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Israeli street named after Swiss who saved Jews

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 A street in Israel’s fourth-largest city has been named after Swiss policeman Paul Grüninger who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis by helping them enter Switzerland illegally. On Monday, Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann inaugurated Paul Grüninger Street in the presence of local dignitaries. Grüninger, who was a policeman in St Gallen near the…

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UN’s goodwill hunting fails in Mugabe case

This content was published on Oct 30, 2017 Do UN agencies need goodwill ambassadors after the PR nightmare of announcing Robert Mugabe would represent the WHO?

La Metairie psychiatric and psychotherapy centre at La Metairie near Nyon, Switzerland.

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 A new anti-terrorism plan, statistics on depression and a revolutionary diabetes device – here are some of the leading newspaper stories on Sunday.

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A critic who misunderstands Swiss democracy

This content was published on Oct 29, 2017 The book* reveals that the North American political analyst does not think highly of people’s participation. Let’s take a close look check some facts. ‘Against Elections’ by Belgian historian David von Reybrouck and Jason Brennan’s ‘Against Democracy’ are two publications reflecting a new wave of criticism against democracy seen from a scientific point of view.…

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Switzerland maintains assets freeze on Assad’s wealthy cousin

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017 The financial assets of Syrian billionaire Rami Makhlouf — a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad — invested in Switzerland will remain frozen.

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How Switzerland reacted to the death of JFK

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017 As the US National Archives releases thousands of files on John F. Kennedy, this is how the Swiss reacted to his assassination.

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US Secretary of State stops off in Geneva

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017 Rex Tillerson, the United States Secretary of State, visits Geneva during a week-long trip abroad.

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Swiss politicians with migrant backgrounds

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017

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Swiss tax spy ‘acted out of patriotism’

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 A Swiss man accused of spying on the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia’s (NRW) tax authority has confessed and named names. In a Frankfurt court on Thursday, the 54-year-old man, identified only as Daniel M., explained via his defence team that he had not acted with criminal intent. Rather his motivation was “patriotism, a desire…

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What inhibits the political integration of foreigners in Switzerland?

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 There are few opportunities for non-naturalised immigrants to participate politically. In one case where they can, the results are disappointing.

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