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Trump and Swiss president to meet in Davos

This year s WEF annual meeting will be attended by numerous world leaders

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Swiss President Alain Berset will have an official meeting with US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting.

Screenshot from video demo of Cortexia Clean City Index algorithm

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A computer programme for cleaner cities

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 This video from Swiss start-up Cortexia gives a first-person view of how the Clean City Index programme works.

A doctor takes a patient s blood pressure

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How two countries handle illness prevention

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Preventive medicine is a big piece of the health care puzzle, yet has not always gotten the attention – or resources – it deserves.

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How can young women make themselves heard in politics?

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Tama talks to Sami, who is also an ethnic Tamil and heavily involved in youth politics.

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Eased citizenship for third-generation immigrants to begin mid-February

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 From February 15, young people in Switzerland who fulfil certain conditions will be eligible to apply for citizenship via a simplified procedure.

Un facsimile del futuro opuscolo delle spiegazioni delle votazioni tra le mani di una donna

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The vote booklet gets a new look

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018

A wall of a Google office painted like a window, looking at a Swiss landscape

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Republicans Overseas: Trump’s Davos visit is about ‘America First’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 The presence of United States President Trump at next week’s WEF meeting is a chance for Switzerland to discuss American corporate tax reform.

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Over 10,000 new recruits kick off 2018 army service

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 This week sees the start of the first of the year’s two Swiss army training schools, where according to official figures 10,200 recruits will line up for duty.

Öffentlicher Platz mit einigen wenigen Stühlen und Menschen.

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Does a minority rule Switzerland?

This content was published on Jan 15, 2018 A democracy with flaws: turnout in votes and elections in Switzerland is notoriously low compared to other countries.

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More women opt for Swiss military service

This content was published on Jan 14, 2018 The number of new female recruits has virtually doubled in the last two years. The SonntagsBlick newspaper reports that a record 250 women volunteered for service last year, up 35% from the previous year and practically double the 2015 numbers. “Interest in security issues among women has increased with the crises in Europe, in particular…

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