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School bullying, strong franc and corporate taxes

This content was published on Jan 2, 2017 Here are some of the stories we’ll bring you the week starting January 2.

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Leuthard: Switzerland must ‘show solidarity’

This content was published on Jan 1, 2017 The 2017 Swiss President, Doris Leuthard, has called on people to remember that the country’s success is based on cohesion and solidarity.

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Emotional highs and lows of democracy in 2016

This content was published on Jan 1, 2017 While some see 2016 as the end of democracies, others say the results of popular votes reflect the true will of the people, going against the elites.

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Airforce chief cleared in military inquiry

This content was published on Dec 29, 2016 An army spokesman said the military justice authorities decided there was no evidence that Aldo Schellenberg had betrayed an official secret. The head of the Swiss Armed Forces, André Blattmann, ordered a formal inquiry last month following allegations that senior members of the Air Force had possibly leaked information about the controversial evaluation. Blattmann on…

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Easier to find rental housing in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 The survey, commissioned by price comparison website Comparis.ch, shows that 28% of house-hunters succeed in their quest in a month’s time compared to 21% three years ago. A total of 1,028 people were surveyed in December. The ease of finding a new place depends on which part of Switzerland is targeted. The German-speaking part of…

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Swiss Abroad see red over bank account treatment

This content was published on Dec 27, 2016 Swiss citizens who live abroad are finding it increasingly hard to open – or keep – bank accounts in Switzerland.

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Swiss president expresses confidence in Trump’s leadership

This content was published on Dec 25, 2016 Schneider-Ammann says he feels positive about Donald Trump’s imminent presidency of the US, even though he was surprised by the election outcome.

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Did Berlin attacker slip under Swiss authorities’ radar?

This content was published on Dec 25, 2016 According to the SonntagsZeitung, the Swiss Federal Office of Police, Intelligence Service and Attorney General’s Office are all “unable to confirm” that the 24-year-old Tunisian stayed briefly in Switzerland while searching for work, as his brother and sister told the German-language Swiss newspaper on Sunday. Amri, who allegedly drove a lorry through a Berlin Christmas…

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Swiss boost humanitarian aid to Yemen

This content was published on Dec 23, 2016 The CHF3 million ($2.9 million) financial commitment over the next 12 months is destined for a fund managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It will be used to pay for emergency water and hygiene projects as well as for food aid, according to foreign ministry statement published on…

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Who funds Swiss mosques?

This content was published on Dec 23, 2016 Swiss mosques and Muslim associations are in the spotlight after concerns over the opacity of their funding and possible foreign influence.

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