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Swiss police to expel two Marseille knife attackers

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 A man and woman were arrested in Chiasso, canton Ticino, by the cantonal police on Sunday following a FEDPOL arrest warrant.

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Initiative aims to shed light on party financing

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 Swiss political parties and voting committees must be transparent and say from whom they receive large sums of money.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about gun culture in Switzerland and the US.

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Gun culture: is Switzerland a role model?

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 Switzerland and the US have something in common: they both love their guns. What are the differences between them, when it comes to owning and using firearms?

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Swiss aid worker kidnapped in Sudan

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 A Swiss aid worker has been abducted in Sudan’s northern Darfur region, the Swiss authorities confirmed on Sunday.

A general view the Palais des Nations UN headquarters in Geneva from the Ariana Park

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UN opens doors to Geneva public before renovations

This content was published on Oct 7, 2017 UN officials are hoping for at least 20,000 people to pass through the security gates on Saturday to visit the historic Palais buildingExternal link, constructed in the 1930s, and surrounding park, to get a glimpse of their work. A special programmeExternal link has been organised including free guided tours, photo and art exhibitions, concerts, dance…

Members of the Swiss Border Guard check a car at the Swiss-German border in Basel, Switzerland,

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Switzerland scraps plan to increase border guards

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 Cabinet has decided not to increase the number of Swiss border guards, going back on a plan it originally announced two years ago, SRF has reported.

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ICAN campaign group discusses 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 ICAN executive director Beatrice Fihn and colleagues talk to the press in Geneva about receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday and the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Spain s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont against a backdrop of Lake Geneva

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Switzerland ready to help mediate in Catalonia

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 The Swiss foreign ministry is ready to set up a platform for dialogue between the Spanish Government and the Catalan authorities, according to the Swiss public television RTS. The ministry confirmed to RTS that the Swiss authorities are “in contact with both parties”. In principle, it said, it examines all arbitration requests and reacts positively…

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Regulating firearms in gun-loving Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 5, 2017 Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the country’s deep-seated belief in the right to bear arms.

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On this day, a German enclave turned Swiss

This content was published on Oct 4, 2017 On October 4, 1967, the patch of German farmland – which today comprises three houses and fewer than a dozen people – was absorbed into Switzerland as part of a land swap agreement between the two countries. The riddle started in 1522, when Emperor Charles V and his brother Archduke Ferdinand of Austria purchased Verenahof,…

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