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Press mulls aftermath of Turkey-Armenia deal

This content was published on Oct 12, 2009 The Swiss-brokered deal, which follows a century of hostility between the two countries, was signed late on Saturday evening, after last-minute problems delayed the ceremony. Attending was Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The delay came after the Armenians objected to statements the Turks planned to read after…

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Citizens’ Movement Party advances in Geneva

This content was published on Oct 12, 2009 The party, the Geneva Citizens’ Movement (MCG), with its slogan “Geneva and Genevans first”, increased its representation in the western Swiss city’s parliament from nine to 17 seats with almost 15 per cent of votes. The MCG has argued there is a direct link between French workers crossing the border and the unemployment rate in…

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Minarets raise questions for Austrians too

This content was published on Oct 11, 2009 Yet Austria is unique in western Europe in that Islam has been a recognised religion in the country for more than 100 years, since the time when the Habsburg empire was also home to Bosnians. But there were few Muslims living in what is now Austria. The first mosque, in Vienna, dates back only to…

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Professors confront minister over arms exports

This content was published on Oct 11, 2009 In an open letter published on Sunday to Doris Leuthard, the Swiss economics minister, 70 law professors argue that Swiss-made weapons are helping to fuel wars and to bolster regimes with poor human-rights records. The group says a substantial portion of arms sales made in the first half of 2009 went toward fighting in Iraq,…

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Changing Japan offers business potential

This content was published on Oct 11, 2009 Leuthard told swissinfo.ch this week that the environmental, health and pharmaceuticals sectors show the greatest potential for growth when Japan’s ailing economy gets back on track. She also shared her first impressions about the new government that re-painted the Japanese political landscape when it came into power on August 30. Leuthard was in Japan to…

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Turkey and Armenia sign landmark accord

This content was published on Oct 10, 2009 Representatives of Switzerland, Russia, the United States and Europe gathered to witness the historic agreement that will open borders and establish diplomatic ties, much to the anger of some Turks and Armenians worldwide. The deal has taken six weeks of negotiations to reach. A delay came at the very last minute when the Armenians objected…

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Calmy-Rey wraps Central Asia trip in Kyrgyzstan

This content was published on Oct 9, 2009 The talks, which included a meeting with the country’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, focused on reviewing bilateral relations. The two sides also discussed cooperation in the Bretton Woods voting group headed by Switzerland. In a statement, the Swiss foreign ministry said “prospects are currently favourable for the further development of economic and trade relations.”…

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Baghdad shoe-thrower gets Swiss tourist visa

This content was published on Oct 9, 2009 Muntazer al-Zaidi will travel to Switzerland in the next few days, Mauro Poggia, his Geneva-based lawyer, told Swiss radio. The visa will allow Zaidi to spend up to 30 days in Switzerland. He wants to start a charity and raise money for civilian victims of the Iraq war, his lawyer said. Poggia said Zaidi, who…

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Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

This content was published on Oct 9, 2009 The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited on Friday his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The choice made Obama the third sitting president of the United States to win the Nobel Peace Prize and surprised Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the February 1 nomination deadline.…

Protestors criticise border workers slur

This content was published on Oct 9, 2009 A half-page advertisement appeared in the Tribune de Genève newspaper on Monday saying a proposed CEVA regional rail link to Geneva was “a new way of transporting the scum from Annemasse”. It also calls for foreign criminals to be deported. Unia, the main Swiss union, leftwing Geneva parties and unions from the French region of…

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