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Illustrator brings Indian tribal struggle to life

This content was published on Dec 20, 2016 Can you illustrate a graphic novel without ever having seen your subject material in the flesh?

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Room to improve for integrating migrants

This content was published on Dec 19, 2016 The Federal Migration Commission suggests new ways to help foreigners find rewarding work in Switzerland.

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Switzerland’s first female cabinet minister blows out 80 candles

This content was published on Dec 16, 2016 Elizabeth Kopp, who became Switzerland’s first-ever female cabinet minister in 1984, is celebrating her 80th birthday today.

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Are human rights in crisis?

This content was published on Dec 16, 2016 Fifty years of human rights: a look at the data suggests that little has improved. But how true is this?

ICRC pays tribute to staff sacrificed in line of duty

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has paid tribute to staff who lost their lives while assisting victims of war.

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Budget tightened, farmers and education spared

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 Following nearly three weeks of debate, the House of Representative on Thursday had the upper hand over the Senate, imposing a CHF128 million budget reduction for the regular personnel, external advisors and for information technology. Finance Minister Maurer said the decision meant that 370 jobs will be shed at short notice. The bulk of the…

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Trump chosen as ‘sign of the year’ by Swiss deaf society

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 “The deciding factor was the sign’s simplicity, i.e. mimicking Trump’s extraordinary thatch of hair,” said Christian Gremaud, who led the organisation’s campaign. “And also the fact that the sign has really established itself in just a short period of time across Switzerland.” It is the first time the Swiss Deaf AssociationExternal link has awarded a sign of…

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Deportation flights reach record level

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 In 2015, an unusually high amount of asylum seekers came to Switzerland and are now being told to leave, according to a reportExternal link on Swiss public radio, SRF, on Thursday. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) received 39,523 applications that year, granting asylum to 6,377. In other words, three-quarters of applications were rejected. As…

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‘Chocolate Law’ subsidy stays sweet for food manufacturers

This content was published on Dec 15, 2016 Nestlé and other food manufacturers will receive the same levels of export subsidies for using milk and cereals from Swiss farmers next year.

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Hopes rise for businessman’s release from Thailand

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 Xavier Justo was sentenced to a three-year jail term in Thailand in 2015 after pleading guilty to blackmailing his former employer, PetroSaudi International. Before his conviction, Justo leaked sensitive documents on PetroSaudi’s business dealings with 1MDB, to the media. He later admitted in court to attempting to blackmail is former employer at a Bangkok hotel,…

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