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Swiss arms circulating in Libya chaos

This content was published on Sep 9, 2018 Swiss weapons have reportedly been circulating in Libya amid a recent upsurge of fighting between rival militia.

Puigdemont sings Jura separatist anthem with Jurassian leaders

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Carles Puigdemont attends Swiss Jura separatist event

This content was published on Sep 9, 2018 Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is a guest of honour this weekend at the festival of canton Jura’s separatist movement.

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Salisbury nerve attackers reportedly had Swiss connection

This content was published on Sep 9, 2018 Two Russian suspects in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter reportedly travelled to Geneva at least six times just before the attack.

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Cantonal initiative to ban headgear in schools ruled invalid

This content was published on Sep 7, 2018 Federal Court says that an initiative by the conservative right Swiss People’s Party to ban head coverings in schools in canton of Valais is invalid.

Syrian government forces bombardment of the town of al-Tamana

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Idlib offensive could kill or displace ‘large numbers’ of Syrians

This content was published on Sep 7, 2018 Switzerland is alarmed by increased hostilities in and around Idlib province in north-western Syria, the last big rebel enclave.

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Swiss warming up to refugees, survey finds

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 These are the main conclusions of the latest edition of the European Social Survey, published on Thursday. The survey covered 23 European countries, including 1,525 people in Switzerland interviewed between September 2016 and February 2017. In 2016, 36% of Swiss respondents backed a generous approach to asylum seekers, compared with only 22% in 2002. Around…

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‘Everyone should know what the rules are’

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss government scraps Ruag Brazil factory plans

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 In a statement published on Thursday, the government said it had already communicated this position to the board of directors of Ruag Holding. The latter had accepted the cabinet’s decisions and recommendations. The Swiss government is the sole shareholder of the arms firm. In April, 16 organisations called on the government to reverse the arms company’s decision to…

Pierre Maudet enters a press conference in Geneva on September 5

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Pierre Maudet apologises to Genevans

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 The Geneva politician has spoken out for the first time since being accused of having accepted benefits for a controversial trip to Abu Dhabi in 2015.

Ein Mädchen geht vor einer mit der syrischen Fahne bemalten Wand und schaut nach links.

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Syrian civil society meets in Geneva to discuss peace

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 With war still raging in Syria and official peace talks on hold, a quiet peace initiative is continuing behind the scenes in Geneva.

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