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The accordion virtuoso

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Immigrants and naturalised Swiss trust authorities

This content was published on May 7, 2015 A third of the population aged over 15 has a so-called migration background, which covers those without a Swiss passport, those who have become Swiss and those who were born in Switzerland to parents who were born abroad. The study, published on Thursday, analysed 68 integration indicators to compare how equal opportunities were between people…

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The Social Democrats and the Swiss Abroad

This content was published on May 7, 2015

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The youngest pastor in eastern Switzerland

This content was published on May 7, 2015

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Increase in illegal immigrants crossing Italian border

This content was published on May 6, 2015 “Compared with previous months the number has more than trebled. The average has been around 70 people a week,” said Davide Bassi, spokesman of Swiss border guard region IV, which is Lugano in the southern Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. This was a surprise, he said, confirming a report in the 20Minuten newspaper on Wednesday, since…

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Berset meets pope as new Swiss Guards are sworn in

This content was published on May 6, 2015 The day began with Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. The actual swearing-in ceremony for the 32 new Swiss Guards – when they take the oath to protect the pope – was held on Wednesday evening. The ceremony was attended not only by Berset but also by the official delegation from guest canton Valais, which has…

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Swiss unlikely to extradite Pakistani separatist

This content was published on May 6, 2015 Pakistani media have claimed that the government in Islamabad is in the process of sending extradition requests for Baloch exiles in Switzerland, Britain, India, Afghanistan and Iran. Exiled in Switzerland, Bugti is among the Baloch leaders listed. His party’s slogan is “Struggle for an independent and sovereign Baloch state”. Rebel groups in Balochistan have been…

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Railways step up suicide prevention

This content was published on May 6, 2015 Swiss Federal Railways said it would continue an awareness campaign among its more than 30,000 employees and consider technical improvements. A coordination office was set up last year together with the cantons, federal transport and health authorities as well as private services. So far about 500 staff confronted with suicides in their daily work have…

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Swiss give CHF17 million to Nepal quake victims

This content was published on May 6, 2015 The charity Swiss Solidarity has raised CHF 17 million ($18.4 million) for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal, with CHF 11 million raised during an all-day drive held on Tuesday.

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