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This content was published on Jul 13, 2017

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First hemp cigarettes to sell in Swiss supermarkets

This content was published on Jul 12, 2017 From the middle of this month, the newspaper 20 Minutes reports, hemp cigarettes produced by trendy Swiss-based tobacco manufacturer HeimatExternal link will be available in Coop supermarkets country-wide. Each pack, which Heimat describe as “the world’s first CBD hemp cigarette,” will contain four grams of natural hemp mixed in with their natural Swiss tobacco, and…

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When the train conductor still whistled

This content was published on Jul 12, 2017 Teeming crowds in light-filled halls, a lonely attendant’s hut in a field – a look into the distant past of Swiss railway travel.

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Former police chief’s murder appeal partially upheld

This content was published on Jul 12, 2017 Erwin Sperisen, the former head of Guatemala’s national police, will be retried in Switzerland for his involvement in the killing of ten prisoners.

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How Swiss kids manage their pocket money

This content was published on Jul 12, 2017 A report by the Credit Suisse bank says that pocket money is an important aspect of financial education and that most children are allowed to spend it however they choose. “Parents see this area very much as their own responsibility,” the report says. “Only a relatively small number of parents teach saving for saving’s sake…

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Deportation procedures get mixed report

This content was published on Jul 12, 2017 An advisory commission has criticised that security forces accompanying deportation flights cover up their own faces.

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Is it time for paternity leave in Switzerland?

This content was published on Jul 11, 2017 Switzerland is the last country in Europe not to have parental or paternity leave. Is it about time?

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Police investigate source of Hamburg violence

This content was published on Jul 11, 2017 Swiss authorities are examining whether to bring criminal charges related to the violence at the G20 in Germany.

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Stepchild adoption will be possible from 2018

This content was published on Jul 10, 2017 Any inequality will thus be removed and the relationship between child and stepparent will be legally protected, the justice ministry said in a statement on Monday.  A couple will be able to fully integrate the stepchild into the family and make provisions should the biological parent die, it added.  However, the adoption of children where…