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Former politician may face fresh trial over alleged criminal perks

Pierre Maudet outside court after his acquittal in January

This content was published on Feb 10, 2022 Prosecutors appeal acquittal of ex-politician of accepting financial inducements during UAE trip.

Should experiments on animals be completely banned?

On February 13, the Swiss people voted for the fourth time on whether to ban animal testing.

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Should all tobacco advertising and sponsorship be banned? Why or why not?

On February 13, Swiss voters approved the people’s initiative “Yes to the protection of children against tobacco advertising”.

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Children suffer in ‘run down’ Swiss deportation facilities

This content was published on Feb 10, 2022 Three Swiss deportation centres have been criticised for failing to adequately care for vulnerable children and families.

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European scientists want Swiss on board Horizon research programme

This content was published on Feb 9, 2022 An online signature campaign has been launched to re-admit Swiss and British researchers to the EU Horizon programme.

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Swiss officials to meet Taliban delegation in Geneva

This content was published on Feb 8, 2022 The Swiss foreign ministry plans to hold talks with a delegation of Afghanistan’s Taliban government on a visit to the Swiss city of Geneva.

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Swiss experts say Covid Omicron variant has peaked

This content was published on Feb 8, 2022 Health experts say the number of new infections with the Omicron variant of Covid has peaked in Switzerland.

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Swiss candidacy for UN Security Council seat to be re-evaluated

This content was published on Feb 6, 2022 The Swiss People’s Party wants parliament to reconsider Switzerland's candidacy for the UN Security Council during an extraordinary session.

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Plans mooted to boost large-scale wind and hydroelectric power plants

This content was published on Feb 3, 2022 The Swiss government wants to speed up legal procedures to build hydroelectric and wind energy products and boost solar energy installations.

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Swiss ease Covid-19 curbs and plan gradual phase-out

This content was published on Feb 2, 2022 The Swiss government has decided to abolish mandatory work-from-home and the Covid quarantine rules from Thursday.

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