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Authorities want to use social networks in asylum investigations

This content was published on Jun 3, 2018 Swiss migration authorities are reportedly looking at how to use information from social networks to help inform asylum decisions.

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UN ‘complaints’ follow Cassis remarks on Palestine

This content was published on Jun 3, 2018 There have been complaints at the UN after foreign minister Ignazio Cassis criticized UN policy on Palestine, write two Sunday newspapers.

Investigators in Syria take samples from sand near a part of a missile that was suspected of carrying chemical agents.

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Switzerland tightens controls on chemical exports to Syria

This content was published on Jun 1, 2018 Switzerland is making the export of chemicals to Syria subject to a licensing requirement.

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Licensed identification system set to ease online business

This content was published on Jun 1, 2018 The Swiss government has presented plans for the introduction of a licensed electronic identity card for users of online services.

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Why women vote more to the left than men

This content was published on Jun 1, 2018 Research on voting behaviour has revealed that young women are more likely to vote for leftwing parties than their male counterparts.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a Swiss village that had been hading out passports.

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One tiny village, thousands of global citizens

This content was published on May 30, 2018 A small village in Switzerland has almost 3,000 citizens all over the world…but only 36 people who live there. It’s a story that goes back to the war….

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Die Quelle in Chamsine

This content was published on May 30, 2018 (Marguerite Meyer, swissinfo.ch)

UN applauds Swiss efforts to reduce gender pay gap

This content was published on May 30, 2018 A Swiss initiative to close the pay gap between men and women has been recognised by the United Nations.

Ignazio Cassis in an aircraft over Jordan

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Swiss foreign minister defends controversial Palestinian comments

This content was published on May 30, 2018 “This allows the Swiss people to ask themselves what our country is doing and perhaps come to the conclusion that it is the best way forward at the moment,” he told Swiss public radio RTS. In a newspaper interview earlier this month, Cassis said the UN Palestinian Relief and Works Agency UNRWA has become part…

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Swiss humanitarian aid unit: rapid response experts for crisis zones

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Whether it is water specialists or mediators, Switzerland has some 700 experts who can be deployed in humanitarian crises all over the world.

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