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Fighting Poverty in Switzerland with Winterhilfe

Poverty in Switzerland is often invisible, and the minimum standard of living cannot always be achieved by one's own effort. Since 1936, Winterhilfe has been helping those affected by poverty with services that are intended to relieve them and protect them from slipping into social assistance.
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‘No to 10 million’ will likely be defeated; Grand Prize for yodeling singer Nadja Räss; Swiss public transport among the safest in Europe

Though earlier surveys indicated that the ‘No to 10 million’ proposal would be approved in the June 14th national referendum, two polls show a different result, as it looks like Swiss voters will narrowly reject it. Both polls found the ‘no’ camp gaining strength in recent weeks, with 52 percent of voters planning to turn down the hard-right’s bid to impose limits on immigration.
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