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Swiss foreign minister deletes 90% of his tweets

This content was published on Dec 29, 2017 Ignazio Cassis, Switzerland’s newly elected foreign minister, has removed over 90% of his Twitter posts. He’ll polish his Facebook profile next.

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What’s being done to bring down high drug costs?

This content was published on Dec 28, 2017 We unravel part of the tangled web of players and factors that influence prices of drugs in the US and Switzerland.

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The village teacher with the foreign name

This content was published on Dec 28, 2017 Driton Idrizi tells Tama what it's like being a teacher with a migrant background. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

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Switzerland tightens sanctions against North Korea

This content was published on Dec 28, 2017 Bern has imposed tougher sanctions on North Korea, bringing itself in line with the United Nations Security Council.

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Qualified refugees find new paths to jobs

This content was published on Dec 27, 2017 The job prospects for qualified refugees in Switzerland are poor. Many are on welfare, even after living in the country for years.

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Unravelling the mysteries behind the Gurlitt art collection

This content was published on Dec 26, 2017 A collection left to the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern by the son of a Nazi art collector is now on show in the Swiss capital.

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‘Slave labour’ children to get early Swiss payout

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 The so-called “slave labour” policy of forcibly relocating children from families deemed no longer fit to look after them took place from the 1940s until 1981. In extreme cases, the removal of children was based on the fact that their parents were unmarried. The violation of the rights of tens of thousands of children left…

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Switzerland joins UN vote against Trump Jerusalem move

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 Switzerland was among 128 countries which voted a resolution condemning the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

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Swiss media and politicians see Brexit link in EU stock exchange snub

This content was published on Dec 22, 2017 It appears to be no coincidence that Britain, currently mired in a difficult divorce settlement with the EU, was this week the only member state to reject the annual limitation of financial equivalence for the Swiss Börse, or stock exchange. There is a growing feeling that the EU is playing hardball with Switzerland to avoid…

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Viva l’Italia!

This content was published on Dec 21, 2017 Tama talks to her Italian friends about what it's like for them living in Zurich, and Italian cultural taboos.

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