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Swiss soldiers, their faces masked against the COVID-19 virus, greet the visiting chief of staff of neutral Liechtenstein at the Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Ticino, on Aug. 31, 2021. Swit- zerland responded to the COVID-19 threat with its largest troop mobilization since World War II. / Alexander Kühni, VBS
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