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University overseer: EU ties key to Swiss innovation

This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 Michael Hengartner, the rector of the University of Zurich who is also the head of the umbrella organisation swissuniversities, told the Schweiz am Sonntag newspaper that the number of Swiss researchers involved in the Horizon 2020 European research programme had dropped by half since Switzerland’s voters chose to place quotas on EU immigrants in 2014.…

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Blocher attacked following EU debate

This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 The attack occurred following a podium discussion hosted by Blocher and Social Democratic Parliamentarian Corrado Pardini entitled “Switzerland-EU: which way forward?” At the end of the event, an elderly man approached Blocher and attacked him. Security officers were able to subdue the attacker before the police arrested him a short time later. According to the…

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Second terror plotter appeals case to Supreme Court

This content was published on Sep 17, 2016 The individual and two others were found guilty in March of planning an attack on Swiss soil and of having sought to establish an Islamic State terror cell. They were Switzerland’s first convictions on charges of involvement with Islamic State (IS) activities. Last week, one of the three men convicted was set free after having…

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Kuwaiti sheikh and Geneva lawyers indicted for forgery

This content was published on Sep 17, 2016 Three Geneva lawyers and a Kuwaiti sheikh have been indicted by Geneva justice authorities for forging an arbitration.

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Episode 10: Kids Swiss camp

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The ‘travellers’ at home across Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 This series of pictures shows daily life in the Jenish community over the years. But who are these 'travellers', as they're often called?

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Jenish and Sinti fully recognised as minorities

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 “You – Jenish and Sintis – are recognised as national minorities,” said Berset on Thursday at the opening of the Feckerchilbi, a four-day traditional celebration in Bern that dates back to the 18th century. “Switzerland is not a people with minorities but a people of minorities.” Since 1998, Jenish and Sintis have been protected by…

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A journey through the ages to little-known Swiss treasures

This content was published on Sep 16, 2016 The 1,000th edition of the art guide “Schweizerische Kunstführer” is out – time for a virtual trip through the archives.

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Lights, camera, moo!

This content was published on Sep 15, 2016 There are hundreds of thousands of cows in Switzerland, but there are only two cow photographers. One of them is Konrad Lustenberger in canton Schwyz. Every year he produces around 300 cow portraits. He’s hired by farmers who need quality images for advertising. Lustenberger himself is a trained farmer who now works in the cattle…

Jaussi was threatened before attack

This content was published on Sep 14, 2016 S3 works on technologies to bring small satellites into orbit and conducts space research. Pascal Jaussi, the 40-year-old head of S3, announced in a press release on Thursday that he and his company had been the victims of “threats, sabotage and menacing phone calls” in the weeks leading up to the day when he was abducted,…

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