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Swiss court may advance Sarkozy campaign investigation

This content was published on Mar 17, 2016 Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court could aid an investigation into the financing of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign in 2007.

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Powerful responses to asylum exhibit in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 17, 2016 Fascination and racism seen in responses to photographer Mark Henley's 51 portraits of asylum seekers in their homes in Geneva.

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Tough safety standards for world’s longest tunnel

This content was published on Mar 17, 2016 The tunnel is at the heart of the New Trans-Alpine Railway Link (NEAT) project, geared towards improving the north-south rail link through the Alps. Base tunnels enable flatter and shorter rail routes so trains can travel at higher speeds and pull more weight. The link is only 550 metres above sea level at its highest…

Culture

FIFA sues ‘rogue’ executives for tens of millions

This content was published on Mar 16, 2016 FIFA is claiming tens of millions of dollars in damages from former executives for abuse of power, breach of contract and filling their pockets with bribe money.

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Files reveal Swiss links to Islamic State fighters

This content was published on Mar 16, 2016 The huge haul of papers documenting 22,000 IS recruits was first seen by German reporters before being handed to Swiss public television, SRF, and the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. They give real names, the fighting pseudonyms of individuals, their religious experience, family details, where they are from and have lived and whether they have volunteered as fighters…

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Who are the Swiss-based IS recruits?

This content was published on Mar 16, 2016

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Switzerland loses top spot in happiness report

This content was published on Mar 16, 2016 The study, produced by the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, analyses indicators such as political systems, the degree of corruption in society, education and health care for 157 countries. The 2016 study – its fourth edition – for the first time takes into account the consequences of income inequality. Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland have…

Culture

Wine flows from Bern fountain once again

This content was published on Mar 15, 2016 What sounds like a wine-lover’s dream became reality in Bern on Tuesday evening: wine gushing from a fountain in Bern’s Old Town for the first time since 1848, when Bern was chosen as the Swiss capital and a federal constitution was created.

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Racism verdict confirmed against People’s Party officials

This content was published on Mar 15, 2016 Martin Baltisser, People’s Party general secretary, and his deputy Silvia Bär had appealed to Bern’s top court after being found guilty in April 2015 for an advertising campaign featuring two Swiss who had been attacked by knife-wielding immigrants from Kosovo. The campaign, featuring a slogan “Kosovars are cutting up the Swiss!” and the true story…

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Going off-piste in a conflict zone

This content was published on Mar 15, 2016 Lured by virgin snow, skiers are ignoring travel advisories to stay away from the conflict prone Kashmir valley in northern India.

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