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The nuts and bolts of integration

This content was published on Jun 20, 2017 Ropes, lightbulbs and a power drill are the small tools that could catapult migrants into the Swiss workforce.

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Understanding Ramadan

This content was published on Jun 19, 2017 During Ramadan, Muslims around the world and in Switzerland have to follow certain rules. This is what they do and why.

Healthcare costs, watch repairs and a new kind of peacebuilding

This content was published on Jun 18, 2017 Here are some of the stories we will feature in the week beginning June 19.

Alexandra Dufresne making a phone call in Switzerland, surrounded by trees and flowers.

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Juggling motherhood, German lessons and political activism

This content was published on Jun 18, 2017 A year after moving to Switzerland, American lawyer Alexandra Dufresne is part of a group taking action to protect American and Swiss values.

Besucher betrachten Kunstwerke an der Art Basel, 2017

Culture

Prestigious art show with political edge

This content was published on Jun 17, 2017 The prestigious event is primarily a highlight for wealthy collectors of contemporary art and the world’s leading galleries, but it also attracts a broad public who come to admire the latest paintings, sculptures and installations. This year’s show has a distinctly political edge and showcases works of art by Barbara Kruger, an American conceptual artist best known for…

Newspaper rack with vacancies, in the foreground, is seen in focus,while a counselor of the regional employment agency

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Cabinet sets details for hiring preference rules

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 The government on Friday announced the local preference mechanism would apply if unemployment in a sector of the economy reaches 5% nationwide. The system was agreed by parliament last December and stops short of outright immigration quotas demanded by voters in 2014. The ballot box decision prompted a temporary crisis in relations with the EU.…

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Hiking asylum seekers finish trek across Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan have finished off their much-publicised “integration hike” around Switzerland, having covered more than 1000 km.

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Same-sex marriage delayed in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 The Swiss parliament has extended by two years its deadline for deciding on allowing gay marriage.

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First Swiss conviction in football corruption case

This content was published on Jun 16, 2017 A former Swiss bank employee has been convicted in the first sentence in a Swiss criminal probe into FIFA.

Education

Homeschooling

This content was published on Jun 15, 2017 Close to 1,000 children are taught at home instead of going to regular school. Why? Find out here.

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