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Passenger dies after rail accident

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 An elderly passenger who was travelling on the tourist train that was partially derailed by a landslide in the Swiss mountains on August 13 has died of his injuries, according to police.

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Original Geneva Convention

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 The founding document of international humanitarian law was signed - and sealed - on August 22, 1864. View it here.

Who has the best health insurance model?

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 The Swiss health system ranks highly but weaknesses persist. Will a move to introduce a single-payer insurance system help solve these? Comparisons with other nations’ models reveal some interesting differences.

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What do ‘Obamacare’ users think?

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 swissinfo.ch asked its US facebook community what it thinks about the new “Obamacare” health insurance system, with its state-based exchanges and whether the Swiss idea to move away from their current system based on private insurance firms in favour of a single-payer public fund is wise.

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Number of ‘suicide tourists’ goes up

This content was published on Aug 21, 2014 A pilot study in the Journal of Medical Ethics has found that the number of so-called “suicide tourists” coming to Switzerland for assisted suicide services doubled between 2008 and 2012.

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Type 1 diabetes could be reversible

This content was published on Aug 20, 2014 Geneva researchers have discovered that before puberty, the pancreas is capable of self-healing though a previously unknown mechanism.

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Another French footballer on tax evasion radar

This content was published on Aug 19, 2014 Switzerland is cooperating with French tax authorities over an investigation of alleged tax fraud involving former French footballer Marcel Desailly. The notice of Swiss cooperation was published on Tuesday in the Federal Gazette.

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Cities urge politicians to tackle ageing-related issues

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014 The association representing Swiss cities has called for politicians to better tackle the challenges related to ageing.

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Cowboys and crossover artists put the ‘yo’ in yodel

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014 The yodel: is it a herders‘ call, a melancholy mountain lament or a high art form? Depends on who you ask, what continent you’re on and what century you lived in, say yodellers and enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic.

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The New Glarus Jodlerklub

This content was published on Aug 18, 2014

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