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UN flag in Geneva at half-mast for Kofi Annan

This content was published on Aug 19, 2018 In addition, all the flags of UN member countries were removed leaving only the UN flag flying at half-mast. The funeral ceremony for the Ghanian national, who died in the Swiss capital of Bern on Saturday, will be a private affair. A commemoration ceremony will be held at the Palais des Nations at a date…

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Top performers: climbers, cows and Swiss universities

This content was published on Aug 18, 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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Kofi Annan dies in a Swiss hospital

This content was published on Aug 18, 2018 According to the Kofi Annan Foundation he passed away peacefully after a short illness. His wife and children were by his side. According to the Reuters news agency, the 80-year-old was admitted to a hospital in the Swiss capital of Bern where he died. The international diplomat had strong ties to Switzerland, in particular Geneva. He called…

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Government’s stance on nuclear ban under scrutiny

This content was published on Aug 17, 2018 Disarmament expert Marc Finaud has questioned Switzerland's decision not to sign a treaty banning nuclear weapons.

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The crowd, the digital motivator, and his mobile phone

This content was published on Aug 17, 2018 Dimitri Rougy is a fresh face among the political activists on the national scene. He helped organise Switzerland's first referendum via social media.

A worker wraps an iceberg lettuce at a lettuce plantation in Spain

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Initiative aims to tighten food checks and balances

This content was published on Aug 16, 2018 A 'fair food' initiative calling for the production of more ethical food comes to a nationwide vote on September 23.

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Swiss still say no to treaty banning nuclear weapons

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 A total of 122 states, including Switzerland, adopted the treaty at the UN in July 2017. The TPNW will enter into force when at least 50 countries ratify it. Signatories have obligations not to develop, test, produce, acquire, possess, stockpile, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons. The agreement also prohibits the deployment of nuclear…

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Swiss cut financial contributions to UN agencies

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 The Swiss government has reduced by CH30 million ($30.2 million) its financial contribution to UN agencies over the next three years.

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Reliving the 1918 General Strike

This content was published on Aug 15, 2018 A play relives the 1918 General Strike, the climax of class tensions that had been building up for decades.

un operaio sta dipingendo su una corsia stradale il pittogramma simbolo delle ciclopiste.

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Swiss to vote on enshrining cycling in the constitution

This content was published on Aug 14, 2018 Promote bike transport and build suitable infrastructure: this is the objective of a proposal to enshrine cycle paths in the Swiss constitution.

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