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What elderly Swiss lesbians can teach China

This content was published on Jun 26, 2016 Qiao Mu (not her real name) has translated “After that night I was spellbound” by Swiss author and historian Corinne Rufli. She is thrilled by the stories of the elderly Swiss protagonists. “Despite concrete differences, the social situation of Chinese women today is to a certain degree comparable with that of Swiss women in the…

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After amazing goal, Swiss fans leave disappointed

This content was published on Jun 25, 2016 On Saturday afternoon, several Swiss cities, restaurants and bars hosted public viewings for fans to gather and watch the match against Poland on a big screen – a way of enjoying the big crowd atmosphere without the expense of a trip abroad. Both teams scored a single goal, but Poland edged out Switzerland during the…

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Episode 4: Childhood in Basel

This content was published on Jun 25, 2016 Follow Lawrence’s blog on archaeology hereExternal link. (Lawrence Desmond for swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss approve extradition of Naser Orić to Bosnia

This content was published on Jun 25, 2016 Orić was placed in detention in Switzerland pending extradition, based on an international arrest warrant from Serbia. He contested his arrest, meaning that the Serbian authorities had to place a formal request for his extradition, which was received by Switzerland on June 22. In the meantime, Bosnia and Herzegovina also requested that Orić be extradited.…

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Swiss are happy with their health – more or less

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 A survey released on Thursday by the research and polling institute GfS Bern found that 81% of Swiss respondents had either a “very positive” or a “rather positive” impression of the healthcare system, roughly the same as the previous year. Political scientist Claude Longchamp, who retired from his position as the director of GfS Bern…

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Brexit and the Swiss connection – a guide

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Switzerland isn’t a member of the European Union. Why does it care about Brexit?

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Footballers without borders

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 That’s the theory, anyway. But fencing off can be a lot simpler. As the European football championships in France demonstrate so marvellously. It only starts getting tricky when two brothers face each other on the pitch. Xhaka versus Xhaka. That was the marketing for the game between Switzerland and Albania, the Swiss side’s first match…

Xamax bankruptcy leaves CHF20 million hole

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The former owner, Bulat Chagaev, is to face trial in Neuchâtel in August for mismanagement and attempted fraud. Four years after being declared bankrupt, kicked out of the Swiss first division and stripped of their football licence, FC Neuchâtel XamaxExternal link has made it back in the news for events both on and off the…

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Life prisoners get “raw deal” in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 22, 2016 A government commissioned report, seen by Swiss public television SRF, states that prison lifers should have separate facilities, receive better visiting rights, have more time out of doors than normal inmates and have access to communication tools such as Skype. Such detainees may already have served their sentence but have been deemed still so dangerous…

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Government to strengthen anti-terrorism measures

This content was published on Jun 22, 2016 According the cabinet, there are currently no laws in place to prevent the departure of a Swiss resident seeking to join a foreign terror group like the Islamic State. “It [the new regulations] will oblige the persons concerned to report regularly to the police station,” said the government statement released on Wednesday. “If this measure…

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