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Road safety package presented in Bern

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 The plans, announced on Wednesday and sent out for consultation to organisations concerned, also include the obligation for cyclists to wear a helmet and courses for road users. At a news conference in Bern on Wednesday, Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger said the aim was to reduce further the number of accidents involving deaths and serious…

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Foreign policy under Obama remains an unknown

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 Analysts in Switzerland say that although the historic election result will have a profound effect domestically, Obama’s strategy for dealing with the rest of the world is yet to be determined. “A more than 200-year history of discrimination and disenfranchisement of black Americans has, if not come to an end, been radically challenged,” Professor James…

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Switzerland limits actions of PKK

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 In particular, fund-raising events due to be held at Kurdish celebrations in Switzerland later this month have been banned and a more restrictive policy is to be applied on permits for demonstrations. About a dozen attacks on Turkish cafés, association premises and travel agencies in Switzerland have been carried out since mid-October. The foreign ministry…

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Government plans improved depositor protection

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 The current limit for state-backed guarantees on deposits is SFr30,000. The Swiss parliament is set to discuss the issue at its winter session and must approve the increase before it can take effect. To back the guarantees, the government would increase the overall amount set aside by banks to safeguard deposits to SFr6 billion from…

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Americans in Geneva witness “new dawn”

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 swissinfo joined more than a thousand Democrats and Republicans who turned out for a bipartisan all-night election party, featuring live music, political debate, a bucking bronco, and much, much more… Country singer Tony Lewis set the tone for the evening. “How many of you support John McCain?” he asked the crowd at Geneva’s Ramada Park…

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Ocean of emotion

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 Democrat Barack Obama wrote his name into the pages of American history on November 4, engineering a social and political upheaval to become the country’s first black president-elect in a runaway victory over Republican John McCain.

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Obama elected next US president

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 With polls now closed, the 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois has captured the key states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and California. Those wins, combined with a slew of other states, have given him 338 electoral votes so far, more than enough to defeat Republican rival John McCain. Swiss President Pascal Couchepin hailed Obama’s win…

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Obama becomes next US president

This content was published on Nov 5, 2008 With polls now closed, the 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois has captured the key states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado and California. Those wins, combined with a slew of other states, have given him 338 electoral votes so far, more than enough to defeat Republican rival John McCain. In a victory speech before a crowd…

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United States set for an historic election

This content was published on Nov 4, 2008 But Republican John McCain, trailing in most national polls, has promised an upset of an almost equally historic order over the Democratic candidate in Tuesday’s election. Separated by 25 years and a vast political gulf, Obama and McCain have agreed on one thing during the longest and one of the most divisive presidential campaigns ever…

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