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Jean Ziegler, Swiss Gadfly Who Provoked His Countrymen, Dies at 92

14 Giugno 2026 ore 22:31
In a nation that sees itself as a tranquil oasis of prosperity and business virtue, he drew death threats for pointing out a dark underside.

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Jean Ziegler in 2009. A writer, sociologist and politician, he was called Switzerland’s “national troublemaker” by Le Monde in 1997 for his critiques of Swiss society, particularly the banking system.

‘Operation Pushkin’: Paris Trial Puts Spotlight on Rare-Book Heists

12 Giugno 2026 ore 06:01
One by one, valuable works by Russian masters like Pushkin and Gogol were disappearing from libraries across Europe. Now six defendants are being prosecuted.

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A sculpture of Alexander Pushkin made of paper at a bookstore in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week.
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