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Nobel Prize awarded to ’empty seat’

This content was published on Dec 10, 2010 On Friday, Chinese dissidents in exile, diplomats and the king and queen of Norway gathered around an empty chair to honour Liu, who is being held in prison in China. The literature professor was sentenced last Christmas to 11 years in jail for “inciting subversion of state power” by calling for an end to one-party…

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EU flexes its muscles against tax fraudsters

This content was published on Dec 9, 2010 The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, meeting in Brussels, reached agreement on a draft directive aimed at strengthening administrative cooperation in the field of direct taxation so as to enable EU members to better combat tax evasion and tax fraud. It’s a political accord that comes after months of wrangling over the sensitive issue because…

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One in four people paid bribes in 2010

This content was published on Dec 9, 2010 Transparency International said on Thursday that its survey of more than 91,000 people in 86 countries and territories shows a quarter say they paid bribes to institutions – the police being the most frequent recipient. According to the survey, more than 20 countries report significantly more bribery than when asked in 2006. Views on corruption…

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People’s Party “sets pace” for general election

This content was published on Dec 9, 2010 Georg Lutz of Lausanne University told swissinfo.ch that the party is “setting the pace” and is ahead of all other parties. Unwelcome on Saturday in the city of Lausanne for security reasons, the People’s Party knew once again how to hit the headlines by holding a delegates’ conference in an open field in wintry conditions…

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Swiss president calls for climate cooperation

This content was published on Dec 8, 2010 She pointed out that while doing something costs money, doing nothing costs far more. She cited poverty, hunger and violence as potential consequences of failing to take action. Leuthard called on every nation to cooperate, pointing out that climate policies must not cease at national borders. The Swiss president suggested that a price be put on…

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Calmy-Rey elected president with poor result

This content was published on Dec 8, 2010 Calmy-Rey won just 106 votes among 233 parliamentarians present, recording the worst result in a presidential election in nearly a century. Correspondents say the poor result was to be expected following a report by a parliamentary committee last week which found she had exceeded her authority in handling a diplomatic crisis with Libya. In response,…

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Swiss end fire-fighting engagement in Israel

This content was published on Dec 7, 2010 The helicopters are still standing by at Haifa airport so that they can be deployed immediately should the fires flare up again. Otherwise they will begin their two-day return journey to Switzerland on Thursday, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. On December 2, the Israeli government asked Switzerland for assistance with fire-fighting helicopters and fire-extinguishing…

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Iran and major powers to meet again in Turkey

This content was published on Dec 7, 2010 European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the Geneva talks were “detailed and substantive” but said Iran must “comply with international obligations”. Iran says it will not discuss stopping uranium enrichment. The talks in Geneva involved Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, along with Ashton and senior officials from the five permanent members of…

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Switzerland returns SFr20 million to Taiwan

This content was published on Dec 7, 2010 Since January 2008 the federal prosecutor has been conducting criminal proceedings against Chen Shui-bian’s son and daughter-in-law on suspicion of money laundering. The former president of the Republic of Taiwan and his wife were recently sentenced by the Taiwanese courts to a total of 19 years’ imprisonment for corruption. As part of the proceedings conducted…

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WikiLeaks supporters attack PostFinance site

This content was published on Dec 7, 2010 This is in reaction to PostFinance’s decision on Monday to close Assange’s account because of “false indications regarding his place of residence”; Assange had declared Geneva his place of residence. A foreigner holding a PostFinance account must either reside in Switzerland or near the Swiss border, have Swiss business dealings or own Swiss property. PostFinance…

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