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On impeachment, US senators are bound by oath to ‘do impartial justice’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 Senators hearing US President Trump’s impeachment trial should be guided by impartiality, not opinion polls, argues a Swiss-based lawyer.

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‘No to an initiative that is dictatorial, costly and not focused on real needs’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 The initiative on more social housing is not in keeping with real economic or environmental needs, says Fabio Regazzi.

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‘Yes to an initiative promoting moderately-priced housing’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 The free market in Switzerland has built housing units that remain empty because they are too expensive, says Marina Carobbio Guscetti.

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Swiss give ‘second Christmas’ to those in need

This content was published on Jan 16, 2020 The Swiss public this year donated 61,170 unwanted or surplus presents for the “2 x Christmas” campaign.

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Rules about handling of expat Swiss data to change

This content was published on Jan 15, 2020 The government wants to make it easier for the foreign ministry to process data about expatriate Swiss citizens to ease consular services.

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Swiss army lost more than 100 firearms in 2019

This content was published on Jan 14, 2020 A total 102 Swiss army firearms went AWOL last year. Among them were 81 assault rifles. The other missing weapons were pistols.

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Climate activists behind Credit Suisse tennis stunt acquitted

This content was published on Jan 13, 2020 A district court in Lausanne acquitted the activists, many of them students, on Monday. They were on trial after refusing to pay a fine of CHF21,600 ($22,254) for trespassing. Video footage from 2018 shows students dressed in tennis whites playing matches inside Credit Suisse branches. They wanted Swiss tennis star Roger Federer to drop his sponsorship deal with the bank because…

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Man fined CHF1,100 for calling Zurich policeman an ‘arsehole’

This content was published on Jan 10, 2020 A 64-year-old man who lost his temper at a police station and told a cantonal policeman he was an arsehole has been ordered to pay CHF1,100 ($1,130).

Swiss Politics

Swiss army moves into position for WEF

This content was published on Jan 10, 2020 The deployment of the Swiss army has begun ahead of the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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The provocateur beating a path towards equality

This content was published on Jan 9, 2020 Is Tamara Funiciello, the outspoken former head of the young socialists, about to inject some radicalism into Swiss politics?

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