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Dismay from Swiss expats at consulate closures

This content was published on Aug 17, 2012 The assembly in the city of Lausanne on Friday heard some details about the latest round of changes at embassies and consulates general, notably in the United States and Canada. As part of a cost-cutting programme launched by parliament, the consulates general in Chicago and Toronto will be closed, while the office in Los Angeles…

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Swiss humanitarian aid workers arrive in Iran

This content was published on Aug 17, 2012 Bernhard Huwiler, leader of the four-person Swiss humanitarian team, told swissinfo.ch by telephone from his hotel room that in one village near the epicenter of the quake, 42 people from a total population of 470 were killed. “We could see one village totally destroyed, where people died under the rubble, so it was really quite…

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My cocaine flight straight to a Swiss prison

This content was published on Aug 17, 2012 “I used to live in the Cristo Rey district of Santo Domingo, a crime-ridden part of the city,” said Sara, 22, who has been in Switzerland’s only women’s prison since 2010. “I married a 67-year-old German when I was 18, but we split up straight away. My husband got annoyed whenever I asked him for…

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Fresh allegations Swiss bombs being used in Syria

This content was published on Aug 16, 2012 Swiss television reported on Wednesday night that HG85 hand grenades made by Swiss company Ruag – which is majority-owned by the Swiss government – were being used by rebels in the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. The “Rundschau” programme broadcast footage which it said were Syrian rebels in possession of Swiss hand-grenades. It said that they…

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Iran accepts Swiss offer of humanitarian aid

This content was published on Aug 15, 2012 Four Swiss experts will travel to the earthquake zone in the north-west of the country on Thursday where they will work with Iranian authorities and the Iranian Red Crescent to distribute aid destined to help around 1,000 people. The aid consists of providing heated and thermally-insulated tents, blankets and ready-built kitchens which will be distributed…

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Swiss target more Syrian firms and individuals

This content was published on Aug 14, 2012 The move aligns Switzerland with European Union measures announced in late July, the State Secretariat for Economics (Seco) spokeswoman Antje Baertschi told Reuters on Tuesday. As a result of the sanctions, Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) is prohibited from landing at Swiss airports, where Swiss financial and airport services would not be provided, Baertschi said. The…

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Victims of landmines move on

This content was published on Aug 14, 2012 Still, thousands continue to live with the consequences of war. Their suffering is visible in countries like Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cambodia, where orthopaedic centres have been built for the rehabilitation of amputees.

Landmines: the legacy of war that goes on killing

This content was published on Aug 14, 2012 “There is a vast difference between nuclear weapons and landmines. The former are weapons of the rich, the latter of the poor. Yet they also have something in common: they are weapons which cast the shadow of war also across peace.” With these words the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign…

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Swiss-based Syrian diplomat swaps sides

This content was published on Aug 13, 2012 Danny al-Baaj said he had first announced his resignation on a Syrian website on Friday, and informed his country’s chargé d’affaires orally. He told the news agency that he had taken his decision “some time ago” and had been in contact with an opposition group. “I felt I can no longer serve my country on…

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ICRC vows to maintain presence in Libya

This content was published on Aug 6, 2012 The Swiss-run aid organisation said seven of its aid workers were inside their residence in Misrata when it came under attack from grenades and rockets on Sunday. No one was hurt, but damage to the building was extensive. Pulling out is “a temporary measure and we’re looking into the security. We’re discussing this with the…

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