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Abbas ends European tour in Bern

This content was published on Nov 15, 2012 “We have a very grave situation in Gaza, we have situation deteriorating on the hour every hour and President Abbas now is in touch with His Excellency President Mursi of Egypt, Dr. Nabil Elaraby of the Arab League, Ban Ki-moon … and others in Europe and the United States, hoping to begin a process of…

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Swiss criticise UN sanctions regime

This content was published on Nov 15, 2012 Switzerland welcomed the Security Council’s resolution from June 2011, which introduced measures to improve the sanctions regime such as the creation of an ombudsman. Paul Seger, Switzerland’s ambassador to the UN, said these measures had led to an improvement in the respect for human rights and the rule of law. He added, however, that the…

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Health care in Syria is “beyond catastrophic”

This content was published on Nov 13, 2012 At a time when many doctors have fled or gone into hiding for fear of their lives, the Union of Syrian Medical Relief Organisations is still trying to keep secret hospitals running on the ground, according to member Tawfik Chamaa, a Syrian exile for the past 30 years who practises medicine in Geneva. The Swiss…

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Farmers’ protest forces nationwide ballot

This content was published on Nov 12, 2012 Many of the campaigners are cattle breeders who experienced trouble with livestock after an instance of forced vaccination four years ago. How did the activists succeed – without support from any party or large organisation – in gathering 51,000 signatures in 100 days on an issue that does not affect many people directly, while large parties…

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French spy on tax dodgers in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 11, 2012 According to a report by the Le Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung newspapers on Sunday, French tax investigators regularly travel to Switzerland pretending they are on holiday to carry out secret investigations into French citizens suspected of hiding funds. Federal prosecutor Michael Lauber told the papers he was aware of these illegal missions, which he described…

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Army chief warns of Sahel terror threats

This content was published on Nov 11, 2012 “Worrying signals are coming out of the African Sahel region,” the Lieutenant General told the Sonntag newspaper. “Terror groups from Pakistan and Afghanistan are allegedly moving towards North Africa.” Terror groups could take advantage of waves of migrants coming to Europe, he added. In the newspaper interview the Swiss army chief highlighted concerns over missing…

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Holding the line on Latin

This content was published on Nov 10, 2012 There has been heated argument in Switzerland lately about the position of Latin in the educational system. As in other European countries, it was traditionally a part of at least the academic stream of secondary education. Now it seems to be on the wane. Yet there was an uproar in Geneva last year over a…

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Match-fixing trial kicks off

This content was published on Nov 8, 2012 Two former goalkeepers for FC Gossau, a second-division side from canton St Gallen, appeared before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona on Thursday. The men are accused of being complicit in professional fraud for their involvement in an international match-fixing and illegal betting ring. In November 2009, news broke that investigators working for the public…

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Swiss media guardedly optimistic after Obama win

This content was published on Nov 8, 2012 The Basler Zeitung had one of the harshest views of Obama’s close re-election, declaring his win “no good news for America, nor for the West in general” on the grounds that Obama will continue to polarise his country. “Nobody polarises more than this [first] black president, who was specifically elected to end polarisation.” The Neue…

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