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Prize money for ideas to recover munitions from lakes

This content was published on Aug 12, 2024 A large quantity of old munitions lies dormant at the bottom of some Swiss lakes. The federal government is holding a competition to find methods to safely recover them.

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Basel police arrest mentally-ill murder suspect

This content was published on Aug 9, 2024 The 32-year-old suspect who escaped from a psychiatric institution has been arrested by the police.

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Hackers find only minor issues with Swiss Post’s e-voting system

This content was published on Aug 9, 2024 A recent public test of the Swiss Post’s electronic voting system, involving 7,000 ethical hackers from around the world, found four reported vulnerabilities, of which only one – of “low severity” – was confirmed.

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Immigration to Switzerland drops slightly in first half of 2024

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 In the first six months of the year, net immigration fell by 5.9% year-on-year to 40,963 people, Swiss authorities said on Thursday.

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Inheritance tax idea has low public support, survey finds

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 Some 67% of Swiss are against a left-wing initiative to raise inheritance taxes in order to finance climate measures.

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Greens lodge complaint about vote on women’s retirement age

This content was published on Aug 8, 2024 The party is appealing the regularity of a 2022 vote after news this week that forecasts on the health of the pension system were miscalculated.

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Occupational pensions reform: a complex vote on September 22

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 The reform aims to secure pensions and improve the situation of part-time employees. We explain the complex bill.

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Fiasco for democracy? Switzerland miscalculates by billions

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Swiss politicians warn a series of calculation errors is endangering public trust in one of the most trusted governments in the world.

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Do Ukrainian refugees have a secure future in Switzerland?

This content was published on Aug 5, 2024 Since the start of the war, Switzerland has fast-tracked asylum claims from Ukrainian refugees but is now rejecting claims at a higher rate than ever.

The Confederation refused S status to 2,500 people

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Swiss government has refused protection status S to almost 2,500 people

This content was published on Aug 4, 2024 The reasons given for these refusals are that there is an alternative form of protection in another country, or that the people concerned were not entitled to this status.

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