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The revolution is dead. Long live the revolution!

This content was published on Apr 17, 2017 What kind of impact did the revolution have on art in Russia? Find out in a new exhibition at two museums in Bern.

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Spy software, vanishing parishioners and violent asylum seekers

This content was published on Apr 16, 2017 A round-up of some top stories in the Swiss Sunday papers.

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How a couple of sausages triggered the Swiss Reformation

This content was published on Apr 16, 2017 The time: March 9, 1522, the first Sunday of Lent. The crime scene: a printer’s workshop in Grabengasse, Zurich.

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Wife’s tweets cost Czech ambassador his job

This content was published on Apr 13, 2017 The Czech ministry of foreign affairs confirmed Borůvka’s imminent departure to swissinfo.ch on Thursday adding that it was ordered by President Miloš Zeman. “The reason of his removal was a disrespectful and shameful behaviour of his wife (who as a wife of a Czech ambassador should have been representing Czech Republic without a doubt and with…

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Tibetan activist sues Swiss authorities

This content was published on Apr 13, 2017 A Tibetan activist has filed a lawsuit against Bern’s cantonal police as well as the capital’s security director.

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Turkey rejects spying allegations in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 12, 2017 Ilhan Saygili said he was sure that “no such activities were conducted within the realm of our embassy”, in an interview with Swiss public television, SRF, on Wednesday. He added that he would be willing to cooperate with the criminal probe being carried out by the Federal Prosecutors Office into the allegations if there was…

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Swiss Army head wants to increase budget

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 After 100 days on the job, Philippe Rebord, the new head of the Swiss Armed Forces, says the army’s CHF5 billion budget is not enough.

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Swiss Air Force revises safety measures for shows

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 The Swiss Air Force show teams will take to the skies again later this month – now under stricter safety measures following recent accidents.

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Switzerland’s fight to abolish the death penalty

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 Switzerland is pursuing an ambitious goal to abolish capital punishment around the world by 2025.

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Time to deepen your Swiss knowledge?

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 What do you know about Switzerland? More than mountains and lakes? swissinfo.ch offers a dedicated platform to deepen your knowledge of the country.

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