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One person, one vote? – not in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 24, 2017 In Switzerland, as in the USA, votes have varying weights depending on where you live.

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Swiss budget surplus masks deeper concerns

This content was published on Feb 23, 2017 Negative interest rates encouraged tax payers, particularly in the corporate world, to use up some of their spare cash to settle bills early last year. By doing so, they avoided being charged for parking their cash in bank accounts, and received an early bird bonus from the tax authorities. However, the government confirmed on Thursday…

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Adama Barrow, Gambia’s new president

This content was published on Feb 23, 2017 Adama Barrow, Gambia’s new president, says living under the old regime was very difficult. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Gambia wants former minister to answer charges

This content was published on Feb 23, 2017 Sonko is currently in detention in Switzerland having sought asylum late last year. In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, the new Gambian President Adama Barrow as well as Interior Minister Mai Fatty called for Sonko to be released into Gambian custody. The West African country is investigating claims of torture and killings under…

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Spreading Odebrecht corruption claims put Latin American leaders on notice

This content was published on Feb 21, 2017 When Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski held a call with US President Donald Trump last week, one of his tasks was to ask whether his former boss could be extradited.

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Thousands petition Swiss cabinet to shun Trump

This content was published on Feb 21, 2017 Petitioners have formally asked the Swiss government to block US President Donald Trump from visiting Switzerland.

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More defence spending not a panacea, says Swiss minister

This content was published on Feb 20, 2017 Speaking to German-language regional paper Nordwestschweiz after attending the Munich Security Conference on February 18, he cautioned that more money alone may not solve security problems. “There is no point in spending more on dubious projects,” he said. The Pentagon chief James Mattis, had said that NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was important for…

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UN criticises tightened Swiss policy on Eritreans

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 One of the United Nations’ top human rights experts says Switzerland had no good reason to crack down on Eritreans.

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The Swiss politicians who have mastered Twitter

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 As Donald Trump takes the political use of Twitter to a new dimension, we wondered which Swiss politicians are making the most use of social media.

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Let’s discuss

This content was published on Feb 17, 2017 The hundreds of thousands of Swiss citizens living abroad have voting rights, but should they?

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