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The ‘slightly different’ Alpine festival

This content was published on Jun 20, 2017 Aymann, a Syrian refugee, deftly flips his opponent into the sawdust. Urged on by the audience, he tries to turn him over. Both begin to laugh.

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The many faces of democracy

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 Sunday, in Moutier, citizens decided to join the canton of Jura. Meet some of the voters on this historic day.

Britain is the ‘laughing stock of Europe’

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 “What on earth has happened to Britain?” asks the astonished writer of a scathing Swiss newspaper editorial.

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An Internet quarter-hour?

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 Philippe Rebord told Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger for a story published on Monday that giving new recruits a quarter-hour each day for Internet surfing might help ease their transition – and have them sleeping better at night. He argues that the army must always adapt to the society it mirrors – and, what’s more, officers in…

Swiss town of Moutier votes to change cantons

This content was published on Jun 18, 2017 An historic vote puts an end to one of the oldest political conflicts in Switzerland.

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Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Jun 18, 2017 Questions about the Swiss cabinet, vaccines and pensions are among the top stories making the headlines in Swiss papers this weekend.

Seth studying in the law library in Lausanne

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From refugee to lawyer

This content was published on Jun 17, 2017 Seth Médiateur Tuyisabe arrived in Switzerland as a refugee at the age of nine. Now he is taking exams to become a lawyer.

Swiss president pays tribute to former German chancellor

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 “He was a great statesman and a visionary politician who marked our continent for decades,” Leuthard said in a statement on Friday. She added Kohl would always be remembered as the architect of Germany’s reunification and for his European policy stance. Kohl, an imposing figure and German chancellor between 1982 and 1998, formed a close…

Around 600 angry UN staff protest against pay cut plans

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UN Geneva staff hold work stoppage over pay cut plans

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 Hundreds of United Nations staff in Geneva took part in a work stoppage on Friday over a proposed 7.7% cut to salaries.

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Didier Burkhalter: more success on global stage than at home

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 As the foreign minister and a former Swiss president, Didier Burkhalter has been an important bridge-builder between Russia, Iran and the West.

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