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Blatter back in Swiss court

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016 “My name wouldn’t be Sepp Blatter if I didn’t have faith, if I wasn’t optimistic,” the 80-year-old told reporters as he arrived for the hearing. “I will accept the verdict because, in football, we learn to win, this is easy, but we also learn to lose, but this is not good, I wouldn’t want to…

New Geneva buildings on the horizon

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016 International organisations in Geneva are set to get a raft of new buildings in the next few years

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International Geneva’s metamorphosis gathers pace

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016 The international district in Geneva is undergoing huge changes as part of the long-term “Jardin des Nations” cantonal development project. In all, over CHF2 billion ($2 billion) is being invested in new buildings and major renovations, as well as local transport. A considerable chunk of the finance consists of federal and cantonal loans. Here are…

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International Geneva on a bike

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016

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Swiss offer aid to Italy as death toll rises

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016 The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at 3:36am on Wednesday and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, where sleeping residents woke to a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The quake shook the Lazio region and Umbria and Le Marche on the Adriatic coast. Residents emerged from their crumbled homes to find…

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Swiss offer condolences and aid to Italy

This content was published on Aug 25, 2016 Johann Schneider-Ammann, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, sent a letter of sympathy to his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter was in contact with his counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni, the foreign ministry said. It added that, as far as it knew, there were no Swiss casualties. The magnitude 6 earthquake struck…

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Swiss wolves and swans could face decimation

This content was published on Aug 24, 2016 The cabinet announced on Wednesday its proposed reforms to the hunting law. These will now be discussed by various groups and both chambers of parliament. Problems have arisen in Switzerland since large carnivores started regaining territory. In particular, livestock owners in mountain areas have had a strained relationship with wolves, which attack and kill sheep…

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Why alternative therapies are covered by health insurance

This content was published on Aug 24, 2016 ‘Absurd.’ ‘Unacceptable.’ ‘Startling.’ ‘Squandering taxpayers’ money…’ These were some of the comments on Facebook when swissinfo.ch published the news at the end of March that the government would recognise alternative treatments. But authoritative Swiss medical organisations don’t agree. At the end of a consultation process involving political parties and experts, the Swiss Society of General…

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European child abuse network dismantled

This content was published on Aug 23, 2016 Operation “Daylight” began after EuropolExternal link received information from Switzerland about a vast distribution network of images showing sexual abuse of children, according to Europol. Swiss police monitored images from a reference database on peer-to-peer networks to ascertain who was accessing the material. It then sent the results of this operation to 26 European countries.…

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First Swiss indictment for worldwide ‘phishing’

This content was published on Aug 23, 2016 The Federal Prosecutor’s office confirmed on Tuesday that it had charged three suspected members of a gang specialising in the fraudulent misuse of credit card data for commercial gain. This is the first time in Switzerland that an indictment has been filed in a global phishing case. The three defendants are accused of unlawfully obtaining…

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