Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to limit the country’s population to 10 million.
Results showed nearly 55% of participants voted against and 45% voted for, with a turnout of 60% of the population.
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SWITZERLAND: Star Striker Barred From Travelling Alongside Teammates To U.S.
Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was left behind at the 11th hour as his world cup teammates travelled to the U.S. on Tuesday after his ESTA authorisation was placed under review, the Swiss federation said.
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SWITZERLAND: Sunglasses Shares Skyrocket $4M After Trump Cruelly Mocks Marcron’s Shades
Emmanuel Macron’s appearance in Davos wearing a pair of aviator sunglasses has bumped shares in the shades’ manufacturer up a whopping 28 percent, adding about $4 million to the firm’s market value following Trump’s mocking.
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GERMANY: Assisted Suicide Advocate Dies Following Arrest ‘Trauma’
He was a pro euthanasia advocate and was being questioned for murder following the death of a woman who died using a suicide pod dies of Suicide.
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SWITZERLAND: Burqa Ban Takes Effect First Day In 2025 With Exemptions
The government of Switzerland on Wednesday announced that a controversial ban on facial coverings in public spaces will come into effect on January 1 next year.
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SWITZERLAND: Mass Police Arrest After Woman Dies In 3D-Printed ‘Suicide Pod’
Police in Switzerland said that several people had been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a new, 3D-printed “suicide capsule”.
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FRANCE: ECHR Rules Against Switzerland On Climate Inaction
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday delivered rulings in a group of landmark climate change cases aimed at making national governments meet treaty obligations to cut greenhouse emissions.
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SWITZERLAND: Hands Over Suspected Stolen Marble Sculpture To Libya
The Swiss Federal Office of Culture has handed over the marble sculpture of the head of a young woman from the Hellenistic period, around 2,000 years old to the Libyan Embassy in Bern.
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SWITZERLAND: Six Police Officers On Trial Over Nigerian’s Death
Six police officers appeared in court on Monday on trial in Switzerland on manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a Nigerian man five years ago.
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DAVOS 2023: Idris Elba Makes Case For Food Security To Combat Climate Change
British actor Idris Elba has called for investment to help the world’s poor at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos opening ceremony.
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