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On Monday, one of the two chambers of parliament in Bern voted to immediately stop payments to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Sperisen case in Switzerland a ‘legacy of the dirty war in Guatemala’
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The trial of the former Guatemalan police chief Erwin Sperisen has been going on for ten years. The Swiss-Guatemalan dual citizen is now on trial in Geneva for the fourth time. An explainer.
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Appointed in April as the EU's incoming ambassador, Slovak man Miroslav Lajčák will ultimately not take up the post in Bern this year.
Russian investigation confirms Putin’s son was born in Switzerland
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Vladimir Putin's and Alina Kabaeva's first son is believed to have been born in Switzerland under secretive circumstances.
Swiss prosecutor demands 14-year prison sentence for Sperisen
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A Swiss prosecutor has demanded a 14-year sentence against Erwin Sperisen, former head of the Guatemalan National Civil Police.
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