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Neuchâtel retiree admits to large public fraud

This content was published on Feb 16, 2017 A retired worker bilked Neuchâtel’s cantonal tax office of CHF4 million ($4 million) over 16 years, authorities say.

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What is being done about forced marriages?

This content was published on Feb 16, 2017 When Jasmin D, a young woman of Tamil origin faced a forced marriage, she found support from the Bern city authorities.

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Six things to know about Switzerland’s middle class

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 Nearly two-thirds of Swiss society is defined as middle class, but what does the term really mean today?

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Public to get first view of controversial Gurlitt art collection

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 Cornelius Gurlitt, son of one of Hitler’s art dealers, bequeathed the collection of more than 1,500 paintings, woodcuts and posters to the Bern Museum of Fine Arts when he died in 2014. The bequest was finally approved in December after a legal battle in Germany. The artworks will go on display in Bern and at…

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FIFA under scrutiny from anti-corruption body

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 Anne Brasseur, former president of the parliamentary assembly of the Council, told Swiss public television SRF that her working group would examine if FIFA adhered to the good governance rules. She is likely to meet top officials of FIFA within the next several months. Brasseur criticised the slow reform process, saying the new FIFA management…

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Shops for the poor, a 25-year ‘scandal’

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 How did a charitable one-stop-shop become indispensable for thousands of poor people in rich Switzerland?

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Acquittal for suspected match-fixing accomplice

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 The Swiss Attorney General’s Office had demanded that the 30-year-old defendant – a Bosnian man residing in canton Bern – receive a suspended sentence and be fined. But on Tuesday the Ticino-based court sided with the defence, which pleaded for his complete acquittal. The defendant was charged with helping two accomplices in Germany between 2008…

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Yet more arrests in Ticino residence permit scandal

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 Two men, aged 32 and 42, of Kosovan origin, were arrested in the canton on Wednesday. The owner and director of a construction company are accused of people trafficking and forging documents. This follows the arrest on Tuesday of a 28-year-old female employee at Ticino’s migration office and a 24-year-old cantonal official on suspicion of…

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Swiss Catholic Church commission to examine abuse victims’ cases

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 The commission is ready to receive compensation requests from victims of paedophile priests, Joseph Bonnemain, from the Conference of Swiss Bishops, told the Swiss News Agency on Tuesday. The formal creation of the six-person commissionExternal link in January follows the establishment of a CHF500,000 ($498,000) compensation fund for victims of abuse by members of the…

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How the Swiss mark Valentine’s Day

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 What you receive on Valentine's Day could depend on where you live in Switzerland. A survey broke it down by language divide.

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