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Vote results: Nuclear power initiative

This content was published on Nov 27, 2016 Switzerland's nuclear power plants will not be forced to close after 45 years. A Green Party initiative is rejected.

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Switzerland’s special relations with Castro

This content was published on Nov 26, 2016 Switzerland and Cuba have had special ties for more than 50 years and many Swiss intellectuals felt inspired by Castro.

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Fidel Castro as seen by René Burri

This content was published on Nov 26, 2016 Together with Che Guevara, Castro was the driving force of revolution in Cuba. Swiss photographer René Burri portrayed both of them.

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Refugee relocation to be speeded up

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 Switzerland is to step up its cooperation with Italy over the refugee crisis.

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Will the Swiss phase out nuclear power?

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 SRF, swissinfo.ch.

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Child asylum seekers subjected to controversial age tests

This content was published on Nov 25, 2016 The number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving in Switzerland has increased tenfold in the past decade. How are their ages checked?

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Intelligence services data thief found guilty

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 Prosecutors had demanded a five year term, saying the 48-year-old had endangered Swiss security domestically and abroad as well as FIS employees, their partners and sources. The judge at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona agreed with the gravity of the offence which “could have had serious consequences.” But a lesser prison sentence was handed…

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Bonuses limited for public service bosses

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 The move comes in response to a failed people’s initiative earlier this year that accused public services, such as Swiss Post, of behaving too much like private enterprises. It called for bosses of services to receive no more pay than a government minister – CHF445,000 ($441,000), plus CHF30,000 expensesExternal link. Despite advising voters to turn…

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Swiss to adopt country-by-country corporate reports

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 Parliament will debate early next year the bill that would adopt minimum global standards to stamp out so-called base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Firms like Apple, Starbucks and Amazon have faced an international outcry for using accountancy tricks that artificially lower their tax bills. Multinationals have lowered their tax payments by shifting profits from…

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More wage checks for foreign workforce

This content was published on Nov 23, 2016 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) decided on Wednesday to increase measures to ensure a level playing field between foreign and Swiss workers. The new number of checks is a compromise between the 50,000 demanded by trade unions and a plea from employers to keep the level unchanged. The measure has been in place…

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