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Swiss divided on fishing among foreigners for new citizens

A person walks past a poster depicting a woman in a Burka, with the message No to uncontrolled naturalisation

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 Nowhere have hackles been raised to a greater extent than in Zurich where the centre left mayor and justice minister are openly fishing for new Swiss citizen recruits. Letters have been sent out to 40,000 expatriates living in the city, warning them it will become tougher to get a red passport from the start of…

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‘Liking’ a Facebook post is tricky legal territory

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 A ruling this week that 'liking' a Facebook post can be considered defamation wades into new and somewhat murky legal waters.

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St Bernard puppies found new homes

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 In March, the Barry Foundation celebrated the arrival of two St Bernard litters. The dogs were traditionally used to rescue people from avalanches.

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What is stealthing?

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 Do you know what stealthing is? A Swiss court case over it has attracted attention beyond Swiss borders.

More Swiss children need care after abuse

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 The number of children entering paediatric care clinics in Switzerland due to mistreatment rose in 2016, according to figures released today.

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Under suspicion

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 Tama meets her friend Mondher, who is Swiss with Tunisian roots. He tells how not looking Swiss has got him into trouble.

The stories you won’t want to have missed in May

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 What were the stories that captured the attention of our readers the most this past month?

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Overseas aid

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 This is where the Swiss Humanitarian Aid UnitExternal link with its large body of experts comes into play. Short-term emergency relief precedes longer-term infrastructure projects that are often run by the Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationExternal link (SDC), also a part of the foreign ministry. The SDC focuses its financial and technical aid on…

Swiss Solidarity distributes CHF45.5 million

This content was published on Jun 1, 2017 The Swiss public dipped into their pockets to help ease the plight of refugees and in response a range of catastrophes, including earthquakes or storms in Nepal, the Philippines and Haiti. Most of the funds (CHF42.1 million) went abroad, also to support victims of droughts in east Africa. Of the CHF3.3 million that went to…

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Switzerland remains competitive despite issues

This content was published on May 31, 2017 For the second year in a row, Switzerland was only outclassed by Hong Kong in the 2017 IMD World Competitiveness YearbookExternal link, released on Wednesday. The ranking of 63 nations is compiled by comparing relative strengths in 261 areas – from the economy to political stability, health, education and the environment. Switzerland gained strong marks…

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