Editor’s Note (Ralph Turchiano) Re-Post Request for cross reference HSBC and Panama files. Original Post date 28 October 2012 Engineering Evil : Authenticity Still Requires further verification Being on a List does not imply guilt Current Source Info: Zougla Keep Talking… Read More ›
Switzerland
Swiss Village Upset Over Tax Increase to Support 1 Refugee Family
Tuesday, 16 September 2014 A village in the Swiss canton of Zurich has expressed anger over the situation of just one refugee family. To carry on supporting a mother from Eritrea and her seven children, authorities aim to increase taxes,… Read More ›
Switzerland rejects Croatia free movement deal after immigration referendum
Sunday, 16 February 2014 Switzerland has refused to sign a protracted deal with Croatia, initially agreed over a year ago, which would have given Croatians unrestricted access to the Swiss employment market. The Swiss say it’s not viable “in its… Read More ›
Switzerland bucks European Union, votes to limit immigration
GENEVA – Voters in Switzerland on Sunday narrowly backed a plan to limit immigration, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union. Swiss public… Read More ›
Referendum to keep foreigners out of Switzerland?
On Sunday, the Swiss vote on whether to restrict immigration to their country. The ramifications of a yes vote, experts say, could be huge. To their shock, the referendum has a decent shot at passing. When Germans hear Switzerland, they… Read More ›
Over 100 Swiss banks seek amnesty for helping Americans evade tax
More institutions than expected will tell how they helped American clients hide their assets UPDATED : Monday, 27 January, 2014, 6:14am Bloomberg in New Jersey Third of Swiss banks seek US tax amnesty The top US tax prosecutor says 106… Read More ›
UN’s naked male sculpture hidden ahead of Iran talks
AFP Monday, Oct 14, 2013 GENEVA – A relief carving of a naked man at the UN’s Geneva headquarters was covered up on Monday, apparently to spare the blushes of Iranian diplomats ahead of fresh talks on the country’s nuclear… Read More ›
Swiss War Drill simulates invasion by Bankrupt French
Monday, 30 September 2013 Hordes of bankrupt French invade Switzerland to get their hands on their “stolen” money — such is the imaginary scenario cooked up by the Swiss military in simulations revealed over the weekend. Carried out in… Read More ›
Alibi Agencies Help Create Double Lives
By Barbara Hardinghaus An episode of Germany’s top crime show recently highlighted a secretive business: helping clients create and maintain lies. Now one such agency is struggling to keep up with the demand. For his best clients, Patrick Ulmer says… Read More ›
Spanish premier denies slush funds allegations / Rajoy in Parliament: Barcenas lied, I will not resign
01 August, 16:06 (ANSAmed) – MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke Thursday in Parliament, denying allegations that his Partido Popular had ever held slush funds. Rajoy said that former treasurer Luis Barcenas had told ”lies and accused us… Read More ›
Bad sleep around full moon is no longer a myth
Contact: Olivia Poisson olivia.poisson@unibas.ch University of Basel Many people complain about poor sleep around full moon. Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland now report evidence that lunar cycles and human sleep behavior are in fact connected. The results… Read More ›
Rich Move Assets from Banks to Warehouses
(Sm)art Investing By Christoph Pauly To avoid paying taxes, the rich are emptying their bank accounts in Switzerland and investing in art. This has spawned a new business of storing such works tax- and duty-free in warehouses across the world…. Read More ›
Arrested Vatican monsignor felt he could act with impunity-judge
Source: Reuters – Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:19 PM Author: Reuters A Swiss guard walks in a hall leading to the Pope’s library at the Vatican May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile * Scarano had vast amounts of money… Read More ›
Switzerland charges man with selling bank’s client data to Germany
Source: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 02:17 PM Author: Reuters By Emma Thomasson ZURICH, June 28 (Reuters) – Swiss prosecutors have charged a German IT expert with selling client data from private bank Julius Baer BAER.VX in Zurich to the German… Read More ›
Swiss Govt rejects deal, won’t let US Govt see Bank Accts….
