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Cabinet rejects international treaty ranking

This content was published on Jun 12, 2015 International treaties should not be ranked according to their ‘democratic legitimacy’, the Swiss cabinet has stated in a new report. The issue of whether international law should take precedence over Swiss law has been a hot topic in Switzerland in recent years.

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Authorities investigate cyberattack at nuclear talks

This content was published on Jun 11, 2015 Swiss authorities also confirmed that searches were carried out in May at an un-named Geneva hotel, in which computers were confiscated. This came after evidence was obtained from federal intelligence services, which suspected the involvement of a foreign intelligence service. On Wednesday, the Russian-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said a spy virus, known as Duqu, had…

The Swiss abroad were often dedicated fans of the international radio service, and listened wherever they could, like this man in the United States in 1948

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Switzerland’s international voice in a changing world

This content was published on Jun 10, 2015 The Swiss Shortwave Service and later Swiss Radio International (SRI) broadcast from the heart of Europe from 1935 until its closure in 2004. Now researchers are going through the records, letters and recordings to see how Swiss identity played out over the airwaves.

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Hop on board a bobsled

This content was published on Jun 10, 2015 Chris Dickson, a journalist from SRI’s English department reports on unusual activities to do in Switzerland for the programme, ‘Don’t just stay here, do something’, from 1975.

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Two more Swiss banks reach US resolution

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 Swiss banks Société Générale Private Banking SA and Berner Kantonalbank AH have agreed to pay the United States multimillion-dollar penalties under a tax evasion non-prosecution programme announced on Tuesday by the US Justice Department.

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Lausanne tries to put brakes on Uber taxi service

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 Uber cab drivers in Lausanne must now conform to the same rules as traditional taxi drivers working in the city and apply for a professional permit, Lausanne’s communes have ruled. Uber said it is considering an appeal.

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Nestlé noodle scrutiny extended to other brands

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 India’s food safety body has ordered the testing of instant noodles sold by various companies in addition to Nestlé’s Maggi brand to determine if they are safe for consumption.

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Oil slide bolsters Trafigura’s profit and margins

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 Global network put to use to snap up cheap oil and seize advantage amid dislocations.

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One in ten cheeses in Switzerland fails hygiene test

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 The results of the tests were released on Monday by the Swiss Association of Cantonal Chemists, who tested a total of 560 cheeses sold all over Switzerland in 2014. While a reassuring 91% of the samples met the legal requirements concerning hygiene, the same could not be said of the rest, which showed traces of…

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