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Swiss to continue to take in vulnerable refugees

This content was published on Nov 30, 2018 Switzerland will take in 800 vulnerable refugees from conflict zones in 2019, mostly from Syria, the government has said.

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Swiss act to protect Swiss stock exchange

This content was published on Nov 30, 2018 The Swiss government says it wants to ban trading of Swiss shares on European Union stock exchanges from January, as an EU row rumbles on.

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Geneva councillor to throw in the towel over expenses scandal

This content was published on Nov 30, 2018 Geneva Environment Councillor Guillaume Barazzone, caught up in an expenses scandal, will step back from his political roles over the next two years.

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Radical-Liberals step up the pressure on Maudet

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 Geneva politician Pierre Maudet received a further blow Wednesday when the national committee of his Radical-Liberal party called for his resignation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Switzerland s Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis

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Russian spying has ‘calmed down’, says Swiss foreign minister

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva on Wednesday for a working lunch.

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Switzerland ready to host Afghanistan peace talks

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 “After 17 years of war that produced only losers, the time has come for dialogue. The time has come for a political solution. Switzerland is ready to host any round of talks if requested,” he said. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded in Afghanistan since the war started in 2001. The…

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Why is Bern the capital city of Switzerland?

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 Many people are surprised when they hear that little Bern is the Swiss capital. Wouldn't industrial Zurich or international Geneva be more logical?

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Geneva shelves e-voting platform on cost grounds

This content was published on Nov 28, 2018 A recent test by hackers found security vulnerabilities in the Geneva system, but according to RTS this was not the reason for the cantonal authorities wanting to ditch its e-voting platform. The RTS report on Wednesday said the authorities did not want to continue investing in revising and improving the system which had cost CHF2…

Geneva minister Pierre Maudet at a meeting in Geneva

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Online petition calls for Geneva minister Pierre Maudet to resign

This content was published on Nov 27, 2018 Several thousand people have signed an online petition in Switzerland calling for the resignation of Geneva minister Pierre Maudet

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Swiss hope for a new EU deal in 2019

This content was published on Nov 27, 2018 With negotiations at a standstill, Switzerland is aiming for next year for a new treaty outlining relations with the European Union.

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