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No picture-taking stunt in alpine village ends

This content was published on May 31, 2017 A publicity stunt claiming anyone taking photos in the tourist resort of Bergün would be fined has ended after only two days.

Two asylum seekers from Afghanistan hike in Swiss forest.

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A hike across Switzerland to promote integration

This content was published on May 30, 2017 Hamid and Mohammed from Afghanistan have been described as Switzerland's most famous asylum seekers because they are hiking across the country.

A uniformed officer of the Zurich cantonal police stands in front of a police vehicle.

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Swiss police arrest five in money laundering operation

This content was published on May 30, 2017 Police have arrested five people in Switzerland and abroad for involvement in an international money-laundering ring involving cocaine sales.

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Fresh flower clock blossoms in Geneva

This content was published on May 30, 2017 A famous Swiss clock that combines floral splendour with precision time-telling has been given a facelift in Geneva.

Thumbs up : the classic symbol for a Facebook like

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Man convicted over Facebook ‘likes’ in defamation case

This content was published on May 30, 2017 On Monday, a Zurich district courtExternal link found the 45-year-old defendant guilty of defamation. The Zurich man had accused Erwin Kessler, the president of the animal protection organisation “Verein gegen TierfabrikenExternal link” and his association online of racism and anti-Semitism. The defendant had also liked six Facebook posts from other people that contained the inflammatory…

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Questions raised over Swiss-funded migrant ‘ferry service’

This content was published on May 29, 2017 In 2016, Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOASExternal link) – that rescues migrants making the journey from Libya to Italy by boat – had received a Swiss government grant worth CHF250,000 ($256,233). The activities of MOAS, along with other NGOs like Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children, have drawn the attention of three Italian…

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The Naked Swiss: A Nation Behind 10 Myths

This content was published on May 29, 2017 Switzerland is often too perfect to be true, as Clare O'Dea observes in this entertaining book on how the country ticks.

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Was your grandma Swiss? You have six months left to claim Swiss citizenship

This content was published on May 29, 2017 From January 1, 2018, it will no longer be enough to have a Swiss grandmother or great-grandmother to qualify for a Swiss passport.

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Swiss takes delivery of first Bombardier CS300 aircraft

This content was published on May 28, 2017 The brand-new plane touched down at the Zurich airport at 7:35pm on Saturday evening after leaving the Montréal-Mirabel airport in Quebec, Canada, the same day. The maiden commercial flight will be from Geneva to London Heathrow and is scheduled for June 1. Swiss has ordered a total of 30 such planes. “With its 20 additional seats, this…

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