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Mugabe cancels Geneva trip in visa protest

This content was published on Oct 26, 2011 The delegation had been due to attend the Telecom World 2011 meeting, at which top politicians and telecoms leaders are discussing the future of information communication technologies Zimbabwe’s official Herald Online newspaper reported on Wednesday that the government had lodged a protest with the United Nations and the Swiss government over the matter. Mugabe and…

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Swiss relax sanctions against Libya

This content was published on Oct 26, 2011 The relaxation of sanctions in Switzerland is in accordance with the United Nations resolution of September 16 on the issue. Switzerland had imposed the sanctions, including freezing assets, earlier this year. Frozen assets belonging to the companies in question will remain blocked, a statement said on Wednesday. There is currently around SFr265 million ($303 million)…

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Sports season sees rise in hooligan figures

This content was published on Oct 26, 2011 As of October 2011 there were 1,198 people in the Federal Police Office’s so-called “Hoogan” database. They include fans who have been banned from stadiums or from travelling to matches abroad and those having to report to police stations during events. Hooligan figures are released twice a year by the police. Football troublemakers make up…

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Greens take stock after election setback

This content was published on Oct 25, 2011 The group was punished hard for dropping 1.2 percentage points, losing five of its 20 seats in the House of Representatives. Discussions within the party are underway on how to maintain an identity distinct from rival parties – the Social Democrats and the Liberal Greens. “Our result in terms of voter share is not that…

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Helicopter pilots to get anti-laser glasses

This content was published on Oct 25, 2011 Rega said on Tuesday that the decision had been taken in view of the increasing number of such attacks, which had risen from six in 2009, to 11 in 2010 and had already reached 16 this year. Laser beams can burn the skin and seriously damage the eyes. A strong laser pointer can cause irreversible…

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US upbeat about North Korea talks

This content was published on Oct 25, 2011 US delegation head Stephen Bosworth on Tuesday described the two-day discussions at the US mission to the United Nations as “very positive” and “constructive”. However, he said no agreement on a formal resumption of negotiations had been reached. “I am confident that with continued effort on both sides, we can reach a reasonable basis of departure…

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Videos released of Swiss hostages

This content was published on Oct 25, 2011 The videos in English and Swiss-German dialect show the Bernese couple holding a newspaper dated September 15 and calling for Switzerland, the United States and Pakistan to meet the hostage-takers’ demands. Their captors want the United States to release Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, jailed for 86 years in 2010 for the attempted murder in Afghanistan…

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Swiss abroad see election silver lining

This content was published on Oct 25, 2011 On the one hand, electronic voting worked in the four cantons that introduced the system for expatriate voters. However, none of the Swiss abroad who stood for election were voted in. “We are both delighted and grateful to the cantons for carrying out these tests and to the government for allowing them,” Rudolf Wyder, director…

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This content was published on Oct 25, 2011

Zurich voters take results in their stride

This content was published on Oct 24, 2011 This was despite a significant shift in the electoral landscape which saw major parties such as the rightwing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the Radicals and the Greens in particular lose significant support to new centre parties, the Liberal Greens and the Conservative Democrats. The general surprise expressed by most political commentators at the results –…

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