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Security stepped up at Swiss airports

This content was published on Oct 31, 2010 The Federal Office of Civil Aviation said on Sunday that it would run additional checks on all freight from Yemen at Swiss airports. The Swiss move comes after the German, French and United States governments stopped all air freight from Yemen after the discovery of two bombs found in packages addressed to synagogues in the…

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Political centre moves to the right

This content was published on Oct 31, 2010 Austrian political scientist Reinhold Gärtner tells swissinfo.ch that Switzerland, which has already voted to ban new minarets and is expected to demand tougher measures against foreigners committing serious offences, is no different to the rest of continent. Last November, the Swiss decided unexpectedly that minarets did not have a place on the skyline, a proposal…

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Breakthrough reached on global biodiversity

This content was published on Oct 30, 2010 Environment ministers, including Switzerland’s Moritz Leuenberger, also agreed on rules for sharing the benefits from genetic resources from nature between governments and companies. The two-week meeting in Nagoya, Japan, settled on targets of protecting 17 per cent of the world’s land surface, and 10 per cent of the oceans, by 2020. A key sticking point…

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Stripes and stars

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010

Schäuble defends tax accord with Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper of Zurich on Friday, Schäuble said the agreement could contribute to solving the dispute within the European Union over an automatic exchange of information on tax matters. Schäuble and his Swiss counterpart Hans-Rudolf Merz signed a deal on Wednesday to begin formal talks in 2011 aimed…

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Midterm elections

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 Two years into the US president’s four-year term, the entire House of Representatives—435 seats—stands for election. Representatives serve two-year terms. At the same time, about one-third of the 100-member Senate stands for election. Senators serve six-year terms. Historically midterm elections do not go well for the sitting president’s party, which has lost seats in Congress…

Timid steps in counter-terrorism law

This content was published on Oct 28, 2010 A bill to parliament foresees granting in principle the right to know what kind of information about an applicant has been stored by the intelligence services. It also sets out criteria for federal agents to carry arms, to work undercover and over the payment of informers. Following a regular cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Defence Minister…

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Foreigners in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 28, 2010 A glimpse into the lives of some of the foreigners living in this country. (All pictures Keystone)

Israel-Palestine group wins human rights prize

This content was published on Oct 27, 2010 Parents Circle – Families Forum, which “strives to offer a breakthrough in people’s frame of mind”, will be recognised for its peace work by the Swiss section of the International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) at a ceremony on November 27. “It is, as far as we know, a world precedent that bereaved families, victims…

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High-tech Switzerland reaches out to the world

This content was published on Oct 27, 2010 Swissnex now operates in five locations around the globe and has become a success that other countries are trying to copy. It is partly funded by the interior ministry, which Burkhalter has headed for the past year. During his United States trip the minister will also be going to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute…

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