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Swiss ambivalence towards immigration approach

This content was published on Nov 8, 2015 A new study of Swiss voters finds both support and rising ambivalence toward EU accords on immigration, rather than imposing new voter-backed curbs.

Movie character Heidi from the movie of Alain Gsponer

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A children’s classic or marketing tool?

This content was published on Nov 8, 2015

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Asian tourists flocking to Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 7, 2015

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Swiss right-to-die groups fear German law change

This content was published on Nov 6, 2015 The change in the law prohibits the activities of assisted suicide associations in Germany and means that business providers of these services could face up to three years in prison. The Swiss assisted suicide organisation Exit wrote in a statement on Friday that the change in German law would have an effect on Swiss citizens…

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From Tunis to Geneva, with the chance to learn a trade

This content was published on Nov 6, 2015 A Tunisian swim coach is getting job training in Geneva as part of a unique migration accord. But it hasn't been easy for his fellow citizens to benefit from the deal.

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Switzerland to chair Holocaust alliance

This content was published on Nov 5, 2015 Switzerland, which has been an IHRA member since 2004, will take over the chairmanship from Romania. The head of the Swiss delegation, Benno Bättig, secretary-general of the foreign ministry, will act as chairman. Following a foreign ministry proposal approved by the cabinet on October 14, Switzerland will organise two IHRA plenary meetings in 2017, the…

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Twitter traces migrants’ destinations

This content was published on Nov 5, 2015 “Switzerland is not, and has never been actually, that much of a destination country for refugees, apart from Eritreans and Sri Lankans,” Constantin Hruschka, head of protection at the Swiss Refugee Council, told swissinfo.ch. The non-profit, umbrella organisation co-ordinates legal advice sessions for asylum applicants, and found out why asylum seekers were applying in Switzerland.…

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Nestlé’s noodles cleared by Indian labs

This content was published on Nov 4, 2015 “We have received results from all three NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accredited laboratories mandated by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court to test newly manufactured MAGGI Noodles samples. All the samples of the MAGGI Noodles Masala have been cleared with lead much below permissible limits,” Nestlé India said in a statement…

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A prescription written in your genes

This content was published on Nov 4, 2015 Switzerland’s reputation as a research hotbed makes it a prime location for pioneering genetics-based medical technologies. We show how the multi-billion franc Swiss pharma industry is capitalising on these advances.

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Scientists report uptick in Alpine rockslides

This content was published on Nov 3, 2015 The Davos-based organisation found that most of those rockslides occurred in areas higher than 2,500 metres above sea level. They were caused by above-average air temperatures, with the freezing altitude located above 4,000 metres for a period of about six weeks. The largest such rockslide occurred on September 2 in the Valais region, where 80,000…

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