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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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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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Switzerland Rejects Plan To Speed Up Exit From Nuclear Energy
Swiss voters rejected a plan to accelerate the country's exit from nuclear energy in a referendum on Sunday, turning down an initiative that would have forced their government to shut the last plant in 2029.
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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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Swiss Voters Back New Surveillance Law
Swiss voters approved a new surveillance law on Sunday, in a victory for the government which argued the security services needed enhanced powers in an increasingly volatile world.
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Swiss Reject Free Income Plan After Worker vs Robot Debate
Provisional final results showed 76.9 percent of voters opposed the bold social experiment launched by Basel cafe owner Daniel Haeni and allies.
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Work Or Not, Should Everyone Get A Basic Pay? Here's What The Swiss Said
Swiss voters were on course Sunday to flatly reject a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income, no work required, initial results and projections showed.
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Swiss Reject Basic Income For All: Reports
Swiss voters were on course Sunday to flatly reject a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income, with no work required, initial results and projections showed.
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Deporting Foreigners For Breaking The Law Is Hot Issue As Swiss Ready For Polls
Swiss voters will face decisions on whether to deport foreign lawbreakers to building a second tunnel through the Gotthard mountain range when they go to the polls on Sunday.
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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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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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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 Voters Reject Gold, Immigration Proposals, Salvaging EU Ties
Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals on Sunday to boost gold reserves and impose strict new curbs on immigration, averting a potential nightmare for policymakers struggling with a popular backlash against the country's open borders.
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Swiss Vote on World's Highest Minimum Wage
Swiss voters are to decide in a referendum on Sunday whether to bring in the world's highest minimum wage, offering each and every worker at least $25 an hour.
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Swiss voters back limit on immigration
Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration on Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union.
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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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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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Switzerland Rejects Plan To Speed Up Exit From Nuclear Energy
Swiss voters rejected a plan to accelerate the country's exit from nuclear energy in a referendum on Sunday, turning down an initiative that would have forced their government to shut the last plant in 2029.
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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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Swiss Voters Back New Surveillance Law
Swiss voters approved a new surveillance law on Sunday, in a victory for the government which argued the security services needed enhanced powers in an increasingly volatile world.
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Swiss Reject Free Income Plan After Worker vs Robot Debate
Provisional final results showed 76.9 percent of voters opposed the bold social experiment launched by Basel cafe owner Daniel Haeni and allies.
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Work Or Not, Should Everyone Get A Basic Pay? Here's What The Swiss Said
Swiss voters were on course Sunday to flatly reject a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income, no work required, initial results and projections showed.
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Swiss Reject Basic Income For All: Reports
Swiss voters were on course Sunday to flatly reject a radical proposal to provide the entire population with a basic income, with no work required, initial results and projections showed.
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Deporting Foreigners For Breaking The Law Is Hot Issue As Swiss Ready For Polls
Swiss voters will face decisions on whether to deport foreign lawbreakers to building a second tunnel through the Gotthard mountain range when they go to the polls on Sunday.
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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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Hungary's Viktor Orban Suspects Left-Wing Plot in Migrant Crisis
The tide of migrants coming to Europe from the Middle East and Africa may be part of a left-wing plot to pack the continent with sympathetic voters, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has told a Swiss magazine.
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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 Voters Reject Gold, Immigration Proposals, Salvaging EU Ties
Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals on Sunday to boost gold reserves and impose strict new curbs on immigration, averting a potential nightmare for policymakers struggling with a popular backlash against the country's open borders.
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Swiss Vote on World's Highest Minimum Wage
Swiss voters are to decide in a referendum on Sunday whether to bring in the world's highest minimum wage, offering each and every worker at least $25 an hour.
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Swiss voters back limit on immigration
Voters in Switzerland narrowly backed a proposal to limit immigration on Sunday, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the Swiss economy and relations with the European Union.
