Word: switzerland
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...most individual American investors, the best way to invest in Europe is through mutual funds. Paribas' Leresche, however, offers this caveat: any fund limited to the euro zone will miss some great companies in Britain, Switzerland and Sweden. These countries are not participating in the single currency, but their stocks account for nearly half the equity value in Europe. Leresche's advice: "Choose a fund that has euro-denominated investments but a Europe-wide view." He recommends the Luxembourg-based Parvest fund, which boasts relatively low fees, superior long-term performance and stable management. Other experts on the European market...
...legal issues at stake here have global implications," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "The argument being presented is that a crime against humanity cannot enjoy immunity in any circumstances. Setting that precedent would pardon dictators from Idi Amin to Karadzic -- it even would have pardoned Hitler." Meanwhile, France, Switzerland and Sweden are all completing their own extradition requests. Take a number and stand in line...
...report included a ranking of the ten best and the ten worst governments in the world. The top three countries in terms of "quality of government," according to the report, are New Zealand, Switzerland and Norway. The United States came in seventh...
...spent a few years in a bit of a fog, living abroad with his parents (his father now works in Saudi Arabia), attending a boarding school in Switzerland. Somehow, he chose to return to where he grew up, to enroll in his father's alma mater, the University of Wyoming, thinking of becoming a diplomat. Short and slight, he knew he fit a gay stereotype. And while open, he was cautious. But just days before he died, he told a friend that he finally felt safe...
...handle alone." As Pinochet's lawyers fought for his release in London, the Spanish high court was considering a magistrate's extradition request. If Madrid drops the case, Britain will still face pressure to try Pinochet in London or turn him over to answer new charges filed in Switzerland and France. But the political fallout in Chile may persuade Britain's Home Secretary Jack Straw to veto any further legal proceedings on humanitarian grounds. "If the Spanish drop their claim, you can bet Pinochet will be on the next plane out," says Hillenbrand. And probably a little leery of vacationing...