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Ramadan pleased as Washington clears his name

This content was published on Jan 21, 2010 He is now looking forward to travelling to the US to contribute to academic debate on American policies, he tells swissinfo.ch. The US barred Ramadan entry over money he donated to the Swiss-based Association de Secours Palestinien, a charitable group Washington says supported terrorism and contributed funds to the Islamic movement Hamas. In a turnaround…

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Obama discovers the flip side of change

This content was published on Jan 20, 2010 One year on, the senator from Illinois has seen his popularity sink, notably among those who elevated him to power: floating voters, “progressive” Democrats and blacks. Three Americans with Swiss origins who voted for him give their point of view. Public anxiety over the financial crisis, double-digit US unemployment, healthcare reform and the war in…

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Swiss Post chairman bows out under pressure

This content was published on Jan 20, 2010 The writing was on the wall for Béglé as his appointment and management style became a political football in recent weeks, following the resignation of the chief executive and two members of the board who fell out with him. Communications Minister Moritz Leuenberger, who has stood behind Béglé since the power struggle at Swiss Post…

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Frustration grows at pace of Haiti aid effort

This content was published on Jan 19, 2010 With up to three million people in need, massive operational challenges are hampering the relief effort in the troubled Caribbean state. The small airport just outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, is damaged and congested, while the port itself is non-operational. Aid that has arrived is being held up by vehicle and fuel shortages, as well as…

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Swiss Post chairman resigns

This content was published on Jan 19, 2010 It follows mounting media criticism of his management style. Three other senior figures in the government-owned group have left over differences with 61-year-old Béglé in the past two months. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the chairman said long-running and rancorous debates over strategy, personal attacks and public defamation had contributed to his decision to…

Second aid plane to be sent to Haiti

This content was published on Jan 18, 2010 The foreign ministry said it contained medical aid and material for building emergency accommodation. On Saturday a first Swiss plane landed in the disaster zone laden with first aid kits, medical material and medicines, shelters and generators. World leaders have promised massive amounts of assistance to rebuild Haiti since Tuesday’s quake killed as many as…

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Guldimann appointed ambassador to Germany

This content was published on Jan 18, 2010 He will take over from Christian Blickenstorfer, who is retiring, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Born in Zurich in 1950, Guldimann joined the foreign ministry in 1982. His early diplomatic career included postings in Cairo, Geneva and Bern. From 1996 to 1997 he headed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Assistance…

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Eduardo Frei loses Chile presidential runoff

This content was published on Jan 18, 2010 Conservative billionaire Sebastián Piñera won the national election on Sunday, ending two decades of centre-left rule in Latin America’s most stable economy and the world’s top copper producer. Piñera won with almost 52 per cent of the vote; Frei, a leftist, quickly conceded defeat. Frei held the presidency from 1994-2000. Frei, whose father also served…

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Foreign minister visits Georgia and Russia

This content was published on Jan 17, 2010 Micheline Calmy-Rey arrived in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on Saturday. During her visit, which lasted until Sunday afternoon, she met members of the government, political parties and non-governmental organisations. At the centre of her discussions in Georgia was the progress of democratic reforms and the fall-out from the conflict with Russia in August 2008, which…

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Trial of second businessman postponed in Libya

This content was published on Jan 17, 2010 Rachid Hamdani, like fellow-countryman Max Göldi on Saturday, refused to leave the Swiss embassy in Tripoli, where the two men have been living for several months. The men’s lawyer, Salah Zahaf, said Hamdani’s trial was now scheduled for January 31. Göldi’s is due to take place the day before. The two have already been sentenced…

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