<p>Swiss parliamentarians approved on Wednesday a far-right move to impose a ban on the burqa or other face coverings in some public places, including on public transport.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A petition in Canton Ticino could force a referendum on prohibiting women from wearing burqas in public, a first for the country.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Items of clothing that cover the face, including burqas and niqabs, should not be banned in Switzerland, the country's upper house of parliament has decided.</span></p>
