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African Davos delegates plan Trump speech boycott

U.S. President Donald Trump alights from Air Force One at Zurich International Airport for the Davos World Economic Forum

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 African delegates are planning to boycott US President Donald Trump’s closing speech at the World Economic Forum’s flagship annual meeting on Friday.

Gemeindehaus mit Plakat, das auf den kommende Abstimmungssonntag hinweist.

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The long road to full political rights for Swiss expats

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 Swiss expatriates won the right to vote only in 1977. Proposals to curtail suffrage go against principles laid down in the constitution.

Kurdish demonstrators protest outside the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 24.

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Geneva voices concerns over Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurds

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 In a statement released on WednesdayExternal link, the city of Geneva authorities said they were concerned by Turkey’s “non-respect of basic Geneva Convention principles” since its aerial bombing operation – now in its fifth day – particularly against the Rubar refugee camp, which is home to 20,000 people. The Swiss foreign affairs ministry has not…

Swiss foreign affairs minister Ignazio Cassis giving a speech at a podium

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Foreign affairs minister feels ‘strong will’ to reach EU accord soon

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 Ignazio Cassis says he's optimistic regarding the conclusion of Swiss-EU negotiations on a framework agreement for bilateral relations.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the opening session of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly

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Trump chips away at multilateral institutions

This content was published on Jan 25, 2018 One year on, we look at the impact of Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy on International Geneva.

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Who makes up the in-crowd at WEF?

This content was published on Jan 24, 2018 The issues discussed at the World Economic Forum may seem to reflect the topics of our time, but a look at the guest list shows little has changed.

French cross-border commuters queue before the Moillesulaz crossing near Geneva, on March 7, 2014

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Geneva and France target cross-border gridlock

This content was published on Jan 24, 2018 Officials in canton Geneva and neighbouring France have reached an agreement to reduce the heavy traffic that clogs up small border posts.

Economics Minster Schneider-Ammann (right) and Nestlé Vice President Marco Settembrini

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Swiss economics minister doesn’t fear exodus of companies

This content was published on Jan 24, 2018 Speaking in Davos ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump, Schneider-Ammann said that if he were head of an American company he would think twice before such a relocation, since there is no guarantee the tax breaks will still be in place a few years from now. Echoing similar statements to the Swiss…

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Hacking and cyber warfare are top humanitarian concerns

This content was published on Jan 24, 2018 Threats of autonomous weapons systems and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are the issues keeping ICRC President Peter Maurer up at night.

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Maurer on the Rohingya crisis

This content was published on Jan 23, 2018 Maurer was speaking as part of a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He explained, “You rarely know when the degradation and spiral will happen. We see fragile contexts but don’t know which ones will blow up on our face.”(Matthew Allen/Carlo Pisani. swissinfo.ch)

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