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Experts seek path to Cyprus reunification

This content was published on Apr 4, 2008 The specialists are meeting in Aarau in northwestern Switzerland to prepare guidelines aimed at helping both sides find a solution to the conflict themselves, and end the division that began more three decades ago. “Both sides want a fresh start and have shown they want to negotiate again,” Auer told swissinfo ahead of the meeting…

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Pledge to boost economic conditions

This content was published on Apr 4, 2008 The targets will underpin its 2008-2011 economic strategy for promoting sustainable growth and raising the gross domestic product from five to ten per cent, the cabinet announced on Thursday. To tackle high prices, the government wants to strengthen competition within the domestic market and open it up further to foreign goods. Business needed to be…

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Minister rejects demands to step down

This content was published on Apr 3, 2008 On Thursday Widmer-Schlumpf rejected an ultimatum from the People’s Party leadership to leave the party or be pushed. She was warned on Wednesday that if she failed to comply by a deadline of April 11, the leadership would instruct the branch of the party in her home canton of Graubünden to expel her. “I will…

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Tougher export rules for training aircraft

This content was published on Apr 3, 2008 The economics ministry said such sales would no longer be allowed to countries involved in international conflicts or civil war. Under current Swiss legislation, exports of Swiss training aircraft to Chad are not illegal but they are subject to international controls, including embargos. A Pilatus PC-9 aircraft was repeatedly fitted with arms and used for…

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People’s Party wants minister out

This content was published on Apr 2, 2008 The party has set a deadline of April 11. If she fails to comply, the leadership has told the branch of the party in her home canton of Graubünden to expel her. Widmer-Schlumpf replaced the party’s controversial representative, Christoph Blocher, in the government last December. She was elected to the cabinet by parliament as a…

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Restoring America’s prestige in the world

This content was published on Apr 2, 2008 Allan Lichtman talks about the challenges facing the US in repairing its global image, and the issues that will affect relations with Europe. The academic is best known for his “Keys” system, which has helped him accurately predict the winner of the presidential elections over the past two decades. He will publish a book on…

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New development aid chief appointed

This content was published on Apr 2, 2008 The 53-year-old Dahinden replaces Walter Fust, who retires at the end of the month after 15 years in the job. The foreign ministry said Dahinden was an experienced manager with responsibility for the network of Swiss embassies and consulates, and the former head of the Geneva-based International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. Dahinden told a news…

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Justice minister said to be under threat

This content was published on Apr 1, 2008 She decided to withdraw after the body which invited her received “serious threats”. According to Felix Müller, head of the Fluntern guild, some threats had been such as to put the minister’s “physical safety” in danger. Widmer-Schlumpf took her decision after consulting the federal police, which is responsible for the security of Swiss cabinet ministers…

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Remapping sex genes of the past

This content was published on Apr 1, 2008 Lausanne University’s Centre for Integrated Genomics dates the creation of the sex determining chromosomes to 180 million years ago, in findings published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) general biology journal on Tuesday. Co-author Nicolas Vinckenbosch told swissinfo: “Before this, we thought that our sex chromosomes evolved through the common ancestry of all mammals…

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United States seeks copy of Iran gas contract

This content was published on Mar 30, 2008 After the contract was signed in Tehran on March 17, the US embassy in Bern officially requested a copy. The embassy originally asked for a copy of the contract in June 2007, according to information published on its website. “As of now, we have not received a response to our request for a copy of…

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