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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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World's Strictest Corporate Responsibility Plan Fails In Swiss Vote
A plan in Switzerland to impose the world's strictest corporate responsibility rules, which would have made Swiss-headquartered multinationals liable for abusive business practices worldwide, failed to pass in a vote on Sunday.
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Switzerland Votes On Bid To Preserve Cow Horns
Switzerland was voting Sunday on an eclectic range of measures including a proposed constitutional amendment to preserve cow horns spearheaded by a livestock farmer who was inspired by talking to his herd. Also on the ballot, which is part of Switzerland's direct democracy system, are controversial legal revisions that define the ways insurance com...
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Doris Leuthard Voted Swiss President, For Second Time
The Swiss parliament on Wednesday elected Energy Minister Doris Leuthard to serve in 2017 in the largely symbolic position of president of Switzerland, for a second time.
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Swiss To Vote On Faster Nuclear Phaseout
Swiss voters will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether or not to speed up the process of phasing out the country's nuclear power plants.
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Raghuram Rajan In 'Basel Huddle' Of Central Banks As Brexit Roils Markets
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and heads of central banks from across the world got into a huddle today in this Swiss town as Britain's vote to exit European Union gave an early morning shock to the financial markets globally.
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Swiss Central Bank Keeps Powder Dry On Rates Ahead Of Brexit Vote
Switzerland's central bank held fire on tinkering with record-low negative interest rates on Thursday, keeping its powder dry should a British vote next week to leave the European Union spark a flood into the Swiss franc.
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Gold Hits 4-Week High As Central Banks Meet, Brexit Vote Shake Stocks
Gold hit a near four week high early Monday, supported by weaker Asian stocks as investors turned towards safe haven-assets ahead of this week's central bank meetings and Britain's June 23 referendum on its European Union membership.
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Money For Nothing? Swiss Vote On Basic Income For All
In a global first, the Swiss voted Sunday on a radical proposal to provide the entire population with enough money to live on, no strings attached.
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FIFA Voters Publicly Declare Support as Election Day Looms
Prince Ali of Jordan on Wednesday said the Iraqi soccer federation will vote for him to be FIFA president on February 26 in Zurich. The German and Swiss federations gave their expected support to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, who is from Switzerland.
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Swiss Parliament Shifts to Right in Vote Dominated by Migrant Fears
Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe's migrant crisis, with the country's largest party, the populist Swiss People's Party, on track to win a record number of seats.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
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Computer Data Seized at FIFA Headquarters in Zurich
FIFA said that computer data from its Zurich headquarters had been handed to Swiss prosecutors. Swiss authorities are investigating the 2010 FIFA vote that awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar.
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Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
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"Only Yes Means Yes": Swiss Parliament Votes To Tighten Rape Law
The lower house of Switzerland's parliament voted Monday to dramatically broaden the country's limited definition of rape to include all sex without consent, but a law-change is still a long way off.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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World's Strictest Corporate Responsibility Plan Fails In Swiss Vote
A plan in Switzerland to impose the world's strictest corporate responsibility rules, which would have made Swiss-headquartered multinationals liable for abusive business practices worldwide, failed to pass in a vote on Sunday.
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Switzerland Votes On Bid To Preserve Cow Horns
Switzerland was voting Sunday on an eclectic range of measures including a proposed constitutional amendment to preserve cow horns spearheaded by a livestock farmer who was inspired by talking to his herd. Also on the ballot, which is part of Switzerland's direct democracy system, are controversial legal revisions that define the ways insurance com...
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Doris Leuthard Voted Swiss President, For Second Time
The Swiss parliament on Wednesday elected Energy Minister Doris Leuthard to serve in 2017 in the largely symbolic position of president of Switzerland, for a second time.
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Swiss To Vote On Faster Nuclear Phaseout
Swiss voters will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether or not to speed up the process of phasing out the country's nuclear power plants.
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Raghuram Rajan In 'Basel Huddle' Of Central Banks As Brexit Roils Markets
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and heads of central banks from across the world got into a huddle today in this Swiss town as Britain's vote to exit European Union gave an early morning shock to the financial markets globally.
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Swiss Central Bank Keeps Powder Dry On Rates Ahead Of Brexit Vote
Switzerland's central bank held fire on tinkering with record-low negative interest rates on Thursday, keeping its powder dry should a British vote next week to leave the European Union spark a flood into the Swiss franc.
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Gold Hits 4-Week High As Central Banks Meet, Brexit Vote Shake Stocks
Gold hit a near four week high early Monday, supported by weaker Asian stocks as investors turned towards safe haven-assets ahead of this week's central bank meetings and Britain's June 23 referendum on its European Union membership.
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Money For Nothing? Swiss Vote On Basic Income For All
In a global first, the Swiss voted Sunday on a radical proposal to provide the entire population with enough money to live on, no strings attached.
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FIFA Voters Publicly Declare Support as Election Day Looms
Prince Ali of Jordan on Wednesday said the Iraqi soccer federation will vote for him to be FIFA president on February 26 in Zurich. The German and Swiss federations gave their expected support to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, who is from Switzerland.
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Swiss Parliament Shifts to Right in Vote Dominated by Migrant Fears
Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe's migrant crisis, with the country's largest party, the populist Swiss People's Party, on track to win a record number of seats.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
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Computer Data Seized at FIFA Headquarters in Zurich
FIFA said that computer data from its Zurich headquarters had been handed to Swiss prosecutors. Swiss authorities are investigating the 2010 FIFA vote that awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar.
