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Italian-speaking Ticino fights for cabinet seat

This content was published on Aug 31, 2009 The local Ticino chapter on Monday put forward Luigi Pedrazzini, director of police and justice of his canton. The Christian Democrats argued that the Italian-speaking region of the country deserved to be represented in the national government, saying the local population was outraged over the refusal by the Radicals to shortlist its prominent member, Fulvio…

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No live weapons given to army guards

This content was published on Aug 31, 2009 Instead soldiers guarding army properties and embassies will be handed pepper spray for self defence. The guards will still carry weapons with loaded magazines but with no ammunition in the firing chamber. Commanders still have the right to order guard duty with guns ready to be fired based on the needs of a situation, such…

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Libyan asylum seekers should stay, Amnesty says

This content was published on Aug 31, 2009 The call by Amnesty comes on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Moammar Gaddafi seizing power in the North African state. In a statement on Monday, Amnesty said that several Libyans, having been deported after their asylum requests were rejected, were detained, interrogated and some even condemned to long-term prison sentences. As long as…

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Today’s news rooted in records from recent past

This content was published on Aug 31, 2009 The latest volume in a series of foreign policy files from the time has been published, and the contents should be of interest to a wider public, argue the editors. “The topics of the early 1960s are issues that still make today’s headlines,” says Hans-Ulrich Jost, president of the research group’s editorial commission. The retired…

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Mobilised

This content was published on Aug 31, 2009 Switzerland prepared itself against a possible assault by neighbouring Nazi Germany after hostilities broke out on September 1, 1939. The militia-based Swiss army was mobilised after the German attack on Poland. Although the country was never threatened in the end, people’s lives were turned upside down. Men went off to serve their country while women…

Briton to represent Switzerland on Libya panel

This content was published on Aug 30, 2009 A foreign ministry statement on Saturday said Elizabeth Wilmshurst would be the country’s arbitrator on the panel, which will be located in London. The nomination is a condition of the Swiss-Libyan accord signed on August 20 by Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz, who has come under fire for apologising to the Libyan authorities for the “unjustified…

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French receive account details of tax suspects

This content was published on Aug 30, 2009 The news comes after Switzerland and France signed a revised double taxation agreement on Thursday, making it easier for the two countries to exchange banks’ customer information. However, the Swiss finance ministry has said that the handing over details was not linked to the accord. “This agreement is not yet in force and has to…

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Radicals want Pelli to remain party president

This content was published on Aug 28, 2009 There has been widespread speculation that Pelli would be put forward as a candidate to replace the outgoing interior minister, Pascal Couchepin. However, the Radical Party’s parlaimentary group said on Friday evening that it would be putting forward a double ticket of Neuchâtel senator Didier Burkhalter and Geneva parliamentarian Christian Lüscher. Pelli had earlier said…

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PRIME MINISTER POLL

This content was published on Aug 28, 2009

Bern implementing accord with Libya

This content was published on Aug 28, 2009 The accord, aimed at helping two Swiss hostages return home, was signed by Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz and Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi, the Libyan prime minster. Switzerland said it is carrying out the commitments it made in the accord to create the “best possible conditions” for the quick return of two businessmen who have not been…

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