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Swiss concern over increase in landmine victims

This content was published on Apr 4, 2018 The Swiss government has expressed alarm over a growing number of casualties worldwide from such weapons last year.

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Would the Swiss model suit a post-Brexit Britain?

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 After British voters' decision to leave the EU, should post-Brexit negotiations be based on Switzerland’s bilateral treaties with Brussels?

Men and women performing a traditional dance.

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Swiss OSCE election observer says Russia ‘welcomed’ team

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 Last week, voters in Russia went to the polls to elect their president. Swiss politician Margret Kiener Nellen was there as an OSCE election observer.

Somali woman in coloured clothes sits in Libyan detention centre

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First group of vulnerable refugees from Libya to arrive in April

This content was published on Mar 21, 2018 A first group of 42 refugees is expected to arrive in Switzerland in early April as part of an emergency UNHCR operation to evacuate migrants from Libya.

Rohingya Muslim girl outside her tent at Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh

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Geneva puts spotlight on Myanmar’s Rohingya minority

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya community was the centre of attention in Geneva with allegations of “acts of genocide” against the Muslim minority.

Swiss foreign minister seated in parliament

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Swiss Foreign Minister plans Turkey visit amid spying row

This content was published on Mar 17, 2018 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis plans to visit Turkey, the foreign ministry has confirmed, amid a row over a 2016 kidnap attempt.

NGOs say the biggest problem in South Sudan is hunger

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Swiss NGOs on frontline of South Sudan’s forgotten war

This content was published on Mar 13, 2018 We look at how the four-year civil war is affecting the population and how two Swiss NGOs are helping alleviate the suffering.

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Zurich women’s march causes over CHF100,000 in damage

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 Zurich police forces have estimated that vandalism by participants of an unauthorised march in the city centre amounts to some CHF100,000.

A picture of two civil protection personnel clearing rubble in Bondo.

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Not enough civilian protection personnel for emergencies

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 Swiss cantons are concerned about the declining numbers of civil protection members and have called on the federal government to address the problem.

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Terror suspect deported from Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 7, 2018 A 23-year-old woman suspected of planning terrorist activities has been deported to her native Colombia.

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