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Episode 11: That’s all folks

This content was published on Oct 29, 2016 Now back in Palo Alto, Lawrence recalls his time in Basel - his mother's hometown, and Swiss encounters in California.

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Universities fail to fulfil female quotas

This content was published on Oct 28, 2016 The stated goal of having 25% women professors in Swiss universities by the end of the year will not be possible.

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Could quitting the ICC spell more violence in Africa?

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 African countries' withdrawals from the International Criminal Court are bad news and could spur a domino effect.

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Alcohol ban eased for volunteer firefighters

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 Switzerland’s firefighting service operates under a militia system with volunteers manning the pumps in each community. On duty or standby personnel are rotated, but there is sometimes the need to boost numbers in the event of major events. The current law prohibits firefighters answering the call to duty if their blood alcohol level exceeds 0.1%.…

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Cabinet waits to present own plans on immigration

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 “It is undemocratic to try and annul the result of such a recent vote,” said Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga. She added that the cabinet was waiting for parliament to decide on the implementation of immigration quotas approved by voters in February 2014. She said no details on a counter-proposal had been fixed, but the government…

Culture

Archaeologists in Switzerland prepare for post-war Syria

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 What goes through an archaeologist’s mind when they see historic sites being blown up or demolished?

Demographics

Gender inequality gets worse in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 The annual index, first published in 2006 (when Switzerland came 26th), was led by Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, as in previous years. These were followed by Rwanda, Ireland, the Philippines, Slovenia, New Zealand and Nicaragua. Yemen again propped up the ranking. The Global Gender Gap Index aims to measure the relative differences between women…

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Brussels fears Swiss plan could discriminate EU citizens

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016 That was the message from Mario Gattiker, head of the State Secretariat for Migration, who attended a special meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, called by Brussels to learn more about how Switzerland planned to implement an initiative which called for limits to EU immigration. Gattiker emphasised that he was not in Brussels to negotiate –…

History

The Swiss yogi who never returned home

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016 Hans Hablützel renounced worldly ambitions to embark on a spiritual journey from Switzerland to India, never to return.

Culture

Sensational Roman find exhibited

This content was published on Oct 25, 2016

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