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One tiny village, thousands of global citizens

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a Swiss village that had been hading out passports.

This content was published on May 30, 2018 A small village in Switzerland has almost 3,000 citizens all over the world…but only 36 people who live there. It’s a story that goes back to the war….

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Die Quelle in Chamsine

This content was published on May 30, 2018 (Marguerite Meyer, swissinfo.ch)

UN applauds Swiss efforts to reduce gender pay gap

This content was published on May 30, 2018 A Swiss initiative to close the pay gap between men and women has been recognised by the United Nations.

Ignazio Cassis in an aircraft over Jordan

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Swiss foreign minister defends controversial Palestinian comments

This content was published on May 30, 2018 “This allows the Swiss people to ask themselves what our country is doing and perhaps come to the conclusion that it is the best way forward at the moment,” he told Swiss public radio RTS. In a newspaper interview earlier this month, Cassis said the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency UNRWA has become part…

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Swiss humanitarian aid unit: rapid response experts for crisis zones

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Whether it is water specialists or mediators, Switzerland has some 700 experts who can be deployed in humanitarian crises all over the world.

Man kneeling over a hole in a field where water is illegally pulled.

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A Swiss engineer in the Hezbollah Valley

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Lucas Beck works on a Swiss water project in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. swissinfo.ch shadowed the expert of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit.

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The source in Chasmine

This content was published on May 30, 2018 (Marguerite Meyer, swissinfo.ch)

Controversial Romanian politician’s Swiss visit sparks protest

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Dragnea, one of Romania’s most powerful politicians, has been invited to Switzerland for talks with his Swiss counterpart, Christa Markwalder. He will also meet with Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and Alain Berset, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year. But in Romania, Dragnea is facing calls for a seven-year jail sentence for further alleged…

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Pollsters wager voters will approve gambling law

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Plans for improved regulations to combat gambling addiction and a ban on foreign online casinos have won ground ahead of next month’s vote.

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Switzerland wants 15% of new vehicles to be electric by 2022

This content was published on May 29, 2018 Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard met with representatives of the electricity and the mobility industry on Monday to discuss how Switzerland can increase the number of new electric vehicles on Swiss roads.

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