Cluster: Swiss Identity

Mental illness: Why getting back on the job is hard work

This content was published on Aug 27, 2014 Finding work for people with mental health issues can be a win-win situation for both employee and employer.

Culture

War images – and their meanings

This content was published on Aug 27, 2014

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Same-sex couple given parental rights to surrogate child

This content was published on Aug 26, 2014 A Swiss cantonal court has recognised two men as the legal parents of a child born to a surrogate mother in the United States. The decision was reached despite the fact that surrogacy is illegal in Switzerland.

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Swiss prosecutor confirms mafia arrests

This content was published on Aug 26, 2014 Details of mafia activity in Switzerland have surfaced – including a hidden-camera video shot near Zurich.

Education

Young and jobless? The solution isn’t always university

This content was published on Aug 25, 2014 Switzerland historically has fewer people in higher education than elsewhere in Europe – and more are employed. What do the numbers tell us?

Culture

The WWI star pilot with Swiss roots

This content was published on Aug 24, 2014 The name “Flying ace” was given to pilots who managed to shoot down five or more enemy planes in the war. The most famous at the time was German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron. He’s officially credited with 80 air combat victories. But the Americans had some top…

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Shedding light on the world of prisons

This content was published on Aug 23, 2014 Photographer Patrick Gilliéron Lopreno visited prisons in French-speaking Switzerland, where he spent two years researching for an exhibition.

Opinion

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Switzerland, ICRC call for respect of humanitarian law

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 150 years ago to the day, the first Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field was adopted, enshrining the idea in international law that even in times of war, a certain degree of humanity must be preserved.

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Passenger dies after rail accident

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 An elderly passenger who was travelling on the tourist train that was partially derailed by a landslide in the Swiss mountains on August 13 has died of his injuries, according to police.

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Original Geneva Convention

This content was published on Aug 22, 2014 The founding document of international humanitarian law was signed - and sealed - on August 22, 1864. View it here.

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