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Foreign criminal expulsion law set for October

This content was published on Mar 4, 2016 Days after voters rejected a hardline initiative to eject foreign criminals, the government has announced that an earlier, watered down, version of the same law will come into force as of October 1.

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Why the sudden interest in Swiss passports?

This content was published on Mar 4, 2016 Demand for Swiss passports jumped 19% in 2015 and is expected to remain high this year amid immigration uncertainties and stricter application rules. In Geneva, where the figure trebled, swissinfo.ch went to a mass oath ceremony for new citizens to find out more.

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Which countries are testing driverless cars?

This content was published on Mar 4, 2016 At auto industry events like the Geneva Motor Show, the question looms of when cars will be able to drive themselves.

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Geneva Motor Show’s glamour girls and boys

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 Car show models force car companies to think hard about the image they want to project. A Nissan manager told swissinfo.ch that every year the company discusses whether it still wants to use models at the Geneva event. The consensus is that beautiful women are more likely to draw the attention of photographers. They certainly…

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EXIT reports jump in assisted suicide numbers

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Swiss assisted suicide organisation EXIT helped 782 people end their lives in 2015 – 199 more than the previous year.

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Overwhelming visitors force hermit to quit

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Hordes of curious sightseers have driven a second hermit out of a job in two years at a popular Swiss hermitage.

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Police check mobile phone records in rape case

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Lucerne’s state prosecutor has turned to big data in the hunt for a rapist whose victim is now a quadriplegic as a result of the assault.

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Where you live could determine how you die

This content was published on Mar 1, 2016 Scientists from the Basel-based Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute as well as the University of Basel examined some of the biggest killers of Swiss residents from 2008 to 2012 to identify trends in mortality distribution. People from German-speaking Switzerland were more likely to die from cardiovascular diseases. Such diseases were alone responsible for 36%…

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A nightclub club with attitude turns 100

This content was published on Mar 1, 2016

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Swiss taxi drivers stand up to Uber

This content was published on Feb 29, 2016 The demonstration was organised by Switzerland’s largest single trade union, Unia, and the national taxi trade union. Following a demonstration at Bern’s football stadium, there was a procession of taxis through the city, before a petition was handed over to the government. The unions have accused Uber of undercutting fare prices, lacking adequate insurance cover,…

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