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Switzerland to provide extra CHF12 million for displaced Rohingya

This content was published on Feb 5, 2018 Berset made the announcement after a meeting with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday in Dhaka. This additional aid specifically targets the Rohingya Muslim community, several hundred thousand of whom are living in camps in Bangladesh after being persecuted in neighbouring Myanmar. According to the Associated Press, Berset said the return of Rohingya Muslims…

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Confusion surrounds Roman Abramovich’s Swiss residency request

This content was published on Feb 4, 2018 Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich wanted to set up home near Verbier, Canton Valais, in 2016 but withdrew his application a year later, reports say.

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Switzerland cuts funding to Palestinian NGO with suspected violent links

This content was published on Feb 4, 2018 Switzerland has confirmed that it has stopped funding a Palestinian women’s rights NGO, following an investigation showing links to a terrorist figure.

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Switzerland is a favourite hub for foreign spies, reports paper

This content was published on Feb 4, 2018 Switzerland is reportedly a favoured meeting place for foreign secret service agents, but Swiss intelligence is keen to clamp down on the encounters.

People march with posters and Palestinian flags in Bern

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Protest held in Bern against Trump’s Jerusalem move

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Some 350 people demonstrated in Bern on Saturday against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.

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Switzerland pledges extra funds for education in developing world

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Switzerland is stepping up its contribution to the Global Partnership for Education, an international fund targeted at developing countries.

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Minister considers calls to soften arms export rules

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Economic Affairs Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann says his ministry will take up requests from the arms industry to soften rules on weapons exports.

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Switzerland contributes funding to contested Kosovo tribunal

This content was published on Feb 3, 2018 Switzerland is supporting the Kosovo war crimes tribunal, but do local efforts to sabotage it mean that it is dead before it even begins?

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EU pressures Swiss cantons over free movement

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 EU has drawn up a “sin list” of which Swiss cantons do not apply the free movement of people principle according to bilateral agreements, SRF says.

The busy Bardonnex border crossing between France and Switzerland, near Geneva

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French communes step up fight against ‘false’ secondary residents

This content was published on Feb 2, 2018 French communes bordering Geneva are stepping up their search for so-called “false residents” – around 20,000 undeclared Swiss citizens.

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