Swiss vote on tighter asylum laws
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Swiss voters head to the polls to decide whether the country should impose more restrictive asylum laws.
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The Swiss voted Sunday to continue their close cooperation with the European Union by approving a law to give the 10 newest EU members 1 billion Swiss francs ($800 million) in economic aid.
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Neutral Switzerland, home to   humanitarian agencies and the International Committee of the   Red Cross, on Sunday voted heavily in favor of making it harder   for asylum-seekers to gain entry to the rich Alpine state.
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GENEVA  - Two-thirds of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning, official results from a referendum showed.
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In the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States, Swiss voters have backed proposals to allow stem-cell research.
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Swiss voters appear to have rejected proposals to relax the country's strict  naturalisation laws.
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The government has won strong backing for a law allowing stem-cell research on surplus human embryos, with two-thirds of Swiss voting in favour.
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GENEVA -- Switzerland opened its doors a little further yesterday to workers from the rest of Europe by dropping decades-old quotas it has maintained on the number of people allowed to seek jobs in the economically booming country.
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Voters in Switzerland  --  where more than one in five is a foreigner  --  rejected proposals to liberalize tough rules on citizenship in a national referendum Sunday.
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In a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning.
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Swiss voters go to the polls after a campaign marred by riots and accusations of racism.
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An official report into the process of naturalisation in Switzerland says the current system is discriminatory.
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The French assembly passes a controversial bill tightening entry conditions for the relatives of migrants.
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Swiss MPs are to debate whether to end the practice of making soldiers keep their guns and ammunition at home.
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GENEVA - Voters in Switzerland - where one in five residents is foreign-born - rejected liberalizing tough rules on granting citizenship Sunday.    Reflecting the divide between French-speaking areas and the more conservative German region, two government-backed citizenship proposals failed to win support in a majority of the 26 cantons, official results showed by early afternoon...
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Neutral Switzerland, home to   humanitarian agencies and the International Committee of the   Red Cross, seemed certain on Sunday to back plans to make it   harder for asylum-seekers to gain entry to the rich Alpine   state.
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Swiss voters on Sunday night gave the green light to stem cell research in a referendum that business and political leaders had described as crucial to maintaining the country&#39;s position as a leader in the drugs industry.