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Environment minister calls for national solidarity on climate change

This content was published on Mar 3, 2019 Following weeks of youth climate protests, new environment minister Simonetta Sommaruga is calling for unity to tackle climate change.

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Divorce, university rankings and illicit weapons

This content was published on Mar 2, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Frau mit Trillerpfeife und Schlapphut an einer Demonstration, Schwarzweiss

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The march for women’s suffrage in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 1, 2019 An hour of making noise in front of the Swiss parliament buildings was enough to find its way into the history books.

Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, right, and Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui

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Ministers discuss frozen Ben Ali clan funds

This content was published on Feb 28, 2019 Switzerland and Tunisia discussed the return of funds linked to former Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.

The Swiss Federal parliament building in Bern

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NGO criticises Switzerland over ‘opaque’ lobbyists

This content was published on Feb 28, 2019 Political lobbying in Switzerland is much too opaque and not properly regulated, warns Transparency International.

head of SECO speaking at press conference

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Good year for Swiss economy in 2018

This content was published on Feb 28, 2019 After some years of steady but low growth, the Swiss economy expanded by 2.5% in 2018 on the back of a positive global situation.

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Public media and young viewers: are they flicking over?

This content was published on Feb 28, 2019 One year after voters thumpingly rejected the idea of scrapping the licence fee, the SBC tackles the challenge of securing future audiences.

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Bomb threat aimed at Swiss consulate general in New York

This content was published on Feb 27, 2019 According to security protocol, the consulate building was evacuated straight after the bomb threat was received on Wednesday morning local time. Staff at the Swiss UN missionExternal link, who are located in the same high rise building on Third Avenue, Manhattan, were also instructed to clear the building as a precaution. New York police officers…

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Survey finds over half of Swiss dissatisfied with national politics

This content was published on Feb 26, 2019 Citizens are slightly more satisfied with the country’s political situation than before, though more than half are not fully content.

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Ex-astronaut to advise on fighter jets

This content was published on Feb 25, 2019 Former Swiss astronaut and military pilot Claude Nicollier has been tapped to study the air force’s procurement plans.

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