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Defence minister describes army vision

This content was published on Jan 16, 2009 He told a meeting on Friday of the People’s Party, which he is a member, that he also opposed calls to take soldiers’ weapons from them when they are not on military service. He described the tradition of holding weapons as the expression of a freedom-loving citizen state. At the same time, he called for…

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Swiss delegation to visit Libya

This content was published on Jan 16, 2009 A foreign ministry spokesman announced on Friday that the mission would leave on Wednesday and stay in Tripoli until Thursday. He gave no details about the composition of the delegation, except to say that it would not include Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. Relations have been strained since July, when one of Moammar Gaddafi’s sons, Hannibal,…

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sharia poll

This content was published on Jan 16, 2009

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Switzerland condemns latest Israeli attacks

This content was published on Jan 15, 2009 “Attacks against humanitarian organisations, hospitals and medical personnel constitute violations of international humanitarian law,” said a foreign ministry statement released on Thursday. The statement added that Israeli fire had also hit a depot belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and press agency offices. It repeated Switzerland’s call to both sides to cease hostilities in…

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Smokers’ hopes stubbed out

This content was published on Jan 15, 2009 The “No to Smoking Bans” committee, founded last autumn, was attempting to collect 50,000 signatures to support its bid to force a nationwide vote on the issue. A law was passed by parliament in October 2008, which outlaws smoking in public areas such as schools, hospitals and cinemas, although smoking will still be permitted in…

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Young mum spurs teen sex debate

This content was published on Jan 15, 2009 However, teenage pregnancies still remain relatively rare in the country, compared with Britain and the United States. Ramona gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Nico, in December and is, according to media reports, now the youngest mother in Switzerland. The teenager from near Solothurn in the German-speaking part of Switzerland apparently did not know…

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Gaza, a prison

This content was published on Jan 15, 2009 A photo report by doctors Maja Hess and Ursula Hauser, of the Swiss NGO Medico International Schweiz, who have worked on a mental health programme in Gaza. Their latest visit was in 2008.

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Protestors rally from both sides of Gaza conflict

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 About 400 people gathered in Geneva, where many draped Israeli flags over their shoulders and sang songs in Hebrew. Various speakers criticised Hamas and repeated that Israel has a right to defend itself. In Lausanne about 750 people marched through the streets to show solidarity with Gaza. Some chanted “We are all Palestinians” while others…

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US to collect limited data on Swiss passengers

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 The countries had a similar agreement in place in 2005 but it expired after three and a half years. The new agreement has no such limit. The revised accord reached on Wednesday shores up data protection regulations in place in the US and limits how much information can be passed onto the American authorities. In…

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Tougher stance taken on foreign criminals

This content was published on Jan 14, 2009 Instead the cabinet aims to tighten residency permits for convicted foreigners sentenced to two years or more in prison. The justice ministry said the rightwing Swiss People’s Party proposal, which attracted more than 210,000 signatures, clashed with basic guarantees for the right to privacy. The cabinet plan now goes to a three-month consultation procedure among…

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