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Swiss answer call to fight floods in Hungary

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 The rivers are expected to crest mid-week, having already reached alarming levels. Hungarian authorities have declared a state of emergency in eight northern regions and asked Europeans for aid. The Swiss foreign ministry said on Tuesday it would send 500,000 bags for holding sand to reinforce dykes. The shipment is scheduled to arrive Tuesday night.…

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Libya kicks out UN refugee workers

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 The UNHCR protested the move vehemently. Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman for the organisation, said Libyan authorities informed them on Wednesday last week that the offices would be closed. “We were given no reason whatsoever,” she said. “We hope this measure is only temporary because it puts all of our programmes in question.” Libya is a major…

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Swiss president to attend World Cup opening

This content was published on Jun 8, 2010 Prior to the official opening of the football competition, the Swiss president will visit the Swiss squad at their training camp near Johannesburg. She will then attend the opening match between South Africa and Mexico. During her trip, the president is to have brief meetings with representatives of other governments, who will be in South…

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Drops of red and white

This content was published on Jun 5, 2010 Jean-Claude Martin grows ten different wines in a picturesque valley east of Cape Town. (pictures: Christoph Balsiger; text: Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch)

Migration boss slams move to expel foreigners

This content was published on Jun 5, 2010 Director Alard du Bois-Reymond said in an interview published on Saturday that committing even relatively trivial crimes would be reason enough to expel up to four times as many foreigners as today. Currently about 350-400 foreign criminals get sent home each year. Du Bois-Reymond said a counterproposal that made its way through the House of…

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Schengen police database delayed

This content was published on Jun 3, 2010 The Schengen Information System II – to which Switzerland, as a Schengen member, has access – was originally planned for 2007 but has frequently crashed during tests. The current Schengen Information System enables police to track cross-border criminals by using a databank with information on wanted persons and stolen goods. The updated version is planned…

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Nigerian refugee family receives payout

This content was published on Jun 2, 2010 Federal Migration Office spokeswoman Marie Avet told the Swiss news agency that it was a “humanitarian gesture” towards the family. The sum, the amount of which has not been announced, is helping to pay for the funeral costs. “The Federal Migration Office greatly regrets this tragic incident,” said Avet. The 29-year-old Nigerian, a convicted drug…

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Tumultuous times

This content was published on Jun 2, 2010 A growing frustration among youth throughout the 1970s at a lack of public funding and work space for a new generation of musicians, actors and artists eventually led to months of riots and clashes with police in Zurich’s normally orderly streets.

Switzerland urges probe into Gaza boat deaths

This content was published on May 31, 2010 The Swiss foreign ministry expressed “very serious concern” over the incident in which at least nine people were killed. “The foreign ministry deplores the death of several civilians as well as the injuries caused, including those suffered by the Israeli forces,” said a statement issued on Monday afternoon. Switzerland has also “invited” Israel’s ambassador to…

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Key committees slam government leadership

This content was published on May 31, 2010 They also pointed a critical finger at Swiss Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz. Reaction has been swift. The rightwing Swiss People’s Party immediately called for a parliamentary investigation, while Merz’s centre-right Radical Party said such an exercise would serve no useful purpose. The government issued a statement on Monday saying it would take committee recommendations “seriously”…

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