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Bird flu cases found on Swiss border

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 Final test results on the tufted ducks are still pending, but the federal office said studies carried out pointed to a H5N8 subtype of the virusExternal link. Wild migrating birds can transmit bird flu to farmed poultry. Containment measures are being coordinated by the Swiss, Austrian and German authorities as the lake borders all three…

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What matters to you?

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 What are the issues at the heart of this campaign driving voters to the polls? We put the question to our network of Swiss living in the US and people living in Swiss-founded towns. Income inequality, creating good paying jobs, and student debt are great concerns of mine. – Conrad Gees, Swiss living in Massachusetts…

On the ground

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 What’s happening across Switzerland on election night? Our journalists will be keeping across events taking place in major cities. Our Geneva correspondent Simon Bradley will be covering a cross-party celebration, taking the pulse of the city’s large expat community. In Bern, the US Embassy is hosting an all-nighter where Ambassador Suzi LeVine will be making…

Elderly share homes with Geneva students

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Equatorial Guinea accuses Swiss media of defamation

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 The Swiss investigation into Obiang’s assets was opened by the Geneva prosecutor in mid-October at the request of French authorities. He is suspected of money laundering offences. Last week, 11 luxury sports cars belonging to Obiang were seized by the Geneva authorities in connection with the investigation. The government of Equatorial Guinea denies the vehicles…

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Senate plans moves to apply immigration curbs

This content was published on Nov 7, 2016 A Senate committee on Monday recommended adopting a proposal forcing companies to give priority to Swiss residents when hiring new staff, notably by inviting them to job interviews. The proposal is slightly tougher than a plan approved by the other parliamentary chamber, the House of Representatives in September. The house only wants companies to report…

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Intel chief: general surveillance of mosques ‘unlawful’

This content was published on Nov 7, 2016 “Mosques, their imams and their supporting organisations are seldom the problem,” Markus Seiler told the Aargauer ZeitungExternal link, explaining that threats came “mostly from the environment people are in”. However, if the FIS were presented with concrete evidence of a potential threat, it could act preventatively, he said. In addition, Seiler warned against viewing recent…

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Swiss against Islam as an official religion

This content was published on Nov 7, 2016 Almost two-thirds of people living in Switzerland do not think Islam should be recognised as an official Swiss religion.

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Muslim association suspends Winterthur mosque

This content was published on Nov 6, 2016 VIOZ president Mahmoud El Guindi said in an interview with the German-language SonntagsZeitung newspaper, “We are shocked that an imam in one of our houses of prayer called for violence.” The imam at the An’Nur mosque in Winterthur, north of Zurich is accused of having called on worshippers to murder other Muslims who refused to…

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Volunteer refugee aid worker honoured

This content was published on Nov 4, 2016 A former IT employee who gave up his job to devote himself to helping refugees in Greece has won this year’s Prix Courage prize, given to those who undertake courageous acts.

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