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Senate delays debate on US tax deal

This content was published on Sep 21, 2011 A majority on Wednesday voted to delay discussions on an amended double taxation agreement saying more information was needed on the negotiations and the proposed offer. Several speakers added they supported the government in a negotiated solution of the dispute. However, senators who opposed delaying the debate warned time was running out for a deal.…

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Palestinians hope for recognition – but of what?

This content was published on Sep 21, 2011 On Wednesday several thousand Palestinians streamed into the centre of Ramallah, a West Bank city just north of Jerusalem, in a show of support for their president’s bid to win UN recognition of a Palestinian state. The rally, in a small square in downtown Ramallah, was carefully orchestrated, with civil servants and schoolchildren given time…

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Record number of candidates up for election

This content was published on Sep 21, 2011 The Federal Chancellery on Wednesday published final electoral list details for all 26 cantons. In the Senate, 1,132 candidates are standing for election, while 2,326 are vying for seats in the House of Representatives. Strong rises in the number of candidates were recorded in cantons Vaud (+110), Geneva (+73), Solothurn (+60) and Aargau (+41). However…

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US investigators target Zurich Cantonal Bank

This content was published on Sep 21, 2011 The bank confirmed a report in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Wednesday that it was on a US justice department list of banks suspected of helping US citizens evade taxes. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) had notified the bank of the investigation, it said. On Monday, the American authorities announced that they were enquiring into the…

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Fools and pirates compete for election glory

This content was published on Sep 21, 2011 This year’s elections on October 23 will see some 3,400 candidates compete for the more than 200 Senate and House of Representatives seats allocated to the 26 cantons. In the largest canton, Zurich, about 20 different parties are represented on the electoral list. Alongside the established parties with tens of thousands of members, are the…

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UN raises new flag for Libya

This content was published on Sep 20, 2011 In the presence of Libyan UN ambassador Ibrahim Aldredi, the green, black and red flag was hoisted on Tuesday. A small group of Libyans gathered and sang Libya’s new national anthem. On Friday, the UN’s general assembly decided to recognise the NTC as the official representative of Libya. According to a UN spokeswoman, the flag…

Sommaruga discusses migration in Rome

This content was published on Sep 20, 2011 Also high on the agenda was the Dublin agreement, the European asylum accord. Both ministers agreed that cooperation in migration issues should be intensified. In addition, a Swiss liaison officer will be posted to Rome, said a justice ministry statement on Tuesday evening. It said that the ministers had discussed the current situation in North…

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Federal Railways wants fewer political posters

This content was published on Sep 20, 2011 During the summer passengers complained that there were too many posters, according to a spokesman for the rail company. A current poster shows feet walking on the Swiss flag and reads “Stop mass immigration”, while another proclaims, “Swiss people vote for the Swiss People’s Party”. “We had a great deal of negative reactions,” Stefan Nünlist told…

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Federal Court rules Abacha retrial valid

This content was published on Sep 20, 2011 Switzerland’s highest court has thrown out an appeal by Geneva’s public prosecutor against the retrial, which had been ordered by an appeals court in Geneva. Abba Abacha had been given a two-year suspended prison sentence for belonging to a criminal organisation by the Geneva Police Court in summer 2010. But the Geneva appeals court found…

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Repression is often “cause of evil”

This content was published on Sep 20, 2011 Calmy-Rey, speaking at a counter terrorism forum, said that “repression is often the cause of evil”. She said in her speech that the protection of human rights can only be guaranteed if each member state and UN stakeholder share the same concept of what this effort implies. “Including guarantees of protection in resolutions of the…

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