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No clear picture ahead of vote on TV funding

This content was published on Jun 3, 2015 Voters will also have the final say that day on genetic screening of test tube embryos, as well as proposals to introduce a nationwide inheritance tax as well as student grants. Opponents of the new radio and television funding scheme held a 4% lead over supporters in the survey carried out by the leading GfS…

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NGO anger at Congo conflict gold decision

This content was published on Jun 2, 2015 Argor-Heraeus verdict over Congolese blood gold sends out dangerous precedent say watchdog groups.

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John Kerry returns to US after cycling accident

This content was published on Jun 1, 2015 US Secretary of State John Kerry goes from Geneva to Boston in a C-17 military aircraft after breaking his leg in a bike accident on Sunday.

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OSCE can be a ‘bridge for dialogue’ on global security

This content was published on Jun 1, 2015 Burkhalter, who served in 2014 as the OSCE’s president, opened the meeting in Seoul along with Korea’s minister for foreign affairs, Yun Byung-se. Security issues have become more pressing both in the Euro-Atlantic/Eurasian area and in the Asia Pacific, said Burkhalter. “The risk of political and military polarisation is growing in both regions. In addition,…

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John Kerry ‘stable’ in Geneva after cycling accident

This content was published on May 31, 2015 The accident occurred on Sunday while Kerry was out cycling the day after meetings with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva to try to overcome obstacles in negotiations on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme. He was flown by medical helicopter from the scene of the accident to Geneva’s main public hospital, where he was…

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Swiss offer to mediate in South China Sea dispute

This content was published on May 30, 2015 “Switzerland is not exactly what you would call a maritime power. This is true despite the fact that the Swiss Alinghi sailing boat won the America’s Cup twice!” Burkhalter joked on Saturday in Singapore. “But while Switzerland is not a maritime power, it is a mediation power. As an impartial and credible actor, Switzerland facilitates…

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Expensive pedestrians and cyclists

This content was published on May 30, 2015

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NSA accused of tapping Swisscom phone lines

This content was published on May 27, 2015 According to Pilz, Germany’s foreign intelligence service gathered data from several countries on behalf of the NSA. Pilz presented a number of relevant documents in Bern on Wednesday, including a list of key transmission lines. A list from 2005 showed nine Swisscom lines ending in Switzerland: seven in Zurich, two in Geneva. Pilz declined to…

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Leading Jewish figure and chocolatier Rolf Bloch dead

This content was published on May 27, 2015 Rolf Bloch, ex-president of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, has died at 84. He was a key figure during the Holocaust asset debates.

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Morad’s journey to Europe

This content was published on May 27, 2015 Morad Essa, a 24-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker based in Switzerland, retells his story of how he got to Europe by boat.

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