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🎥On the anniversary of his birth in 1713, retrace the steps of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Switzerland.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote that “walking animates and enlivens my spirits". The philosopher and writer spent his life wandering across Europe.
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Sports coaches and childcare providers will also be obliged to report suspected child abuse from January 1, 2019 in Switzerland

All professionals with regular contact with children will be obliged to report their suspicions of child abuse from January 1, 2019.
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Update: city of Neuchâtel may not be able to ban plastic straws - which would be a Swiss first - after all

The city of Neuchâtel wants to be the first place in Switzerland to ban plastic straws. But the canton says it has no legal basis to do so.
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Swiss government is against proposed ‘burka ban’ that is due to come to a referendum.

The Swiss government has come out against a proposed ‘burka ban’ that is due to come to a referendum.
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The Swiss government wants to introduce e-voting permanently following 200 trials over the past 15 years. The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad welcomes the plans, but critics argue the method is unreliable.

The government wants to enshrine electronic voting in Swiss law as an alternative to paper ballots in elections and votes.
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Military grade Swiss alpine bunker opens vaults to wealthy cryptocurrency investors.

A ‘military-grade’ bunker in the Swiss Alps has opened its vaults to wealthy cryptoasset investors, corporations and institutions in search of a ...
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Opinion piece: why we should teach computer science to young children by the ETH Zurich's Bernd Gärtner

ETH Zurich computer scientist Bernd Gärtner explains why even youngsters should get to grips with computer science.
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At the time of writing, the gofundme campaign, launched on June 25 by Rilind Reka, an Albanian living in New York, has surpassed his target of $25,000 to pay the three Swiss footballers' FIFA fines.

A crowdfunding campaign has secured sufficient pledges to be able to pay the fines FIFA handed to three Swiss football players for their Albanian ...
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Authority was in a crisis in Switzerland in 1968 - a time when experimental private schools sprang up.

In the years around 1968, young Swiss felt a desire for new models of society and designs for living. That went for education too.
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Trouble ahoy! Bern prosecutors and parliamentarians investigate the financial difficulties of the Swiss merchant navy.

Bern prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into suspected irregularities surrounding the funding of Switzerland’s merchant navy.
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The Albanian PM wrote on his Facebook page that the bank account was a gesture of “thanks and gratitude to the two Swiss sportsmen” who brought joy to millions of Albanians.

Albanian leader opens an account to enable people to contribute towards the FIFA fines to two Swiss football players of Albanian heritage.
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CarPostal France had been ordered to pay millions of euros in damages for unfair competition but later appealed to a Paris court.

CarPostal France, the subsidiary of Swiss PostBus, has reached a settlement deal with three French bus companies.
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Activists want the Swiss government to adopt the Istanbul Protocol, which regulates the practical protection of victims of torture.

A citizen’s petition demanding that Switzerland adopt UN standards when it comes to protecting victims of torture has been handed in.
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The fighting and humanitarian situations in Syria’s southwestern Deraa province, near the Jordanian border, as well as in the northern province of ...
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No angels: the current "double eagle" controversy is not the first time the Swiss have had their wrists slapped by the football authorities.

The current "double eagle" controversy is not the first time the Swiss have had their wrists slapped by the football authorities.
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Since California is a state of mind, doesn't each mind deserve its own state?" asks Joe Mathews ahead of November 6 vote on the Cal 3 initiative.

All the many dozens of proposals to split California into multiple states share the same basic defect: a foolish fixation with geography.
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