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Released ICRC hostage speaks of ordeal

This content was published on Apr 22, 2009 Andreas Notter’s release from Abu Sayyaf militants occurred during one of many regular walks through the south Philippines bush. A final hostage is believed to have been turned over to another group of rebels, local police said on Thursday. The government has offered a reward of 500,000 pesos (SFr11,974) for information on the whereabouts of…

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DETAIL Right Special Red Cross

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Georgian gangs behind rise in Geneva burglaries

This content was published on Apr 22, 2009 Ten additional officers have been assigned to tackle the rising number of burglaries of apartments and villas in canton Geneva – up by 21 per cent in 2008 over the previous year, said the police on Tuesday at a presentation of their 2008 annual report. In all, some 5,934 attempted or successful break-ins were reported…

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Mobutu family set to recover frozen assets

This content was published on Apr 22, 2009 But a lawyer representing Kinshasa says an appeal will be lodged in the case, which involves about SFr7.7 million ($6.58 million) frozen in Swiss bank accounts since 1997. At stake has been who will recover the money – the Congolese people or the Mobutu family. The Swiss authorities have repeatedly extended the freeze over the…

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UN summit approves anti-racism declaration

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 The 143-point document, a broad call to fight racism and discrimination against minorities, was adopted by consensus and without debate at a public session, three days before the end of the weeklong meeting. It also warns against stereotyping people because of their religion, a key demand of Islamic states who say Muslims have been unfairly…

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Swiss seal Chinese water deal but urge CO2 cuts

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 During his trip, Leuenberger signed an accord to help the Chinese fight the threat of floods in the Yangtze river basin. “It’s really easy to play [the role of] a Switzerland that gives lessons, is above all suspicion, that condemns human rights violations, the situation in Tibet and the construction of the Three Gorges dam,”…

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UN summit approves anti-racism declaration

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 The declaration, finalised three days before the end of the conference, reaffirms a 2001 statement issued after the United Nations’ first global racism meeting in Durban, South Africa. Israel was the only nation named in that first declaration. This was cited by the United States as a reason to boycott the Geneva meeting, dubbed Durban…

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Working poor down over the decade

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 The Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday attributed the decrease to a favourable economy during that period and a declining unemployment rate, adding that the rate was not an immediate indicator of the economic climate. The rate among women stood at 4.1 per cent, authorities said, while 4.6 per cent of men were classified as working…

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Alternative medicine opponents call for debate

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 The small committee say a yes vote to plans to promote the use of alternative medicines would trigger further demand for non-conventional therapies and lead to additional costs for the health system. All treatments had to be effective, appropriate and reasonably priced, they told a news conference on Tuesday. Other opponents include the rightwing Swiss…

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Fight against racism “undermined” by boycott

This content was published on Apr 21, 2009 Doudou Diène, the former UN special rapporteur on racism, tells swissinfo countries boycotting the conference are playing into the hands of racists. Diène was actively involved in preparing the conference. swissinfo: What is your interpretation of the provocative speech by the Iranian president? Doudou Diène: On the one hand, there was a provocative aspect to…

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