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**1. Switzerland debates tough deportation proposal**
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This article is about how Switzerland is planning on changing their deprotation laws. They plan on sending any foreigner who commits a crime, out of the country. The people still have to vote on it. If everyone agrees on this new law, Switzerland would have the strictest deportation laws in Europe. Not everyone does agree though, this is a very controversial topic in Switzerland today. Most don't agree with this because to become a Switzerland citizen it is a very long and complicated process.They also are afraid that the Swiss population is getting too big. The campaign posters for this change have shown the foreigners as "black sheep" and the citizens as white. Many of the foreigners are feeling targeted by these posters.

2. Swiss Avalanche kills three skiers
[] 11 French people were hiking Bourg-St.Pierre when they were caught in an avalanche. The 11 were being led by a mountain guide. Six were injured, three died and one is missing. Another one of the hikers managed to raise an alarm. This alerted rescue teams who came rushing by helicopter with tracker dogs. The rescue team saved nine of the hikers. They were supposedly hiking the Haute route, a route between France and Switzerland. This route takes about tweleve days to finish.

**3. George W. Bush cancels trip to Switzerland over torture claims**
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Former American President George W. Bush will not be taking a trip to Switzerland. He was going to attended Keren Hayesod's annual dinner in Geneva and speak about the claims by human rights groups that he ordered the torture of suspected terrorists. There have been many criminal complaints against him. Many human rights groups have also threatened that they will take further legal action this week. Hayesod feared the protests could turn into riots. They did not want the people at risk. They felt it would be better if President Bush would not take part in the event. The annual dinner will still continue although without Pesident Bush.

**4. Alps record worst snow cover ever**
[|http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/8463600/Alps-records-worst-April-snow-cover-ever.html__T__]

__ There have been very unusally high temperatures in the Alps this year. Temperatures have been record breaking for January and February. This is causing for a lack of snow, causing many ski resorts to shut down. There is only half as much snow as average. Many snow resort hotels have already closed due to the decline of skiers booking at their hotel. Now these mountains are better for taking a hike than going skiing down them. __

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Two exhibitons of Ai Weiwei's work will be displayed in Lucerne Switzerland. He can not attend either of them because he was just arrested for "suspected economic crimes" in Beijing. He has been working on these exhibitons for the past year. The importance of the exhibiton has grown alot since he got arrested. Lucerne Museum of art says that Ai has been a mentor to Chinese art. Switzerland was important in raising his international status.