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Calls to waive veto in cases of atrocities

This content was published on Oct 2, 2015 Two initiatives urging countries on the United Nations Security Council to renounce voluntarily their veto in certain cases are unlikely to be accepted by the council's Permanent Members.

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Ticino as a test case for a burka ban

This content was published on Oct 1, 2015 A people’s initiative has been handed in for a Switzerland-wide ban on the wearing of veils or any kind of clothing that hides the face. The committee that launched the initiative – mostly rightwing politicians and activists – says Switzerland is threatened by “Islamisation” and that people who hide their faces pose a security risk.…

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How well do you know Swiss politics?

This content was published on Sep 29, 2015 Which Swiss political party do you think you identify with the most? And how well do you think you know their position on the big election issues?

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Syrian refugees: calling Switzerland home

This content was published on Sep 29, 2015 More than 100 refugees from Syria have started new lives in Switzerland as part of a UN programme to resettle vulnerable Syrians fleeing conflict in their homeland.

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Sommaruga calls for joint action on migrants at UN

This content was published on Sep 29, 2015 “We can only face the important flow of migrants jointly,” she said. “If each of us only looks after its own interests, we all lose out in the end: The migrants lose out and the solidarity between states falls by the wayside.” Pointing to the significant Syrian refugee burden shouldered by neigbouring countries like Turkey,…

The Swiss ambassador to Havana Emil Stadelhofer with the Cuban leader Fidel Castro

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The Swiss who helped to prevent World War III

This content was published on Sep 28, 2015 From 1961, the Swiss Embassy in Havana represented the interests of the US in Cuba, while the Swiss Embassy in Washington did the same for Cuban interests in the US from 1991. The Swiss ambassador to Havana, Emil Stadelhofer, played a role in everything from the Cuban missile crisis, a conflict that nearly started World…

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FIFA investigation, illegal Viagra and unusual refugee centres

This content was published on Sep 27, 2015 Here are the top stories we're following the week of September 28, 2015.

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Reliable Swiss help the mountain folk of Pamir

This content was published on Sep 25, 2015 This dynamic former Soviet state in central Asia has a rich history. In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the state became independent and civil war broke out at around the same time. This lasted for seven years and claimed more than 60,000 lives. The Swiss began working there in 1993, at first…

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Signatures against the high-price island

This content was published on Sep 25, 2015

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‘A liveable present for an intelligent future’

This content was published on Sep 25, 2015 Join architect Mario Botta, immunologist Antonio Lanzavecchia and other experts to discuss how to find innovative solutions to today’s big problems.

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