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Cabinet offers CHF100 million for daycare

This content was published on May 21, 2015 The Swiss government wants to help parents by providing CHF100 million ($107 million) towards childcare over the next eight years.

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Lausanne church refugees put spotlight on Dublin

This content was published on May 21, 2015 The case of five asylum seekers occupying a Lausanne church while awaiting deportation has put the spotlight on the effectiveness of Europe’s migrant system.

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Swiss bishop regrets homosexual ‘cure’ scandal

This content was published on May 21, 2015 The Bishop of Sion says he regrets the ‘misunderstanding’ over his recent comments about possible ‘cures’ for homosexuality which have sparked a local storm.

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Dangerous tattoo inks

This content was published on May 21, 2015

‘Outward looking’ universities boost Swiss ranking

This content was published on May 21, 2015 Switzerland’s higher education system has been ranked 2nd in the Universitas 21 2015 global ratings. One aspect where it stood out: international outlook. However this is the area under threat after an anti-immigration vote last year.

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Ticino wants special treatment on immigration quotas

This content was published on May 20, 2015 On Wednesday, the southern Swiss canton asked for a special regional protective clause to limit the number of cross border workers from Italy. The Ticino government wants the quotas to be based on labour market conditions and adapted to the unique pressures faced by frontier regions. It called for factors like unemployment rate, cost of…

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WEF scopes out potential Schwab successors

This content was published on May 20, 2015 In an interviewExternal link the founder of the organisation told the Financial Times that his joint governing role of chairman and managing director of the group will be split. The WEF, which launched its annual meetings in the south-eastern ski resort in 1971, is currently preparing to register in Switzerland as an international organisation, a…

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Should wolves be shot?

This content was published on May 20, 2015

UBS pleads guilty in Libor case and is set to pay fines

This content was published on May 20, 2015 The penalty breaks down into a $342 million payment for the Swiss bank to the Federal Reserve for foreign exchange misconduct. $203 million in fines is due to UBS’s forex activities breaching a previous deal made with the US over the rigging of the London interbank offered rate, Libor. This agreement was dependent on the…

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Romansh speakers called on to identify themselves

This content was published on May 19, 2015 How many Romansh speaker live in Switzerland? No one really knows – estimates vary from as few as 30,000 to up to 100,000. This situation is unacceptable for the umbrella organisation for Switzerland’s least-spoken national language.

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