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This content was published on Aug 12, 2024 Today's briefing: Many Swiss kids go back to school, Zermatt upgrades to attract tourists, and a contest of ideas.

Prize money for ideas to recover munitions from lakes

This content was published on Aug 12, 2024 A large quantity of old munitions lies dormant at the bottom of some Swiss lakes. The federal government is holding a competition to find methods to safely recover them.

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Swiss national under investigation for fraudulent bankruptcy in Italy

This content was published on Aug 10, 2024 Italian authorities are investigating a Swiss national and three other individuals for fraudulent bankruptcy.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Aug 9, 2024 More taxes abroad and less trust in institutions at home. Here’s your Friday briefing from Switzerland.

Basel police arrest mentally-ill murder suspect

This content was published on Aug 9, 2024 The 32-year-old suspect who escaped from a psychiatric institution has been arrested by the police.

Swiss Politics

Hackers find only minor issues with Swiss Post’s e-voting system

This content was published on Aug 9, 2024 A recent public test of the Swiss Post’s electronic voting system, involving 7,000 ethical hackers from around the world, found four reported vulnerabilities, of which only one – of “low severity” – was confirmed.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 Did a Canadian in Geneva spy for China? Plus, a high-ranking Swiss official looks ahead to next week's talks in Switzerland on a possible ceasefire in Sudan.

Immigration to Switzerland drops slightly in first half of 2024

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 In the first six months of the year, net immigration fell by 5.9% year-on-year to 40,963 people, Swiss authorities said on Thursday.

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Inheritance tax idea has low public support, survey finds

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 Some 67% of Swiss are against a left-wing initiative to raise inheritance taxes in order to finance climate measures.

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Greens lodge complaint about vote on women’s retirement age

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 The party is appealing the regularity of a 2022 vote after news this week that forecasts on the health of the pension system were miscalculated.

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