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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Apr 23, 2017 Most of the French and German-language papers were focused on the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday. Close to the French border, Geneva-based Le Temps noted that the first announcement at midday on Sunday in an election campaign “rich with twists and turns” showed a participation rate of just 28.54% which was…

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French election boosts Swiss far-right

This content was published on Apr 23, 2017 Far-right groups in French-speaking Switzerland have been gaining in strength ahead of the presidential election in France.

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Time is money: why the Swiss switched calendars

This content was published on Apr 23, 2017 Catholics and Protestants in Switzerland fought, literally, for more than 200 years over the “correct” calendar.

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Swiss authorities clamp down on cannabis products

This content was published on Apr 22, 2017 A large number of shops are illegally selling cannabis products containing the active ingredient, cannabidiol (CBD).

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Celebrating the life of Marthe Gosteli

This content was published on Apr 21, 2017 She was a pioneer of the Swiss women's rights movement in Switzerland, dedicating herself to fighting for women to have the right to vote.

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Turkish obstruction keeps Armenian memorial in public eye

This content was published on Apr 21, 2017 It is ironic that by blocking an Armenian genocide memorial in Geneva, Turkey has made this monument more alive than if it had been built.

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Privacy concerns raised over e-patient reports

This content was published on Apr 20, 2017 The Swiss government wants patient information to also be compiled electronically and centralised, but concerns remain about data protection issues.

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Writer, economic migrant and orchid

This content was published on Apr 20, 2017 A nomadic life has shaped the world view of author Jason Donald. He tells Clare O’Dea about the ‘undeserved privilege’ that has inspired his novels.

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First presidential visit to Argentina yields joint declaration

This content was published on Apr 18, 2017 During the first official visit of a Swiss president to Argentina, Doris Leuthard and Mauricio Macri signed a joint agreement on bilaterial relations.

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Pacifists urge end of investment in arms trade

This content was published on Apr 17, 2017 Several hundred people have called on Swiss banks and pension funds to stop investing in the weapons industry. The participants of the traditional Easter March in the Swiss capital, Bern, said the policies of the financial institutions had to be more transparent, but individual citizens must also increase their awareness of how their money is…

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