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Swiss soldiers caught using drugs

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 The military police discovered the drug use while carrying out a search among the 30th army battalion, with soldiers mainly from cantons Ticino and Graubünden. The police was acting on a tip from within the battalion itself, Army Spokesman Stefan Hofer told Swiss Public Television SRF. One soldier who had more than three grams of…

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More refugees dependent on state assistance

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 According to figures released by the Federal Statistical Office on Thursday, 14,897 refugees benefited from state financial assistance in 2014, an increase of 9.8% over the previous year. The proportion of refugees dependent on the state amounted to 81.2% compared with 81.9% in 2013 and 86% in 2012. Eritreans constitute the largest group of dependents…

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Kudos from Kerry

This content was published on Jan 22, 2016 US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is now in Davos after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Zurich, had some especially kind words for the Swiss after they helped broker a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States. First, he stopped to talk to a TV crew from Swiss Public Television SRF,…

European refugee tensions exposed in Davos

This content was published on Jan 21, 2016 There are currently a record 60 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes by war, violence and persecution. The United Nations Refugee Agency says just under 20 million people have been forced to find new lives in other countries as refugees. More than a million had reached Europe by…

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Thoughts turn to revolution in Davos

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 The 46th World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos will debate the pros and cons of the fourth industrial revolution.

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A walk through an award-winning town

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 Located across the river from its sister city in Germany, also named Rheinfelden, the Swiss town in canton Aargau was also praised for having had regular contact with its German counterpart regarding planning issues. According to the Swiss Heritage Society, Rheinfelden decided a decade ago against building isolated developments, choosing instead to include more aspects…

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Day one – receiving refugees

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 I’ll be following the debate on migration and refugees today. Areas of geopolitical upheaval, particularly in Syria, are forcing people to leave their homes and find sanctuary in more stable regions, including Europe. This increase in refugees has led to social issues in some receiving countries. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called off her visit to…

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‘Switzerland played a fundamental role’

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 On Monday, three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran in a prisoner swap that followed the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran. US President Barack Obama said the deal cut off Tehran’s path to a nuclear bomb. One more Iranian-American released under the same swap was not aboard the aircraft. A fifth prisoner…

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Swiss action on Iran in concert with US, EU

This content was published on Jan 17, 2016 Switzerland lifted some of its economic sanctions against Iran on Sunday in keeping with the United Nations and European Union.

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Movers and makers – from Davos to Bangalore

This content was published on Jan 17, 2016 Here are the stories we’re following the week of January 18.

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