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Swiss parliament rejected a bill designed to resolve a dispute over undeclared bank accounts held by U.S. citizens, potentially setting the stage for American prosecution of the country’s banks. Members of parliament’s lower house voted… Read More ›
Switzerland shuts doors to EU immigrants
Friday, 26 April 2013 The anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece and Italy. But now these Europeans might themselves become the unwelcome migrants, at… Read More ›
François Hollande rocked as minister confesses to lying over tax evasion
Former Budget Minister admits he had €600,000 in an illegal offshore bank account Paris Tuesday 02 April 2013 1 / 1 Jerome Cahuzac, former French finance minister: ‘I was caught up in a spiral of lies’ Getty Images In a… Read More ›
Swiss prosecutors say death of Russian whistle blower will not derail huge fraud investigation
Alexander Perepilichnyy, a 44-year-old businessman who left Russia three years ago, was found dead outside his luxury mansion on an exclusive private estate in Surrey two weeks ago Jerome Taylor Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Prosecutors in Switzerland say… Read More ›
Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages
Greek journalists strike over suspension of presenters By Renee MaltezouPosted 2012/10/30 at 8:56 am EDT ATHENS, Oct. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages on Tuesday after… Read More ›
Greek magazine editor arrested on live radio for publishing the names of 2,000 wealthy ‘tax evaders’… all with Swiss bank accounts
Kostas Vaxevanis, editor of Hot Docs, was giving a radio interview in Athens when officers stormed into the studio saying he had to go ‘to be arrested’ Today, as he appeared in court, Greek daily Ta Nea reprinted the list… Read More ›
Claims emerge Alps murder victim may have had access to part of Saddam Hussein’s fortune
A British engineer murdered in the French Alps may have had access to part of a multi-million pound fortune once belonging to Saddam Hussein, it has been claimed. Police around the BMW at the scene of the shooting in woods… Read More ›
Greek editor’s arrest sought over list with Swiss accounts
Posted 2012/10/27 at 7:47 pm EDT ATHENS, Oct. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — Greek police are seeking to arrest the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more than 2,000 names of wealthy Greeks who have placed money… Read More ›
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland now imposing partial ban on the Novartis Flu Vaccine
France halts sale of Novartis flu vaccine Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:18 GMT Source: reuters (Adds comment from European Medicines Agency) PARIS, Oct 26 (Reuters) – France said it was halting sales of an influenza vaccine made by Swiss drugmaker… Read More ›
Spain regulator halts sale of some Novartis flu vaccines
Update #2 : France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland now imposing partial ban on the Novartis Flu Vaccine Italy has banned them..Switzerland is now considering Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:57 GMT Source: reuters MADRID, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Spain joined… Read More ›
Italy bans Novartis flu vaccines pending tests. Switzerland to also take precautionary steps.
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:14 GMT Source: reuters ROME/ZURICH, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Italy banned the sale and use of anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis on Wednesday pending tests for possible side effects, prompting authorities in Switzerland to also take… Read More ›
Facebook blocks Swiss newspaper for publishing nude photo
By Agence France-Presse Friday, October 19, 2012 15:16 EDT Topics: facebook ♦ Gustave Courbet ♦ Tribune de Geneve The Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve said Friday it had its Facebook account blocked by the social networking giant after publishing an… Read More ›
Switzerland arming in preparation for European meltdown?
Monday, 15 October 2012 The Swiss Army is preparing contingency plans for violent unrest across Europe. A nation mostly famous for its banks, watches and chocolate fears it may face a massive influx of European refugees in the near future…. Read More ›
Business defections hit Greece amid recovery effort
14Oct2012 ATHENS (AFP) Efforts to restore investor confidence in Greece’s struggling economy took a double blow this week when a major European bottler and a prominent dairy company announced relocation plans. Coca-Cola’s second biggest bottler worldwide, Athens-based… Read More ›
Greece’s Biggest Company Quits Country
Friday, 12 October 2012 Greece’s biggest company is leaving the country, drinks bottler Coca Cola Hellenic (CCH) said on Thursday in announcing it will move to Switzerland and list its shares in London, dealing a blow to the debt-crippled Greek… Read More ›
German customs seize Stradivarius violin, demand $1.5 million
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, October 4, 2012 7:49 EDT Topics: Stradivarius violin ♦ Yuki Manuela Janke ♦ Yuzuko Horigome An acclaimed concert violinist has been told to pay $1.5 million in duty to German customs, who confiscated her Stradivarius saying… Read More ›
How toxic environmental chemical DBT affects the immune system: Dibutyltin (DBT)
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego An international team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Basel in Switzerland have issued… Read More ›
BPA exposure in utero may increase predisposition to breast cancer
Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society Study finds perinatal exposure to BPA has effect on mammary hormone response Chevy Chase, MD—A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, found that perinatal… Read More ›
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