Cluster: Swiss Identity

Kate Winslet to receive Golden Icon award at Zurich Festival

Oscar winner Kate Winslet comes to the Zurich Film Festival

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 The upcoming 20th edition of the Zurich Film Festival will feature a star guest: Oscar winner Kate Winslet is coming to Zurich on October 7. She will be honoured at the festival for her career and will present her new film.

Black and white picture of 3 people in a car: a male driver and a man and a woman in the back seat. The seat belt is visible on all 3 passengers.

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Rear seat belts save lives: a 30-year Swiss milestone

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 For 30 years now, seat belts have been compulsory in the rear seats of cars in Switzerland. Current data from the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BFU) and the Federal Statistical Office confirm the effectiveness of this road safety measure.

Hand reaching for medicine on a shelf. The medicines are in white and red boxes.

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Women receive fewer painkillers than men in emergencies

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 The situation is similar in Switzerland. Three years ago, a study from Swiss intensive care units showed that women had a lower chance of receiving intensive medical care than men.

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Ten secret Swiss places to visit

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 Why set off for distant shores when there is so much to discover on your doorstep? Five magical and not-so-well-known places in Switzerland, part 2.

people watch a yellow screen with a black and yellow leopard. People watching are wearing headphones that are glowing orange.

Culture

Locarno Film Festival opens with 225 screenings, 104 world premieres

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 The 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival opens today, marking the beginning of the Maja Hoffmann era. Situated on the shores of Lake Maggiore, the eagerly awaited festival features a packed programme: 225 screenings over 10 days, including 104 world premieres.

The new president of Locarno Film Festival, Maja Hoffmann, during the press conference announcing this year's program, in Zurich (July 10, 2024).

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Future of Locarno Film Festival lies in discreet charm of new president

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 Switzerland’s most prestigious film festival starts today, marking the debut of Maja Hoffmann as its new president. She wants to raise the festival’s profile.

The "Moving Landscape" by the artist couple Quarto. An aluminium cube slowly moves across an alpine meadow.

Culture

Art Safiental Biennale raises voices from the future

This content was published on Aug 7, 2024 An art bienniale has established itself in a valley in eastern Switzerland. The fifth Art Safiental now poses the question of the future: what if?

Culture

Ten secret Swiss places to visit

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Why set off for distant shores when there is so much to discover on your doorstep? Five magical and not-so-well-known places in Switzerland.

A man shows a prototype of the new insurance certificate of the AHV-IV (AHV: Federal old-age and bereaved people insurance/IV: Disabled people insurance) with the name of the insured party, his date of birth and the individual insurance number, pictured in a studio in Zurich,

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Swiss interior minister orders probe after pension miscalculation

This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 Old-age and survivors’ (known as the AHV/AVS) pension expenditure in 2033 is likely to be around CHF4 billion ($4.7 billion), or approximately 6% lower than previously calculated.

Shortage of pediatricians varies by region

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Switzerland faces shortage of paediatricians

This content was published on Aug 5, 2024 Red-tape hindering work of Swiss paediatricians, warns association.

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