Two days in a shelter with 27 neighbours and a barking dog
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The work to dismantle the Mühleberg nuclear power plant has begun but a nuclear accident can’t be ruled out for some time.
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Denying Swiss passports if applicants have received welfare assistance could result in fewer people in need asking for help, an expert warns.
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Volunteers invest effort and money in a Swiss farming initiative to show solidarity with like-minded people and harvest top-quality vegetables.
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“Are there now eight members in the Swiss government?” is what readers ask us every year when the new photo of the Federal Council appears.
How Switzerland is dismantling its first nuclear power station
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Switzerland is set to switch off its first nuclear power station. But pressing the “off” button is just the start of an estimated 15-year process.
How Bern and Brussels could approach an interim deal
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With relations between Switzerland and the EU likely to remain stalled, would an interim deal prevent damaging what has already been achieved?
Tech giants and digital shifts continue to erode Swiss media
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Growing media concentration, privatisation of societal debates, lost advertising revenues: this is the 2019 Quality of the Media Yearbook.
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Although Swiss law says waterways belong to the public, Roger Federer won't be losing sleep about a footpath being built through his land.
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Complicated rules and immigration laws present obstacles for graduates of Swiss schools from outside the EU or EFTA. Will a legal change help?
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Switzerland has agreed to represent the interests of the US in Venezuela. Former top Swiss diplomat Tim Guldimann gives some analysis.
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Toothbrushes made by Swiss family enterprise Trisa clean the teeth of people on every continent. The company has a unique employee philosophy.
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The number of debt collections has doubled over the past 20 years. Fewer Swiss are paying their taxes or health bills on time.
How your life changes when you become a Swiss cabinet minister
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From January 1, Karin Keller-Sutter and Viola Amherd will join the seven-member Federal Council (government executive body).
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Few women sit on company boards in Switzerland. Parliament has put off deciding about quotas, but business has ideas about what should be done.
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The Bremgarten cemetery in Bern is one of few in Switzerland offering people of diverse world religions and belief systems a final resting place.
Parliamentarians call for Aquarius to fly the Swiss flag
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Three Swiss parliamentarians are calling for the Swiss flag to be hoisted on the Aquarius so it can continue to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.
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