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Life as a slave in wealthy Switzerland

This content was published on May 2, 2016 “On January 26, 2011, Lina Zingg was freed from bondage. For 53 years, she had served one sole mistress. As a maid in a private household. With no days off, no holidays, no wages. She was abused and mistreated. Her martyrdom for all those years was officially sanctioned as a legal guardianship.” These are the…

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Campaigning for cow horns

This content was published on May 1, 2016 Meet the man who wants to be a voice for Swiss cows and goats.

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Olympic flame comes to Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 The torch was greeted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the seat of the UN in Geneva, the Palais des Nations. IOC President Thomas Bach and Prince Albert of Monaco were also there to receive the flame. The flame represents a “beacon of solidarity with all the people of the world,” said Ban Ki-moon…

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Cologne attack suspect extradited from Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 Police said the 19-year-old Moroccan citizen was arrested on Thursday afternoon in Kreuzlingen along with a 24-year-old. The two had stolen cigarettes and food from a shopping centre in neighbouring Constance and fled across the border on foot with a store employee in pursuit. They were eventually stopped by both German police and Swiss border…

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Episode 2: Scattered ashes

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 Lawrence reveals the secret of his interest in Basel. Watch this episode to learn what has brought the archaeologist to the Swiss city on the Rhine. Follow Lawrence’s blog on archaeology hereExternal link. (Lawrence Desmond for swissinfo.ch)

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Will China censor its new star museum over Ai Weiwei?

This content was published on Apr 28, 2016 Uli Sigg has the world's largest collection of contemporary Chinese art. He's giving some of it to a new Hong Kong museum. But will it be censored by China?

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Police arrest four for corruption at migration office

This content was published on Apr 28, 2016 On Thursday, police also took documents from the office for analysis and questioned about 15 employees as witnesses, according to statements made by police spokesman Henri Della Casa to Swiss Public Television RTS. The prosecutor on the case confirmed to RTS that suspicions of corruption are the reason for the police action. Those arrested are…

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Colombian minister proposes ending Novartis patent

This content was published on Apr 28, 2016 On April 26, Gaviria revealed plans to approach the Colombian patent office and ask it to strip the Novartis patent on the grounds of public interest. This could lead the patent office to grant a compulsory license to allow the generic production of Glivec Imatinib at affordable prices by domestic firms. In November 2014, a…

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Ai Weiwei in Bern

This content was published on Apr 28, 2016

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