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More entry bans imposed against radicalisation

This content was published on May 31, 2015 “Because of a threat to domestic security, since the beginning of December we have imposed 14 entry bans on jihad-motivated travellers and so-called hate preachers at the request of the intelligence services,” said Nicoletta della Valle, director of the Federal Office of Police. The past six months had therefore seen more entry bans than the…

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FIFA-gate fallout and unpaid internships

This content was published on May 31, 2015 Here are the stories we're following in the week of June 1, 2015.

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‘Blatter will not see out term of office’

This content was published on May 30, 2015 Blatter was handed another four years in charge on Friday when his challenger, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after losing the first round of voting at the FIFA Congress in Zurich. Dyke said he did not think an emergency meeting would be called by FIFA following the latest allegations to hit the…

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Media rue lack of shame of ‘unbudgeable’ Blatter

This content was published on May 30, 2015 Swiss newspapers are shaking their heads at the re-election of Sepp Blatter as president of Zurich-based FIFA.

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The banker and his Utopian peace mission

This content was published on May 30, 2015 Albert Kahn (1860-1940) was a French banker, Jew, philanthropist, pacifist and Utopian.

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Embattled Blatter wins fifth FIFA term

This content was published on May 29, 2015 FIFA’s beleaguered head, Sepp Blatter, has won his fifth presidential term, despite the eruption this week of corruption allegations during his time as chief of world football’s governing body.

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Will FIFA now reform?

This content was published on May 28, 2015 It follows the arrest of a string of officials on corruption charges. On Wednesday, police officers descended on the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, where officials had gathered for FIFA’s annual meeting. Seven arrests were made on behalf of US authorities, after a lengthy FBI investigation. The FIFA officials face extradition to the US.…

Blatter and FIFA squeezed ahead of election

This content was published on May 28, 2015 Zurich-based FIFA and its Swiss president Sepp Blatter are facing their biggest corruption crisis in history, with one Swiss politician saying it’s time for Switzerland to crack down on world football’s governing body.

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New status demanded for ‘in limbo’ refugees

This content was published on May 28, 2015 Temporarily admitted people are those who are not granted asylum because they do not comply with the term “refugee” as defined in the Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugeesExternal link, Caritas said on Thursday. However, they cannot be deported from Switzerland because their countries of origin are plagued by war and violence. In…

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