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Reform-minded former Swiss Chancellor dies at 93

This content was published on Aug 21, 2019 Walter Buser, the first and only Federal Chancellor from the Social Democratic Party, has died at the age of 93.

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Right-wing apple opens can of worms

This content was published on Aug 20, 2019 A campaign poster for the conservative right Swiss People's Party is dividing opinion even within the party.

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Disabled in Switzerland: sometimes tough, sometimes comic

This content was published on Aug 20, 2019 Access to jobs, education, even a good night out can be hard for the disabled in Switzerland. Stand-up comic Eddie, who has cerebral palsy, explains.

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Pilot error caused fatal Swiss plane crash

This content was published on Aug 20, 2019 Despite insufficient visibility, the pilot flew based on what he could see rather than what the navigational instruments were telling him, the court found. This cost him his life when the PC-7 plane crashed into the Schreckhorn mountain (altitude 4,080m / 13,386ft) near Grindelwald. The small Pilatus propeller plane had taken off from the Payerne…

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A voter guide for electing the Swiss parliament

This content was published on Aug 14, 2019 In Switzerland the exercise of casting votes can be complicated because the electoral lists are not set in stone but can be modified. Here's how.

Foreign Minister Cassis and US ambassador McMullen

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Swiss facilitate release of US citizen in Venezuelan prison

This content was published on Aug 14, 2019 The Swiss foreign ministry has confirmed its involvement in the release of a United States citizen from a prison in Venezuela in April.

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Swiss court rules prison earnings cannot be seized

This content was published on Aug 13, 2019 The Federal Court made the decision on Thursday in the case of an Afghan man who was sentenced in July 2018 to nine years behind bars for a series of charges, including the attempted premeditated murder of his wife. He appealed and that trial is still pending. In January, the man wanted to hand over CHF4,000 ($4,100) to another…

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Initiatives are not key to election victory

This content was published on Aug 13, 2019 People’s initiatives belong to the tools used by parties in Swiss elections to rally voters to their cause. Yet their mobilising potential is limited.

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No sign of fall-out from EU spat, Swiss stock exchange chief says

This content was published on Aug 11, 2019 A month after Brussels scrapped market equivalency for Swiss stocks, the fortunes of the SIX stock exchange are not dented, its CEO says.

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Swiss diplomats placed request for tobacco firm in Moldova

This content was published on Aug 11, 2019 Swiss officials lodged a request on behalf of Philip Morris in Moldova, where politicians were debating a new tobacco law.

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