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Ex-banker says he's giving Wikileaks files on rich

Raphael G. Satter Yahoo! News 01/17/2011
Suicide Tourists Make Swiss Minister Uneasy as Terminally Ill Seek Escape

Switzerland is the destination of choice for people from abroad who want to die. The office of the country’s top legal official is pushing to change that.

Ex-banker says he's giving Wikileaks files on rich

A former Swiss banker on Monday supplied documents to WikiLeaks that he alleges detail attempts by wealthy business leaders and lawmakers to evade tax payments.

Swiss bank UBS to change much-mocked dress code

FRANK JORDANS Yahoo! News 01/17/2011

Italian mafia spreads in Switzerland

Breitbart.com 12/26/2010
Swiss bank UBS to change much-mocked dress code

Good news for Swiss bankers: They may soon be allowed to wear red underwear, black nail polish — and even eat garlic. Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Monday it is revising its 44-page dress code telling its Swiss staff how to present themselves, which generated worldwide ridicule for its micromanagement of their dressing and dining habits.

Italian mafia spreads in Switzerland

Switzerland has always been a key destination for Italy's mafia bosses to launder their assets or hide their cash, but recent probes show that Italian organised crime is broadening its activities there.

C.I.A. Secrets Could Surface in Swiss Nuclear Case

WILLIAM J. BROAD and DAVID E. SANGER The New York Times 12/24/2010
C.I.A. Secrets Could Surface in Swiss Nuclear Case

A seven-year effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to hide its relationship with a Swiss family who once acted as moles inside the world’s most successful atomic black market hit a turning point on Thursday when a Swiss magistrate recommended charging the men with trafficking in technology and information for making nuclear arms.

Switzerland considers repealing incest laws

Switzerland is considering repealing its incest laws because they are "obsolete". The upper house of the Swiss parliament has drafted a law decriminalising sex between consenting family members which must now be considered by the government.

Swiss voters approve harsher deportation plan

Switzerland has approved a plan to automatically deport foreigners convicted of serious crimes. The proposal, put forth by the nationalist Swiss People’s Party, has been criticized by human rights groups.

Breakthrough imminent for world's longest tunnel stretching under Swiss Alps to Italy

The drilling of the longest railway tunnel in the world will be completed today, 15 years after it began.

Director Polanski Attends Swiss Jazz Fest

BRADLEY S. KLAPPER ABC News 07/18/2010
Director Polanski Attends Swiss Jazz Fest

Roman Polanski has made his first public appearance since being released this week from house arrest, attending the Montreux Jazz Festival on Saturday to watch his wife perform on stage.

Polanski will not be extradited to the US

The Swiss authorities have decided not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the United States to face prosecution in a 1977 sex case.


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