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‘I have never seen such hatred or violence’

This content was published on Feb 4, 2014 At least 2,000 people have been killed and one million – a quarter of the population – displaced by fighting since the mostly Muslim Séléka rebel group seized power in March last year in the majority Christian country. The situation has stabilised somewhat since rebel-turned-president Michel Djotodia surrendered power in January amid mounting international condemnation…

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Swiss and Japanese mark diplomatic anniversary

This content was published on Feb 3, 2014 Like Burkhalter, the man who signed that treaty, Aimé Humbert-Droz, also hailed from canton Neuchâtel. According to the foreign ministry, Akihito viewed this symbolic visit as a sign of strengthened bilateral relations. However, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper pointed out on Monday that although Burkhalter’s visit to Japan is on the books as work, he…

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Red Cross suspends work in Sudan

This content was published on Feb 3, 2014 Jean-Christophe Sandoz, head of the ICRC’s delegation in Sudan, said in a statement on Sunday that the group was now in discussions with authorities on how to lift the suspension, which took effect on Saturday. The state news agency SUNA quoted Khartoum’s humanitarian aid commissioner as saying that the request to halt the Red Cross’s…

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Assisted suicide: dignified death, or euthanasia?

This content was published on Feb 1, 2014

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A piece of Europe in Africa

This content was published on Feb 1, 2014 Some manage to get through, often collected by the Red Cross and sent to a provisional accommodation centre for as long as it takes the Spanish authorities to examine their situation. Others will take their chances again. With the #7 bus from the Moroccan border, it takes just five minutes to arrive in the centre…

Next US ambassador to Switzerland nominated

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 The US Senate now has to confirm the presidential nomination, a decision which is expected in spring. LeVine, who describes herself on the professional social networking site, LinkedIn, as a “citizen, volunteer and mom”, previously worked for Microsoft. She studied English and engineering. She was an active campaigner and fundraiser in Obama’s second run for…

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Swiss to request legal aid from Egypt

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 In a statement on Friday, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said that it was seeking assistance in obtaining evidence of possible predicate offences to money laundering – in other words, ones committed in order to lay the ground for subsequent offences. The office has thoroughly analysed the Egypt case and priority has been accorded to establishing…

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Swiss double tax treaties – a one-sided affair?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 Following mounting foreign pressure, the Swiss government relaxed its banking secrecy laws in March 2009, agreeing to adopt Organisation for Co-operation and Development (OECD) standards on administrative assistance in tax matters. Since then, Switzerland has renegotiated double taxation agreements (DTAs) with 42 countries containing the new international standard on exchange of tax information. But very…

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Criminal complaint filed into corruption allegations

This content was published on Jan 30, 2014 After reports in the Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers on Thursday, the economics ministry confirmed that an administrative investigation had been launched after they were informed of the claims a week earlier. A criminal complaint was announced later on Thursday. The newspapers alleged that a departmental head at SECO had developed suspicious business dealings with…

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Roche reports profits, expects growth

This content was published on Jan 30, 2014 Roche’s net profits increased 18% in 2013 to CHF11.4 billion ($12.7 billion), falling short of the CHF11.62 billion average forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll. Driven by strong demand for its cancer and rheumatoid arthritis medicines, Roche’s full-year sales increased 3% to CHF46.78 billion, in line with forecasts. Roche said it planned to raise…

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