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Swiss rediscover communist zeal after 84-year hiatus

This content was published on May 13, 2024 Over 300 participants founded the Revolutionary Communist Party (RKP) at its congress in Burgdorf in canton Bern at the weekend.

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Swiss government spokesman dies during a hike

This content was published on May 12, 2024 André Simonazzi, spokesman for the governing Federal Council and also Vice Chancellor, has died.

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Explainer: Swiss to vote on healthcare ‘cost brake’

This content was published on May 12, 2024 The Centre Party wants to curb spiralling healthcare costs with a proposed cost brake mechanism – citizens will vote on June 9.

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Lausanne students end night-time Gaza protest

This content was published on May 9, 2024 The night-time occupation of a building at the University of Lausanne that began on May 2 ended on Wednesday evening.

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Visiting Switzerland? Overstaying can be painfully pricey

This content was published on May 9, 2024 At Zurich airport, a Canadian traveller was fined CHF350 (about $385) because her visa had expired a day earlier.

Federal Councillor Beat Jans, center, speaks alongside Cantonal Councillor Christoph Ammann, Head of the Canton of Bern Department of Economic Affairs, Energy and the Environment, left, and Vice Chancellor Andre Simonazzi, Federal Council Spokesman, right, at a media conference on measures to increase the integration of persons with protection status S into the workforce, at the Federal Palace Media Center in Bern on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

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Swiss authorities announce cost-cutting in asylum sector

This content was published on May 8, 2024 The government notably wants to improve integration into the labour force, particularly for people with protection status S.

Police officers supervise Pro-Palestinian demonstrators during protest in the entrance hall of the main building of the ETH Zurich on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (

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Swiss Jewish group concerned about university protests

This content was published on May 8, 2024 The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities worries that protests are taking on ideological and radicalised features.

members and supporters of the organisation, Group for a Switzerland without an Army speak in front of the federal parliament building

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Swiss pacifists fight back against army rearmament plans

This content was published on May 6, 2024 The Group for a Switzerland without an Army (GSOA) support abolishing nuclear weapons and an end violence.

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Reports of Swiss cyber fraud almost doubled in six months

This content was published on May 6, 2024 The head of the new Federal Office for Cybersecurity (FOC), Florian Schütz, has presented a new strategy after just over four months in office.

Manuel Willi, head of Bern regional police is interviewed

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Swiss capital rioters ‘out to cause injury’, claims Bern police chief

This content was published on May 6, 2024 "Every stone that comes flying comes with an extremely high risk of injury," complains Bern police chief.

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