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2. Carl Waldis

This content was published on Jan 27, 2016

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Inside fort Foppa Grande

This content was published on Jan 27, 2016 The fort, at 1,540 metres above sea level on the southern side of the Gotthard pass, allows for keeping watch over the Val Formazza, in Italy.

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Switzerland judged less transparent

This content was published on Jan 27, 2016 This slight drop was probably due to corruption cases which had tainted the public sector, the Berlin-based organisation said on Wednesday. Martin Hilti, director of Transparency International Switzerland, said Switzerland still made a good impression internationally but that didn’t mean it was free of corruption. He said the country needed to improve in certain areas,…

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Sexual abuse uncovered at Catholic school

This content was published on Jan 26, 2016 A study has found evidence of child abuse from the 1930s to 50s at a Catholic educational institution in Switzerland.

A painting depicting a rural scene in England

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Heirs to looted Constable painting file lawsuit

This content was published on Jan 26, 2016 On Tuesday, the Municipal Council of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Jura region confirmed to swissinfo.ch that the lawsuit had been filed, stating that city officials had not yet been formally notified of the case. Once they are notified, the city’s communications office indicated that officials would decide how to proceed, “weighing all the options, as…

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A Swiss volunteer on the Balkan refugee route

This content was published on Jan 25, 2016

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Deaths prompt heightened inmate scrutiny

This content was published on Jan 25, 2016 The new policy was prompted by the death of a prisoner in 2010 and the killing of a 19-year-old woman by a former inmate three years later. The second death occurred after a psychopathic inmate was released on house arrest two-thirds of the way through serving a custodial sentence for killing another woman. Cantons Aargau…

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Irish author maps out literary Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 25, 2016 Many writers have found shelter, inspiration and adventure in Switzerland. A new book distils two centuries of literature with Swiss connections.

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Red Cross head criticises Europe’s refugee response

This content was published on Jan 25, 2016 “[Refugee] quotas that set absolute limits are extremely problematic from a humanitarian point of view and don’t adhere to the right of the persecuted to find protection,” Maurer told the Sonntagszeitung newspaper regarding Austria’s recent decision to place a quota on the number of refugees that can enter the country. In an extended interview with…

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Inside fort Foppa Grande

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Sexual abuse uncovered at Catholic school

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Deaths prompt heightened inmate scrutiny

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Irish author maps out literary Switzerland

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