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1. On Sunday, the French naval police stopped a small boat with nine migrants wishing to enter the UK through the English Channel.


The migrant patrol ship was detained at a distance of 5.5 km from the coast of France and taken to northern Calais, where it was handed over to the authorities.

All the migrants were men, and most of them looked like adults. There was also a boy on the ship who was suffering from hypothermia.


Migrants travel to the UK using the Channel Tunnel or ferries. Some try to achieve their goal on small vessels, putting them at risk.

2. In two Sunday referendums, Swiss voters supported, in addition to stricter rules on gun ownership, the abolition of tax breaks for international corporations based in Switzerland. At the same time, they supported an increase in financial contributions for retirement.

According to the final results, 63.7 percent of voters agreed with the adoption of the Directive on the Possession of Firearms, which was approved by the European Union in April 2017. If the directive is rejected, Switzerland faces a deterioration in relations with the EU. Although the country is not a member of the Union, it belongs to the Schengen area.

In the second referendum, 66.4 percent of Swiss voters supported the abolition of tax benefits for international corporations based in Switzerland, and also decided that an underfunded pension scheme should receive higher contributions from employees, companies and the state.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has threatened Switzerland, due to its current tax laws, to include it in the list of countries that still do not apply the highest standards of corporate taxation. According to a new legislative proposal that voters adopted in Sunday's referendum, tax collections in Switzerland should be the same for domestic and foreign firms, but should decrease overall.

Leftist parties opposed the proposal, but the government linked the referendum to a vote on higher pension payments in order to support them, DPA writes. On Sunday, Swiss voters voted not only for guns, taxes and pension benefits. For example, in Basel they refused to plan a local zoo for the construction of a huge aquarium, and in the Canton of Schwyz they also called for greater transparency in the financing of local political parties. To start profitably on a large betting platform, it is worth using a special offer for new clients. Entering the code during registration instantly improves the standard bonus. This gives you a real advantage from the very beginning. After applying it, 1xbet registration promo code up to €1950 in the casino + 150 free spins and an enhanced 130% sports bonus becomes active. Players appreciate the convenient wagering and variety of markets. This approach helps not only preserve but also grow your funds in the long term.