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Switzerland keeps US and North Korea talking

This content was published on Sep 17, 2017 Switzerland has been negotiating between the United States and North Korea without fanfare but with success.

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A new cabinet minister, vaccine shortages and Swiss banks in Indian schools

This content was published on Sep 17, 2017 These are the stories on our agenda for the week beginning September 18, 2017.

A disappointed pro-Jura campaigner in Belprahon

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Belprahon and Sorvilier remain in canton Bern

This content was published on Sep 17, 2017 Sorvilier and Belprahon, two small Bernese municipalities, have voted to remain in canton Bern rather than switch to neighbouring canton Jura.

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Accusations of fraud frame final Jura votes

This content was published on Sep 16, 2017 Two small Bernese municipalities are deciding whether to join the canton of Jura amid voter fraud accusations after the last such vote.

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Swiss release ETA activist

This content was published on Sep 15, 2017 Switzerland set to free Nekane Txapartegi, a convicted member of the Basque separatist group ETA, who had been facing extradition to Spain.

Switzerland ready to play referee in North Korean crisis

This content was published on Sep 15, 2017 The Swiss foreign ministry has criticised previous North Korean tests and has appealed for calm. “Switzerland is convinced that an end to the nuclear and security problems on the Korean peninsula can only be reached in the framework of a negotiated, diplomatic process,” it said. Doris Leuthard, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year,…

Maasai Frauen steh Schlange in Kenya um ihre Stimme abzugeben.

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My vote counts: having a say around the world

This content was published on Sep 15, 2017 On the International Day of Democracy, a look at how people vote around the world.

Die Ausnahme: Jungparteien erhalten direkte Fördergelder aus der Bundeskasse.

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No Swiss state funding for political parties? Not so fast.

This content was published on Sep 15, 2017 State funding for Swiss political parties does exist, despite popular belief.

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Why do Balkan boys get a bad rap?

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017

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Isle of the Blessed

This content was published on Sep 13, 2017 Although I worked diligently, I look back at my time as German ambassador to Switzerland as one big party.

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