6 results for "JOHN HEILPRIN"
Geneva auction sells huge diamond for $26.7M
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:42 PMA huge diamond unearthed in Botswana commanded an unearthly price of $26.7 million from Christie's auction house Wednesday amid the spring ritual of well-heeled bidders flocking or phoning in to Geneva's luxury sales.
EU court finds Swiss assisted-suicide laws vague
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 4:12 AMAn elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted suicide.
Swiss: 1,500 money-laundering cases last year
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 1:57 AMUnpaid fees lead to safe deposit caches of suspicious paintings and expensive jewelry. A foreign client's offshore deposits turn up possibly forged documents from the sale of tanks and high-caliber weapons to an African defense ministry.
Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 5:34 AMA summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals.
Incoming WTO director seeks 'negotiating pillar'
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 9:16 AMBrazilian Ambassador Robert Azevedo said Wednesday that his first priority as the new leader of the World Trade Organization will be to try to rescue its credibility as a forum for trade negotiations.
Diplomats: Brazil wins race for next WTO director
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:31 AMThe World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as its director-general for the next four years, officials said Tuesday.
