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Train delay data queries image of Swiss railways

Railway clock seen through passing train

This content was published on Feb 9, 2019 Trains operated by Switzerland's state-owned national railway operator are less punctual than company statistics make believe.

Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis, left, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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Minister: Free-trade accord on the cards with US

This content was published on Feb 8, 2019 Swiss Foreign Affairs Minister Ignazio Cassis talks possible free-trade agreement and Venezuela while in the United States.

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Geneva politicians vote to propose Julian Assange asylum

This content was published on Feb 7, 2019 The Geneva city parliament has adopted a motion demanding that the Swiss government offer asylum to controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Pupils visiting the House of Representatives

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Attracting young generation for volunteer public service

This content was published on Feb 7, 2019 A study has found potential in harnessing Switzerland's traditional part-time public service to get young adults to actively engage in local politics.

Venezuelan troops have barricaded a bridge on the country’s western border with Colombia

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Red Cross doubles budget for Venezuela work

This content was published on Feb 6, 2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has doubled its budget for its humanitarian work in Venezuela to CHF18 million.

Demonstrators in Caracas against the Maduro regime

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‘Elections are the only solution for Venezuela’

This content was published on Feb 6, 2019 We talk to a Swiss based researcher about the crisis in Venezuela and Switzerland's position.

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Swiss universities fear EU science funding snub

This content was published on Feb 5, 2019 Horizon EuropeExternal link is the €100 billion research and innovation programme that will succeed Horizon 2020. Switzerland was temporarily demoted to third country status of Horizon 2020 after voters backed migration quotas in 2014. The heads of Switzerland’s two Federal Institutes of Technology, ETHZ and EPFL, on Tuesday voiced concerns that funding restrictions could apply…

A boy washes his hands at a broken water pipe

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Switzerland makes a splash with water development projects

This content was published on Feb 5, 2019 Presenting its mid-term report on 2017-2020 targets, SDCExternal link also highlighted providing hygienic toilet facilities to three million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The government agency has also teamed up with a Swiss start-up incubator in the Middle East, which has helped 650 firms launch water, sanitation and waste projects in the region.…

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Geneva to vote on divisive secularism law

This content was published on Feb 5, 2019 Geneva is set to vote on a new law aimed at better regulating relations between religion and state, whilst reaffirming the principle of secularism.

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Switzerland and Indonesia sign deal to tackle international crime

This content was published on Feb 4, 2019 On Monday Switzerland and Indonesia signed an agreement on mutual assistance on criminal matters, just months after penning a free trade deal.

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