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From coffee to street crossings Twelve things that might surprise you while visiting Switzerland

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Dale Bechtel

If you are among the growing number of Americans visiting Switzerland – more than 900,000 of you are expected this year - best come prepared.

Opinion Will I ever truly be a ‘local’ in Switzerland?

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Gizem Oelmezer Falquet

A Basel resident from Turkey was inspired to reflect on her Swiss integration process after a citizenship case involving a Turkish woman made waves.

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Drone technology Swiss startup flies a kite to produce wind power

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Luigi Jorio, Dübendorf

Switzerland's Twingtec project has designed a high-altitude solution to harvest wind power in places where normal wind turbines can’t be built.

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• German (de) Wenn moderne Drachen auf ihren Flügen Strom produzieren
• French (fr) Un cerf-volant moderne pour produire de l’énergie avec du vent
• Italian (it) Un moderno aquilone per produrre energia col vento

Swiss cycling Three climbs, two wheels, one day

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Domhnall O'Sullivan

Switzerland is one of the best-kept secrets in cycling. After a long day among the peaks, you wonder why there aren’t more riders.

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The week ahead Asian education and flying high to harness the wind

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#WeAreSwissAbroad: Anja Glover A Swiss in Paris

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Christian Raaflaub

New York, Paris… 24-year-old Anja Glover has lived in some of the largest metropolitan cities around the world. Here is her story.

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• German (de) Anja Glover: Warum sie kulturell vielfältige Städte liebt
• Spanish (es) Anja Glover: Por qué le encantan las ciudades multiculturales
• French (fr) Anja Glover: pourquoi elle aime les villes multiculturelles
• Italian (it) Anja Glover, un'amante delle città multiculturali
• Portuguese (pt) Anja Glover: porque ela gosta de cidades multiculturais

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Journey into the heart of a Swiss glacier

Explore the Plaine Morte glacier with a group of scientists and adventurers.

Zurich Dance Academy Forging the dance talents of tomorrow

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Carlo Pisani

There is no magic formula to make it to the top in the world of dance. One thing that's for certain: it requires innate talent and hard work.

End in sight? Geoblocking restricts online shoppers in Switzerland

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Simon Bradley

Swiss consumers face a major obstacle in the form of geoblocking, often leading to limited choice and higher prices than if they lived elsewhere.

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Tama's Tales When commuters are smelly, loud and rude

Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama looks at the downsides of commuting here. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)

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Mummified couple Frozen bodies found in glacier identified

A Swiss woman whose parents went missing 75 years ago says she is very relieved that their bodies have been found. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Health policy Should anti-perspirants bear warning labels?

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Celia Luterbacher

As the summer heats up, a Swiss bid to label or ban products with aluminium salts has again stirred up the debate over anti-perspirant safety.

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opinion Swiss fountains: bubbling right under our noses

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Steve Crump

After a decade living in Switzerland, Steve Crump has come to appreciate the quality and quantity of the country's historic water fountains.

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Part two: US apprenticeships Guaranteeing quality job training in Switzerland and the US

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Veronica DeVore

As US President Donald Trump’s administration talks with Swiss leaders about apprenticeships, a look at the different approaches to oversight.

Wolf Big, yes, but bad? Carnivore divides Swiss opinion

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Susan Misicka and Julie Hunt

Emotions run high whenever this elusive creature appears. As wolves make a comeback in Switzerland, they spark feelings of awe and fear.

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• Arabic (ar) انقسام الآراء في سويسرا حول الذئب المفترس
• Japanese (ja) 単なる邪魔者扱い？オオカミとの共存は無理なのか

Part one: US apprenticeships How Swiss is Trump’s new ‘apprentice’?

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Veronica DeVore

With US President Donald Trump calling for more Swiss-style vocational training to combat joblessness, we crunched the numbers to compare the systems.

Food and beverage Chocolate supplier says ‘worst over’ for market

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Ralph Atkins, Financial Times

Global chocolate sales are poised for a revival as industry innovation and tumbling cocoa bean prices spur growth.

Roger Federer No retirement for Swiss tennis legend

It was all Roger Federer in the Swiss news media after his historic win at Wimbledon – and fans can look forward to seeing him keep playing.

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• Arabic (ar) وقت التقاعد لم يحن بعد بالنسبة لأسطورة كرة المضرب السويسرية
• French (fr) Le grand huit à Wimbledon pour King Roger

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Age of success Federer’s path to 19 Grand Slam tennis titles

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Duc-Quang Nguyen, Thomas Stephens, John Heilprin

Is tennis record holder Roger Federer an early starter or late developer? A swissinfo.ch graphic looks at the evidence.

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• Arabic (ar) طريق روجيه فيدرر إلى التتويج والنجومية
• German (de) Federers Weg zu 18 Grand-Slam-Titeln
• Spanish (es) El camino de Federer hacia su 19º título de Grand Slam
• French (fr) Le triomphe du «vieux» Federer
• Italian (it) 35 anni e 18 titoli: Federer è davvero il “migliore di tutti i tempi”?
• Portuguese (pt) O triunfo do "velho"Federer
• Russian (ru) Путь Роджера Федерера к 18-ой короне
• Chinese (zh) 回顾费德勒的大满贯冠军之路

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Should I stay or should I go… How long do immigrants stay in Switzerland?

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Duc-Quang Nguyen

An in-depth, data-led look at the issue of how long foreigners stay in the country.

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• German (de) Wie lange bleiben Einwanderer in der Schweiz?
• Spanish (es) ¿Cuánto tiempo permanece en Suiza un emigrado?
• French (fr) Combien de temps un immigré reste-il en Suisse?
• Italian (it) Quanto resta un immigrato in Svizzera?
• Japanese (ja) スイスの移民滞在期間　日本人は半数以上が２年以内に帰国

Naturalisation A Moldovan becomes Swiss

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Julie Hunt

You have to be very patient if you want to become Swiss, or so says Valentin Cazacu, from Moldova. It took him years to become naturalised. (Julie ...

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• Russian (ru) Как Валентин из Молдовы стал швейцарцем