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The Swiss who would be king of football

This content was published on Feb 24, 2016 A Swiss citizen from Canton Valais, with a long career in football administration, wants to become President of FIFA. Sound familiar?

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Corruption watchdog slams FIFA ‘betrayal’

This content was published on Feb 24, 2016 Ahead of Friday's FIFA presidential election, Transparency International demands anti-corruption reform in football.

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Swiss customs report twice as many illegal migrants

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 According to information released by the Swiss Customs Administration on Tuesday, over 31,000 illegal migrants were identified in 2015. This represents an increase of around 118% over the previous year. The largest numbers of undocumented migrants was observed in the canton of Ticino, with over 10,000 unregistered migrants. Other hotspots include eastern Switzerland (almost 7,000),…

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Reforms at FIFA

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016

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German speakers re-learn their language

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 What does it take for a mother-tongue German speaker to re-programme a language they have spoken their entire life?

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Should Swiss pensioners be allowed to ski?

This content was published on Feb 23, 2016 A report from the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA) shows the total for treating injuries from winter sports accidents rose by 66% to CHF298 million ($292 million) in 2013. General health cost increases are partly to blame. In the year 2000, about a half of the injured people were 35 or older. By 2013,…

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‘Chlapf’

This content was published on Feb 22, 2016 “Drive with the car to the pool, go and work really hard, and then go bowling,” they say.

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Verbier businesses: Keep calm and carry on

This content was published on Feb 22, 2016 A strong currency, tighter restrictions on second homes, falling numbers of skiers and erratic snow conditions: Swiss ski resorts and local firms have their work cut out. swissinfo.ch asked property agencies in Verbier how they were coping.

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Safeguard clause loses support

This content was published on Feb 21, 2016 According to the SonntagsZeitung and Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) newspapers, members of parliament from the centre-right Radical Party and the leftwing Social Democrats now plan to vote against such a safeguard clause, and overall support for it is waning in parliament and the government. The clause would activate an automatic quota on immigrants from the…

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