on Feb 9, 2000 For the first time, the works of Switzerland’s most celebrated artistic family, the Giacomettis, are to be put on display at the same venue. A total of 190 works from private collections throughout Europe go on show at the Antonio Mazzotta foundation in Milan on Sunday. The exhibition will last until May 14 before moving…

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Swiss jazz drummer awarded Victoire prize

This content was published on Feb 9, 2000 The Swiss jazz drummer, Daniel Humair, has won the prestigious Victoire prize for his latest album “Hum 99”. The presentation of the 7th Victoire awards for classical music and jazz were made at a ceremony in the French city of Lyon. Humair, originally from Geneva, now lives in Paris, where he collaborated with two French…

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Geneva airport ordered to compensate locals

This content was published on Feb 9, 2000 The federal court has ordered Geneva International Airport to fork out SFr60 million damages to local residents for pollution, ending a long-running dispute about who should pay. The case goes back to an earlier ruling by the federal court, in which it told canton Geneva to compensate residents living near the airport. The canton then…

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Proposal for new Swiss passport gets mixed response

This content was published on Feb 9, 2000 A proposal to introduce a new Swiss passport in 2003 has been given the thumbs up from more than ten of Switzerland’s 26 cantons as well as centre-right parties. However, fears have been raised about a possible threat to civil liberties, in that police would have access to the central database of all passport details.…

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