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Down-to-earth Swiss president raises eyebrows

This content was published on Oct 4, 2018 Images of the Swiss president sitting on the ground in New York have sparked a conversation on social media. For the Swiss, it’s business-as-usual.

An asylum seeker takes notes in his notebook during German lessons in a converted classroom

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Positive report for refugee integration packages

This content was published on Oct 3, 2018 The government’s integration packages for refugees in Switzerland are being used to good effect, but some support measures could be improved.

Algerian businessman and political activist Rachid Nekkaz in St. Gallen on Wednesday with a woman in a burka.

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Activist says he’ll pay fines of Muslim women in St Gallen

This content was published on Oct 3, 2018 Rachid Nekkaz has said he will pay the fines that burka-wearing Muslims incur for breaking the canton’s recent ban on facial coverings in public.

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Government reacts to criticism of ‘utility’ of spy Daniel M.

This content was published on Oct 2, 2018 The controversial mission of the Swiss spy was carried out to fulfil a pressing need, the government has said in response to a committee report.

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Swiss-Tunisian migration accords bearing fruit, says minister

This content was published on Oct 2, 2018 Migration accords signed between Tunisia and Switzerland in 2012 are bearing fruit, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has told swissinfo.ch.

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Outgoing minister warns of ‘vulnerable’ Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 2, 2018 Last week, Doris Leuthard announced she would be leaving the Federal Council. It’s important not to miss her very clear message.

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The Brexit effect: Brussels tries to blunt the Swiss model

This content was published on Oct 2, 2018 Switzerland has many of the benefits of EU membership that British politicians would like to re-create.

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Kosovar and Serbian leaders meet in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 2, 2018 Nine top officials from the Balkans and central Europe are meeting in Geneva to discuss economic integration and collaboration.

Das Rettungsschiff Aquarius fährt in den Hafen von Senglea in Malta

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Parliamentarians call for Aquarius to fly the Swiss flag

This content was published on Oct 1, 2018 Three Swiss parliamentarians are calling for the Swiss flag to be hoisted on the Aquarius so it can continue to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.

Rescuers search for quake victims in Palu, Indonesia

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Swiss aid experts to leave for quake-hit Indonesia

This content was published on Oct 1, 2018 Switzerland’s offer of humanitarian aid for victims of Indonesia's deadly earthquake and tsunami has been accepted by the Indonesian authorities.

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