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Police ID checks, party funding and a queen’s jewels

Diamond ring with initials MA for Marie Antoinette

This content was published on Nov 17, 2018 Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

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Official candidates for cabinet election named

This content was published on Nov 16, 2018 Three women and one man have been put forward to fill the two Swiss cabinet posts that will become vacant at the end of the year.

Pierre Kraehenbuehl has been Commissioner-General at UNRWA since 2014

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UNRWA chief describes ‘remarkable’ donor effort

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 “I don’t think many people believed we would overcome the $446-million (CHF448 million) shortfall at the beginning of the year,” the Swiss humanitarian official told reporters at the UN in Geneva on Thursday. Krähenbühl, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)External link, said that his organisation faced an “unprecedented financial crisis” this…

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Home-care services increase, nursing home stays stagnate

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 Better at home than in a home: almost 350,000 people made use of assistance and home-care services (Spitex) last year, 10,000 more than in 2016.

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Expanding Geneva airport sets noise reduction targets

This content was published on Nov 14, 2018 On Wednesday, the government approved the noise reduction expectations that are contained within a wide-ranging strategy to upgrade Swiss aviation infrastructure to meet future demand. It sets targets for reducing the area around the airport exposed to harmful noise levels within the next 12 years (see image below). A recent report by the Swiss environment…

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Swiss town appeals rejection of separatist vote

This content was published on Nov 14, 2018 The Swiss town of Moutier has confirmed that it will appeal a decision to annul the result of a vote on which canton it should belong to.

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Russia threatens to snub WEF Davos gathering

This content was published on Nov 13, 2018 Moscow will not send a delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos if prominent Russian businessmen are barred from the elite gathering, as press reports have suggested

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Topsy-turvy campaigning styles enliven controversial vote

This content was published on Nov 13, 2018 The political right has surprised many with unusually plain and sober ad designs ahead of the vote about the "Swiss law first" initiative.

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Swiss army under fire over officers’ expenses

This content was published on Nov 13, 2018 A defence ministry audit report has found extravagant use of public funds by Swiss army officers, including helicopter rides for officers’ wives.

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Zurich company accused of donating to German far-right party

This content was published on Nov 13, 2018 A pharmaceutical company in Zurich reportedly donated more than €130,000 to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

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