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Switzerland

Switzerland may be neutral, but that doesn't mean it's calm. After 49 years, the country's cozy form of consensus has collapsed, ushering in more volatile politics

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  • October 2007

    • Far-Right Wins in Swiss Election Create Tension

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 23, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Far-Right Wins in Swiss Election Create Tension

      (Newser) - Swiss voters delivered a new parliament on Sunday, giving the right-wing Swiss People's Party a consolidated grip on power. But they also gave a seat to the country's first black MP, who told the Times of London that he is fearful of the xenophobia that characterized the recent election, despite his pride at being "a symbol" of a non-racist Switzerland. More »

    • US Soccer Beats Switzerland,1-0

      Reuters  |  Oct 17, 07 11:43 PM CDT

      US Soccer Beats Switzerland,1-0

      (Newser) - The United States soccer team had never defeated Switzerland in their previous six meetings, but the seventh proved lucky as they emerged victorious In Basel 1-0. The visiting Americans scored in the 86th minute when a confused Swiss defense left midfielder Michael Bradley unmarked, allowing him to find the net, according to Reuters. More »

    • Swiss Bank Giant Posts Huge Losses Amid Credit Crisis

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 1, 07 3:48 AM CDT

      Swiss Bank Giant Posts Huge Losses Amid Credit Crisis

      (Newser) - Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, has become the biggest casualty of the worldwide turmoil in the financial markets, reports the Wall Street Journal . The bank is expected to announced today that it has written off  $3.4 billion in fixed income assets. UBS is projecting third quarter losses of at least $516 million. More »

  • September 2007

    • Swiss Fight Fire With ...Er, Rap

      BBC  |  Sep 25, 07 8:25 PM CDT

      Swiss Fight Fire With ...Er, Rap

      (Newser) - Tired of receiving directory assistance calls on their emergency line, Swiss firefighters filmed a rap video that no one could forget. The resulting “118 Project," which clears up the  confusion, has become a YouTube sensation. “They chose rap because it is spoken and not sung,” a fire lieutenant told the BBC, “because clearly they are not singers.” More »

    • Swiss Party Aims to Boot Immigrants

      Associated Press  |  Sep 1, 07 11:27 AM CDT

      Swiss Party Aims to Boot Immigrants

      (Newser) - Using the image of three white sheep kicking a black sheep out, Switzerland’s biggest political party has begun a campaign to institute mandatory deportation of criminal immigrants and their families. Though critics compare the proposal to Hitler and Stalin practices, the party is expected to prevail in October elections. "We haven't had any complaints," said the party president. More »

  • July 2007

    • Swiss Neighbors Demand End to Assisted Death

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 13, 07 5:24 AM CDT

      Swiss Neighbors Demand End to Assisted Death

      (Newser) - Neighbors of an organization that has become the center of Switzerland's "assisted suicide tourism" have demanded an end to the deaths in their housing complex, the Guardian reports. Residents complain about the stream of ambulances and bodies that have disturbed their sleep for 9 years as some 700 people have committed suicide with the help of Dignitas. More »

    • Alinghi Defends America's Cup

      Bloomberg  |  Jul 3, 07 12:37 PM CDT

      Alinghi Defends America's Cup

      (Newser) - Alinghi defended the America's Cup today, scoring a 1-second victory over Team New Zealand and returning the most prestigious title in international sailing to landlocked Switzerland. The series, contested off Valencia, Spain, was the closest since 1983—the widest margin in Alinghi's 5-2 victory in the nine-race series was 35 seconds—despite the huge disparity in the teams' resources. More »

  • May 2007

    • Tolerant Swiss to Ban Minarets?

      BBC  |  May 28, 07 9:57 PM CDT

      Tolerant Swiss to Ban Minarets?

      (Newser) - The Swiss have gone NIMBY (not in my back yard) on minarets.  While Switzerland's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, a number of leading politicians want to ban them via a referendum this fall.  There are now exactly two minarets in all of Switzerland. More »

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Ueli Maurer, president of the Swiss People's Party SVP, smiles in front of a campaign poster reading "create security", during a press conference in Bern, Switzerland, in this July 13, 2007 file picture....   (Associated Press)
Switzerland's Stephan Lichtsteiner, left, US' DaMarcus Beasley, right, challenge for the ball during an Euro 2008 test game between the national soccer teams of Switzerland and the United States at the...   (Associated Press)
Switzerland has become a central front in debates over immigration in Europe.   (Getty Images (by Event))
Swiss Cantonal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, left, who has been elected as Federal Councillor instead of acting Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher, arrives at the Bundeshaus government building...   (Associated Press)
Former Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher, of Switzerland's nationalist Peoples' Party SVP, who was not re-elected to the cabinet, makes his last speech in front of the Federal Assembly, on Thursday...   (Associated Press)
Switzerland's newly elected federal councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf of Switzerland's People's Party SVP is sworn in, after she accepted her nomination to the cabinet, where she replaces rightwing Peoples'...   (Associated Press)
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Switzerland area: 41,290sq km (15,942sq mi) population: 7,258,500 capital (population): Bern (122,484) government: Federal republic ethnic groups: German 64%, French 19%, Italian 8%, Yugoslav 3%, Spanish 2%, Romansch 1% languages: French, German, Italian and Romansch (all official) religions: ...

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