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Colonel Sepp Blatter and a very timely exhibit

This content was published on May 24, 2015 Here are the stories we're following in the week of May 25, 2015.

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Prominent Swiss party prepares for new immigration vote

This content was published on May 24, 2015 Philipp Müller, the president of the centre-right Radical Party, says an alternative to the people’s initiative that was narrowly approved in February 2014 has been prepared that could be voted on nationwide if the cabinet cannot find a way to implement the current initiative in a way that is compatible with European Union accords on…

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Suspect may have planned German attacks

This content was published on May 23, 2015 Swiss authorities are checking into reports that a suspected Islamic State-linked terrorist who was taken into custody by police a year ago had planned an attack on German President Joachim Gauck and the presidential residence.

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The Victorian tourist

This content was published on May 23, 2015

Living with food allergies

This content was published on May 22, 2015 I discovered my son’s milk allergy when he was nine-months-old and had a small amount of infant formula. His hands and entire face almost immediately broke out in hives. After meetings with his pediatrician and an allergist, the test results indicated he should also avoid eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and sesame because of potential allergies…

Nazi art collection pushes Bern museum into red

This content was published on May 22, 2015 Museum director Matthias Frehner confirmed media reports on Friday that the museum was CHF524,129 in the red for the last financial year. However, he said the expenses had been predictable, adding that the deficit would be covered by the museum’s financial reserves. An article in the Berner Zeitung said the museum had spent CHF830,207 on…

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A loss-making business

This content was published on May 22, 2015

Immigration dispute threatens aid to Eastern Europe

This content was published on May 22, 2015 Switzerland has budgeted CHF1 billion ($1.07 billion) over the past decade to support the EU's eastward expansion, but more such help is uncertain.

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‘A child cannot have two fathers’, rules Federal Court

This content was published on May 21, 2015 A Swiss male couple who had a child with a surrogate woman in California cannot both be recognised as the child’s legal father, the Federal Court has ruled. The couple’s lawyer and family associations have condemned the decision.

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‘Deported’ Italian couple allowed to stay

This content was published on May 21, 2015 The couple, both of whom are over 50, grew up in Switzerland. They have frequently been convicted for drug crimes, including buying heroin. Both are HIV positive and live off a disability pension and social welfare. In 2011 St Gallen’s cantonal migration office ordered their deportation. Various appeals against this decision were rejected, most recently…

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