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Swiss cryptography firm helped NSA during Cold War

This content was published on Jul 30, 2015 The documents dating back to the Cold War were declassified in April and show that Crypto Ag helped the Americans and British by sharing information on code-breaking machines it sold to other countries. Swedish engineer Boris Hagelin, the founder of Crypto AG, which relocated to Switzerland from Sweden in 1952, was viewed by the NSA…

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Decoding millennial voters, on two continents

This content was published on Jul 30, 2015 My fellow “millennials” and I are being analysed, targeted and courted for our votes. But what issues will get our generation to the polls?

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Switzerland gets positive trafficking report card

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015 Switzerland has been ranked favourably in the US state department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report, but more could be done to protect victims.

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Finding a job in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 28, 2015

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Bishop slams calls to shut refugees out

This content was published on Jul 26, 2015 Bishop Felix Gmür said such a move was “completely mistaken” in an interview in the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper. “Nothing would be gained – not even for Switzerland,” he is quoted as saying. Over the past few weeks, notably politicians, notably from the right, have demanded the government stops refugees from crossing the border between…

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Small parties of protest and principle

This content was published on Jul 25, 2015 Beside the seven bigger parties they complemented the political spectrum in the 200-seat House of Representatives over the past four years. But they were not represented in the Senate. Lega dei Ticinesi Curbs on immigration, and defence of Swiss sovereignty: these are the important issues in the next legislative term for the Lega dei Ticinesi…

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Defence policy marks Guisan memorial event

This content was published on Jul 25, 2015 In a speech to commemorate a historic address on the Rütli meadow by Switzerland’s army commander 75 years ago, Maurer praised General Henri Guisan as a key figure to prepare the militia army and the population for his defence strategy during the Second World War. In a similar vein, the head of the association of…

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Swiss to continue human rights talks with Iran

This content was published on Jul 24, 2015 Yves Rossier, state secretary of the foreign ministry, held four days of talks until Thursday that his office said covered a number of political issues and had resulted in “the next steps in their established dialogues on human rights and justice”. No further details were available. Switzerland and Iran hold regular talks, and the latest…

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Non-Swiss permanent residents close to two million

This content was published on Jul 23, 2015 Switzerland experienced a net gain of more than 38,000 foreigners who became permanent residents in the first half of the year, a trend that helps explains how nearly a quarter of the population has a foreign passport.

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