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Young Swiss women vote less often

This content was published on Jan 30, 2011 Since women gained the vote in Switzerland 40 years ago, the number in this age group going to the polls dropped from 38 to 26 per cent. In the study commissioned by the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, political scientist Georg Lutz said there had also been a trend showing young men voting more frequently for rightwing parties.…

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Switzerland summons Egyptian ambassador

This content was published on Jan 30, 2011 Calmy-Rey, in an interview with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, said it had summoned the ambassador to the foreign ministry on Saturday. The foreign minister said Switzerland had called on the Egyptian authorities to respect basic human rights which include freedom of expression and assembly, and to refrain from using violence against its people. Calmy-Rey said she…

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Egyptians mobilise for a better future

This content was published on Jan 29, 2011 The Egyptian government has been battling to restore control in the northern African country after the biggest protests so far. A new cabinet was to be announced on Saturday. The situation was unexpected for Switzerland-based Ayman El-Nouby when he arrived in his homeland on Monday. “When friends in the Nadwa café told me that there…

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Rightwing sails ahead in election poll

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 The party has dominated the early stage of the campaign with anti-immigration issues and is gaining ground among men on high incomes and with top professional qualifications. On the other side of the political spectrum, the centre-left is struggling to stop voters haemorrhaging to small centre-right groups. As it stands nine months before the scheduled…

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Foreign ministry warns over trips to Cairo

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 The ministry on Friday recommended against trips to the capital, Cairo, as well as to Alexandria, Suez and Ismailia, saying the situation in whole of the country was tense. The main Swiss tour operators have offered customers a refund on their holidays. There are at least 1,700 Swiss tourists in Egypt but only a few…

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Unions fear spread of civil unrest to Europe

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 Philip Jennings, secretary-general of the Nyon-based UNI Global Union, told swissinfo.ch that a chronic shortage of work was one reason behind the so-called Jasmine Revolution that recently unseated the Tunisian president. With unemployment rates around ten per cent in the European Union, European governments should rethink austerity policies and form a new social contract with…

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Eulex opens preliminary Kosovo probe

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 The claims were made in a report presented by Swiss senator Dick Marty last December, which was adopted by the Council of Europe on Tuesday. Marty’s report implicated high ranking members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in the murder of Serbian and Kosovan Albanian prisoners and the selling of their organs. Kosovo Prime Minister…

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Nelson Mandela in Davos (Archive)

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Swiss-Chinese trade negotiations kick off

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann and China Trade Minister Chen Deming signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow technical talks on intellectual property rights, removing import barriers and other issues. Schneider-Ammann said the deal most stood to benefit firms in the fields of machinery, precision instruments, energy, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. “We believe that the…

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Anti-gun move slammed by women’s committee

This content was published on Jan 28, 2011 The committee, which claims to represent about 1,000 members, said the anti-gun initiative did nothing to make life safer or to stop the abuse of firearms. The committee called for the current gun law to be applied consistently. A nationwide survey carried out at the beginning of the month found that the initiative enjoys strong…

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