Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland moves up billionaire list

This content was published on Sep 17, 2014 Asia’s billionaires, led by Chinese tycoons, enjoyed the fastest increase in their wealth (18.7%) compared with their peers in the rest of the world, according to a report published on Wednesday by Wealth-XExternal link, a research firm specialising in ultra-high net worth individuals, and Swiss bank UBSExternal link. Asia is now home to 560 billionaires,…

Culture

Historical wonders trapped in glaciers

This content was published on Sep 17, 2014 A project is systematically scanning melting ice fields for possible archaeological wonders.

Demographics

Racism report: progress made, but could do better

This content was published on Sep 16, 2014 These are the conclusions of Christian Ahlund, chairman of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), which on Tuesday published its fifth report on SwitzerlandExternal link. The ECRI welcomed the fact that since the very critical previous report in 2009, new institutions at cantonal level had been given the task of assisting victims of…

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Sport can help with depression, study confirms

This content was published on Sep 16, 2014 The team led by Mirko Wegner from the Institute of Sport ScienceExternal link at the University of Bern collated all the available data on the effects of sport on anxiety disorders and depression, involving a total of 40,000 people. Wegner and colleagues from the Medical School Hamburg concluded that sport and physical activity have a…

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Growing up in a camp without parents

This content was published on Sep 16, 2014

Demographics

The Swiss hopes of refugees with nothing to lose

This content was published on Sep 16, 2014 Fleeing a repressive regime at home, thousands of young Eritreans cross the frontier with Ethiopia every month. It’s the first stage on the way to Europe. swissinfo.ch talked to these refugees, some of whom have dreams of reaching Switzerland.

Education

Swiss universities top in mainland Europe

This content was published on Sep 16, 2014 Switzerland’s federal technology institutes ETHZ and EPFL rank in the top 20 universities worldwide with the ETHZ coming in top in mainland Europe.

Demographics

Two options for a traffic problem

This content was published on Sep 15, 2014

Demographics

State subsidies – a waste of money?

This content was published on Sep 14, 2014 In 2013 subsidies totalled CHF35.8 billion ($38.3 billion). While 50 years ago subsidies made up only a quarter of state expenses, today it accounts for more than half. People are divided over which subsidies are well invested. Critics say some subsidies made sense at some point in history but no longer today. They point to…

Demographics

Culture clash sees Koreans wrestle by the Matterhorn

This content was published on Sep 14, 2014 The festivalExternal link, which took place 2,500 metres above sea level in front of the iconic Matterhorn on September 12-14, featured masterclasses for young locals given by several Swiss wrestling champions, fights, a “wrestlers’ brunch” and the appearance of four invited Korean Ssireum wrestlers. There are similarities between Korean and Swiss wrestling (Schwingen): both take…

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