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Swiss refuse legal assistance in Borodin case

This content was published on Aug 16, 2017 “The money in about two dozen accounts had to be released in the course of late spring,” André Marty, spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General, said in a report by Swiss public radio, SRF, on Wednesday. The Federal Office of Justice said Switzerland had refused to grant legal assistance to Russia in May…

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Swiss expats feel ‘messed around’ by banks

This content was published on Aug 15, 2017 For Swiss living abroad, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep an account at home.

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Heading for busy autumn of ballot box decisions

This content was published on Aug 15, 2017 Hundreds of millions of people around the world will be called to make mayor decisions at the ballot box this autumn.

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Ex-envoy slams Trump over handling of diplomats

This content was published on Aug 14, 2017 About 30% of all US ambassadors usually are presidential nominations, according to the American Foreign Service AssociationExternal link, or AFSA, whose online “ambassador tracker” shows President Donald Trump has made just 36 appointments since taking office in January. The other 70% of the 188 ambassador-level positions have traditionally been filled in recent decades with career…

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Should shops be fined for having self-checkouts?

This content was published on Aug 14, 2017

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Germany seeks arrest of Swiss secret service members

This content was published on Aug 14, 2017 The row first erupted earlier this year when Germany arrested a Swiss national, known as Daniel M, who had allegedly been planted within the German intelligence services as a mole. Daniel M’s task was reportedly to find out the source of leaked Swiss banking data that had been sold to the German authorities. The Tages…

The Basel Minster and the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland, pictured on April 19, 2016

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A week for the Swiss Abroad

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week.

Rapperswil, a democratic dinosaur?

This content was published on Aug 11, 2017 With its 27,000 inhabitants, Rapperswil is Switzerland’s largest community where citizens still decide on political issues at town hall meetings.

State of California voting guides in different language editions

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Non-citizens voting rights isn’t a radical idea

This content was published on Aug 10, 2017 As President Donald Trump wildly goes against democratic rights in the United States, it is time to guarantee non-citizens the right to vote.

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Swiss burka ban challenged at Locarno Festival

This content was published on Aug 9, 2017 As a guest in Locarno, Saudi poet Hissa Hilal bucked the local burka ban when she covered her face in front of the media.

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