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Africa: Switzerland Raises Contribution to Global Fund By 43 Percent
Geneva :: Switzerland | 15 days ago
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Tuberculosis and Malaria welcomed an announcement from Switzerland that it intends to increase its contribution to the Global Fund by 43 per cent in 2013. Swiss Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter made the announcement on Monday after meeting the
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Voters raise their hands in Glarus
Bern :: Switzerland | 17 days ago
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Direct Democracy As they do every year weather permitting on the first Sunday of May, the people of canton Glarus assembled today on the Zaunplatz to vote on political issues. The open-air assembly, first held in 1387, had a relatively low turnout
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Exercise tests response to railway disaster
Bern :: Switzerland | 18 days ago
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Lotschberg Tunnel scenario What happens when a freight train leaking ammonia gas blocks a double-decker passenger train in a tunnel? That scenario was reenacted on Saturday by 930 extras and 400 police, ambulance and fire personnel in the Lotschberg
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Foreign minister reckons Middle East talks possible
Zurich :: Switzerland | 19 days ago
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Thousands of workers were out in force like here in Zurich and all across Switzerland on May 1 to press home their demands for better rights and salaries. One demonstrator at least called for the rich to be deprived of their money. [...] Mission
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PM: Referendum on Peace with PA
Zurich :: Switzerland | 20 days ago
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Netanyahu met Swiss FM Didier Burkhalter Thursday, "Israel may not be Switzerland," said the PM, "but I intend to adopt your approach to bringing essential matters to a national referendum, and I am referring to any future peace treaty with the PA.
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Chinese, Swiss FMs hold talks on cooperation
Zurich :: Switzerland | 27 days ago
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Swiss Vice President and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter on Thursday, pledging to enhance cooperation. Wang thanked the Swiss side for extending sympathy after Lushan, a county in southwest China's
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Chinese Vice-Premier meets with Swiss VP
Zurich :: Switzerland | 27 days ago
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Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang met with Swiss Vice President and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter on Thursday, pledging closer ties between the two nations. Wang said during the meeting that China and Switzerland enjoy sound development of
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Latest asylum reform faces nationwide vote
Zurich :: Switzerland | 1 month ago
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June ballot Leftwing parties, trade unions and human rights groups are challenging a decision by parliament to restrict access to asylum and set up special centres to speed up the procedure. It is the latest in a long series of reforms of the Swiss
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Geneva goes wild for ‘biological corridors'
Bamako :: Mali | 1 month ago
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Man and nature Urban growth is a major threat to biodiversity. Aware of the dangers, the sprawling Swiss city of Geneva is introducing cross-border biological corridors' with France to help conserve common species. The project could serve as a model
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Swiss experts may support EU mission in Mali
Brussels :: Belgium | 1 month ago
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Swiss voters are likely to reject a proposal by the rightwing Swiss People's Party to introduce a direct election of cabinet members, according to an opinion poll ahead of a nationwide vote on June 9. [...] Faith fundraising Easter traffic
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