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Ilisu pullout hits Swiss firms

This content was published on Jul 7, 2009 A consortium of German, Austrian and Swiss engineering and consulting companies involved in the Ilisu project said they were withdrawing because of Turkish non-compliance with conditions. Any further engagement depended on the Turkish government. “The Turkish authorities were not able to meet the conditions on the environment, cultural heritage and the relocation of people, despite…

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Spies target banks for the secrets they hold

This content was published on Jul 7, 2009 Jürg Bühler, acting director of Switzerland’s counter-intelligence agency, says foreign services are increasingly interested in the financial data locked in Swiss banks, especially as the global hunt for undeclared assets stiffens. “It’s not just about collecting intelligence on military or political or industrial data of Swiss enterprises but, more specifically today, financial data,” Bühler told…

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Mass executions in Iran condemned

This content was published on Jul 7, 2009 “In the framework of its human rights dialogue with Iran, the foreign ministry has regularly protested against the use of the death penalty in Iran,” it said in a statement. The government called on the Iranians to abolish the death penalty and all forms of corporal punishment. Iranian media reported that the condemned were all…

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Magic formula, secret police stories go online

This content was published on Jul 6, 2009 Everything you have always wanted to know about Swiss parliamentary history is now online in four languages – including English. The Parliamentary Services has made available to the public details from the key historical moments since the founding of the modern Swiss state in 1848. The user-friendly website (see link) is chock full of bite-sized…

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Husband and wife team form a diplomatic duo

This content was published on Jul 4, 2009 Christine Schraner Burgener and Christoph Burgener are poised to become the first Swiss to job-share the role of ambassador in a four-year posting to Bangkok. Each will be responsible for different countries in order to keep the lines of diplomacy straight, but they will be sharing in all other aspects – office, salary and staff.…

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Switzerland “deplores” political moves in Niger

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009 In a statement issued on Friday the ministry said it was deeply concerned over President Mamadou Tandja’s decision to hold a constitutional referendum on the establishment of a new constitution for Niger. “The foreign ministry considers the dissolution of the Constitutional Court and the decision to govern by decrees and ordinances as acts that imperil…

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Talks aim to stub out illicit tobacco trade

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009 The claims were made as 130 countries resumed talks in Geneva this week on expanding an international anti-smoking treaty to clamp down on the trade in black market cigarettes. According to a report published this week by the International Union against Tobacco and Lung Disease, one in nine cigarettes – or 657 billion cigarettes a…

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Swastika poll

This content was published on Jul 3, 2009

Red Cross youth highlight challenges ahead

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 The youngsters had travelled by foot and by bus from Solferino in northern Italy to Geneva to present leaders with a message outlining solutions for today’s humanitarian challenges. The declaration covers a wide range of issues including HIV and climate change. The aim is to encourage leaders to better recognise the potential of young people…

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Crime largely continues to fall

This content was published on Jul 2, 2009 In a report released on Thursday by the Federal Police Office (Fedpol), the total number of reported crimes dropped to 275,645 cases in 2008, a 1.3 per cent decrease compared with the previous year. Authorities say a decrease in theft is namely responsible for the drop. Cases involving blackmail dropped almost 38 per cent and…

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