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Swiss suspend Crimean development project

This content was published on Mar 30, 2014 The foreign ministry told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper that the situation in Crimea made it impossible to pursue these projects for the time being. The Swiss cooperation office and the embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev are watching developments and trying to find out what can still be done. Other activities in Ukraine are…

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Putin critic receives Swiss resident permit

This content was published on Mar 30, 2014 The permit was granted last Thursday migration office spokeswoman Léa Wertheimer told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. “It is a permit for one year,” she added. According to Wertheimer, Khodorkovsky’s application was thoroughly checked before being approved. “It fulfilled all the legal criteria and there were no political circumstances that would justify denying the request,”…

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Getting in – and out – of North Korea

This content was published on Mar 29, 2014

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A night at Geneva’s ‘Court of Miracles’

This content was published on Mar 29, 2014 Photographer Didier Ruef went to meet the people who live out of sight of the rest of local population. The men and women who sleep at the shelter come from near and far – locals from Geneva, other Swiss citizens and foreigners. What they almost all have in common is that they have suffered serious…

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Russia says Swiss steps ‘counterproductive’

This content was published on Mar 28, 2014 The Swiss reaction – which includes travel restrictions on a number of Russian government officials – was “unjustified and counterproductive”, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted the foreign ministry as describing the Swiss government’s stance towards events in Ukraine as “out of touch with reality”…

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Skiing in a state of control

This content was published on Mar 28, 2014 A visit to the country’s newest – and only – luxury ski resort brings adversaries together for a few days of relative normalcy and fun.

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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