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Former justice minister hit by Paradise Papers fall-out

This content was published on Nov 8, 2017 Ruth Metzler has stood down with immediate effect from the advisory board of the Swiss-based Quantum Global Group.

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No more than CHF8 billion for new fighter jets

This content was published on Nov 8, 2017 Switzerland will spend no more than CHF8 billion ($8 billion) on new fighter jets and missile defences, the Federal Council said on Wednesday.

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Children and divorce increase risk of welfare reliance

This content was published on Nov 8, 2017 A survey conducted in 14 cities and towns last year found that the group of beneficiaries continues to grow and mainly live in towns and suburban regions. The bilingual German-French town of Biel/Bienne remains top of the list with a rate of nearly 12%. The reasons for the latest increase in welfare beneficiaries of 5.2%…

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Careworker conditions to be put to the vote

This content was published on Nov 7, 2017 Swiss voters will decide on whether to improve pay and working conditions for nurses.

The Five Nation Confederacy: Engraving from Father Joseph Francois Lafitau

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Swiss and US democracy: twins separated at birth?

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 The roots of direct democracy, which took hold in both the United States and Switzerland, can be traced back to the Iroquois Native Americans.

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Geneva visitors are a bellwether for global priorities

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 Visits by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson say a lot about world affairs, finds political scientist Daniel Warner.

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US Senate confirms ambassador to Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 The United States Senate has confirmed that Ed McMullen will be the next ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

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Hip-hop: a migrant thing?

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 Tama talks to Ugi, an ethnic Kurd born in Switzerland, about the links between hip-hop music and migration. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

Two patchwork health care systems, and two stories of reform

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 In some ways the Swiss health care system before reform looked a lot like the core of the US system. What changes did Switzerland make?

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New foreign affairs minister ready for EU challenge

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 Outgoing Swiss Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Burkhalter has handed the key to the office over to his successor, Ignazio Cassis.

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