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Yemen on the brink

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 Protestors are calling for reforms and for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down after 32 years in power. The demonstrations have left at least 30 people dead.

How idealism drove Swiss development aid

This content was published on Mar 17, 2011 It’s news, but not new. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been providing aid for exactly 50 years, both in spectacular disaster situations, and over the long haul with projects targeting issues ranging from poverty reduction to conflict prevention and good governance. But without the commitment of private organisations and grass-roots idealists…

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Japan disaster defuses refugee debate

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 Nevertheless, politicians in the House of Representatives succeeded on Wednesday in landing several punches on their opponents. Those on the left accused those on the right and the government of courting and supporting dictators in North Africa and the Middle East by selling them arms. “It’s a disgrace that Switzerland has delivered weapons to Arab…

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“The fight should continue”

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 swissinfo.ch talked to influential bloggers and activists Mahmoud Salem, also known as “Sandmonkey” to his 30,000 plus Twitter followers, and Lina Ben Mhenni, or “A Tunisian girl”, at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday. Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile in Saudi Arabia on January 14, 2011 having…

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The Swiss that helped build modern Italy

This content was published on Mar 16, 2011 Numerous banks, grand hotels and cotton mills were in the hands of Swiss who, at the end of the century, represented the second largest foreign community in Italy. A 16th century Roman noble, Marcantonio Altieri, wrote that the Swiss were barbarians, men not to be trusted, lacking in humanity and were the main enemies of…

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Centre-left urges nuclear energy phase out

This content was published on Mar 15, 2011 The Social Democrats and the Greens have demanded that the three older reactors of Beznau I and II and Mühleberg be shut down as quickly as possible, saying they are not safe. The other two plants, Leibstadt and Gösgen, should be taken off the grid in the medium term, they said. The parties want the…

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Second autopsy held in Nigerian death case

This content was published on Mar 15, 2011 The Nigerian’s family has contested the original post mortem by Zurich University’s Institute of Forensic Medicine of last June, which found that the man, who had been restrained by force, had died of heart failure. In a statement, the Winterthur/Unterland public prosecutor’s office said that it had asked the head of the Institute of Forensic…

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Mühleberg takes pragmatic line on nuclear energy

This content was published on Mar 14, 2011 Kurt Herren, the town’s mayor, said he wanted to see a detailed analysis by the Swiss authorities when more was known about the Japanese nuclear power plant accident that followed Friday’s deadly earthquake and tsunami. “We’re appalled by what has happened in Japan and I find it a pity that the whole focus is being…

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Swiss condemn continued violence in Libya

This content was published on Mar 14, 2011 Speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Monday, Swiss ambassador to the UN, Dante Martinelli, called for an end to the violence. He also welcomed the establishment by the HRC of a commission of inquiry charged with investigating violations of international human rights laws in Libya. Martinelli said the inquiry…

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Safety at Swiss nuclear plants under scrutiny

This content was published on Mar 14, 2011 She has also decided to suspend requests to build new replacement nuclear power stations in Switzerland possibly delaying the timetable for a nationwide vote in 2013. Leuthard reaffirmed that there was no direct danger to the Swiss population from the nuclear incidents in Japan or from Switzerland’s five nuclear power facilities. “Safety and the wellbeing…

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