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The global marriage patchwork

This content was published on May 7, 2013 We are Swiss and American living near Pittsburgh, PA. I met my husband in Davos, Switzerland, during a ski vacation 36 years ago. Being able to experience people and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic is the best part. Having to adjust to everyday life in the adopted country was challenging at first. –…

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Security Council called to account

This content was published on May 6, 2013 The council, responsible for international peace and security under the UN charter, should improve its working methods, according to the new group of states, which was officially launched last week. The vast majority of states are not represented on the 15-member council, which includes five nations with permanent status and veto power – the United…

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UN says rebels may have used nerve gas

This content was published on May 6, 2013 UN human rights investigators, who interviewed victims and doctors, have indications that it was the rebel forces – and not president Bashar al-Assad’s government – which used the poison gas, Del Ponte said on Sunday. “Our investigators have been in neighbouring countries interviewing victims, doctors and field hospitals and, according to their report of last…

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Glencore head considers taking company abroad

This content was published on May 5, 2013 The initiative, proposed by the youth section of the centre-left Social Democrats, stipulates that the salary of a company’s highest paid employee cannot be more than 12 times that of its lowest paid employee. The initiative is seen as a reaction to widening social inequality, as well as the recent banking scandals and the general feeling that many…

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Voters raise their hands in Glarus

This content was published on May 5, 2013 The “Landesgemeinde” is the highest legislative body in Glarus, combining the features of a popular vote and a parliament. Voters have the right to support, change, reject, postpone or send back proposals. They vote on issues by raising their hands. The assembly began with a solemn procession of authorities and guests of honour, including Economics…

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Results of the first SBC survey

This content was published on May 3, 2013 For this survey, 1,202 people were questioned over the phone between April 22 and 27. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.9 per cent. .

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People’s choice not on the cards in June vote

This content was published on May 3, 2013 If the ballot for the cabinet election had been held in late April, only a quarter of voters would have approved the initiative. Perhaps more surprisingly, just 26 per cent of supporters of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, the main backer of the proposed change, are definitely in favour. Voters from other parties have also…

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Foreign minister reckons Middle East talks possible

This content was published on May 3, 2013 Speaking in Jerusalem on Friday, Burkhalter said the reactivation of the peace process was of ‘strategic interest’ for Switzerland. “Swiss foreign policy aims to ensure that peace is established in regions close to Europe,” he added, pointing out that the Middle East is suffering from instability, notably because of the civil war in Syria and…

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Strasbourg puts experience in perspective

This content was published on May 3, 2013 It’s not easy finding your way around the Council of Europe’s gleaming steel and glass home on the outskirts of Strasbourg. For Beat Hirs, mayor of Rorschacherberg in canton St Gallen, it isn’t a problem though. He pulls out his electronic badge, opens a door, moves past dozens of offices along a lengthy corridor and…

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European watchdog is Swiss ʻto the coreʼ

This content was published on May 3, 2013 Thürer, who teaches international law, European law and constitutional law at the University of Zurich, has been a member of the council’s Commission against Racism and Intolerance for the past ten years. Unlike the European Union, the council does not usually pass binding resolutions but only gives recommendations. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance…

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