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Protecting the Pope…and Obama

This content was published on Mar 28, 2014 The US leader was in Rome as part of a European trip that took him also to the Netherlands and Belgium. The Swiss Guard has been protecting the pontiff for over 500 years. It is most recognisable for its Renaissance-style garb in the colours of the Medici family. Visitors to the Vatican can see the…

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‘Breasts are easy to get through metal detectors’

This content was published on Mar 27, 2014 We meet her in Rapperswil, a town on the shores of Lake Zurich, where she lives in a refugee shelter. The good weather has arrived at last: the sun is shining brightly and swans glide over the lake’s smooth waters. Hutsol is an eloquent speaker with a clear analytical mind. swissinfo.ch: How did Femen begin…

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Cybercrime hits record high

This content was published on Mar 27, 2014 Some 9,200 cases of attempts to steal or extort money via the internet were reported to CYCO in 2013, 1,000 more than in 2012, according to the organisation’s annual report. Instances of phishing – when cybercriminals try to get access to passwords and e-banking data through falsified websites or emails – increased the most, while…

Swiss try middle road on Russia sanctions

This content was published on Mar 26, 2014 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter seemed to be at pains to explain the implications of Wednesday’s cabinet decision. “Switzerland is independent from the EU. But we want to ensure that Switzerland cannot be used to evade sanctions,” he told a news conference in Bern. Burkhalter, who chairs the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)…

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Cabinet applauds change, NGOs demand action

This content was published on Mar 26, 2014 The cabinet issued a statement on Wednesday, reviewing progress on implementing 17 recommendations published in March 2013 aimed at tightening rules for commodity traders. “The interim results show that the relevant departments have been expeditious in implementing the recommendations,” it said, adding that dialogue with the commodities industry and NGOs had been strengthened. However, the…

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Mark Branson to lead financial watchdog

This content was published on Mar 26, 2014 The government confirmed the appointment on Wednesday. Branson, who joined the board of FINMA in 2010 and later became deputy CEO, was previously a senior executive at Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS. In 2009 he testified in front of the United States Senate on behalf of the bank and apologised for the part it had played…

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Is Europe ready for Russia choking supplies?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2014 With tensions heating up over Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the most likely energy disruption could come from Russia starving Ukraine of gas over unpaid bills, energy specialist Giacomo Luciani told swissinfo.ch. “Russia has effectively increased the price of its gas to Ukraine by cancelling previously agreed discounts,” the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development…

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Swiss initiative targets food speculation

This content was published on Mar 24, 2014 The Young Socialists Party on Monday handed in about 117,000 signatures for their initiative ‘No speculation with foodstuffs”, collected since September 2012. The campaigners say they want to combat ‘man-made’ famine around the world and put an end to increasing financial speculation on commodity markets. They have blamed Swiss banks and Swiss-based multinationals for their…

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Social Democrats oppose sanctions against Russia

This content was published on Mar 23, 2014 Switzerland should not forego sanctions in considerations of economic interests – Switzerland plays an important role in Russia’s gas trade – but the relinquishment is a “contribution towards peace and stability within the OSCE”, Christian Levrat, president of the centre-left Social Democratic Party told Sunday newspaper NZZ am Sonntag in an interview. Switzerland has so…

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Swiss expats wary of quota vote backlash

This content was published on Mar 22, 2014 The assembly, meeting in the capital Bern on Saturday, expressed its concern about possible consequences for young Swiss wishing to take part in joint projects with the 28-nation bloc and for Switzerland’s competitive edge. It voted overwhelmingly to support an open letter by an umbrella organisation of the Swiss youth organisations urging the government to…

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