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Switzerland: Voters seem to back same-sex marriage in referendum

Bern: People in Switzerland have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum, media reports said on Sunday. more

After Switzerland, Sri Lanka to ban burqa in public

Colombo: Just a few days after Switzerland voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, Sri Lanka has decided to follow suit, albeit awaiting permission from the country's par ...

Switzerland raises concerns on treatment of Tibetans in China during political dialogue

Geneva: Switzerland’s State Secretary Krystyna Marty in a political dialogue via videoconference with China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang recently expressed conc ...

Yemen: ‘No justification for this carnage,’ says UNICEF chief, as children in need now outnumber population of Switzerland

New York: The relentless conflict in Yemen has pushed a nation already on the brink “deep into the abyss,” said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief on Tues ...

Switzerland denies asylum to Brahumdagh Bugti, draws flak on social media

Zurich, Nov 23 (JEN): Minutes after exiled Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti announced on Twitter that his asylum plea was not granted by Switzerland, a place where he has lived in for seven ...

Mehran Marri detention: Activists cry foul at Switzerland

London, Nov 18 (JEN): Activists are crying foul after reports of Switzerland detaining Baloch separatist leader Mehran Marri went viral.

Switzerland needs to do more to keep ‘dirty money’ at bay, urges UN expert

New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Highlighting the problems posed by illicit financial flows globally, including undermining rule of law and human rights, a United Nations human rights expe ...

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