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  2. Switzerland offers $60K cash prize for ideas to rid its ... - AOL

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    Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe.

  3. Proposed Switzerland-United States Free Trade Agreement

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    Initial discussions about a free trade agreement between Switzerland and the United States have been ongoing since the early 2000s. [1] [2] The closest the two countries have become to formally beginning such negotiations was in 2006, though these attempts were suspended, mainly because of the resistance from the Swiss agricultural sector. [3]

  4. List of European countries by average wage - Wikipedia

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    [2] These figures will shrink after income tax is applied. In some countries, social security, contributions for pensions, public schools, and health are included in these taxes. In certain countries, actual incomes may exceed those listed in the table due to the existence of grey economies.

  5. 2018 Swiss sovereign-money initiative - Wikipedia

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    The Swiss sovereign money initiative of June 2018, also known as Vollgeld, [note 2] [note 3] was a citizens' (popular) initiative in Switzerland intended to give the Swiss National Bank the sole authority to create money. [2] On 10 June 2018, the initiative was defeated in the vote, with 76% per cent of voters rejecting it. [3] [4]

  6. A chocolate breakthrough! Switzerland says it has found a new ...

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    Sugar is subsidized in Switzerland; cocoa pulp and juice aren't, so while it’s environmentally more responsible to use the rest of the fruit, it’s cheaper to stick to the older methods for now.

  7. Economy of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural products that Switzerland is famous for such as cheese (0.23%), wine (0.028%), and chocolate (0.35%) all make up only a small portion of Swiss exports. [57] Switzerland is also a significant exporter of arms and ammunition, and the third largest for small calibers [ 58 ] which accounted for 0.33% of the total exports in 2012.

  8. Explainer-Who are the immigrants who could be targeted in ...

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    California was the state with the most immigrants in the U.S. illegally with some 2.2 million in 2022, according to estimates by the Center for Migration Studies of New York, a nonpartisan think tank.

  9. Federal budget of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    In 2014 the federal budget of Switzerland was 66.353 billion Swiss francs, or 10.63% of the country's GDP. Note that the Swiss federal budget only comprises 31.7% of Swiss public expenditure, the rest being managed by the cantons , the municipalities , and the social security system. [ 3 ]