Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss cantons refuse to abandon mention of skin colour in police alerts

Zurich and Berne criticise directive on research system

This content was published on Sep 11, 2025 The Zurich and Bern cantonal police forces will continue to mention the skin colour of wanted persons in the Ripol system.

Hildegard Rosenthal working on her photo enlarger, next to a tray of coffee, in 1942

Culture

The Swiss woman who fled the Nazis and changed Brazilian photojournalism

This content was published on Sep 9, 2025 A pioneer of photojournalism, Hildegard Rosenthal's work reveals a São Paulo in transformation – and a legacy that continues to inspire.

Damien Hauser revamps the tenets of Afrofuturism - a genre that centers Black history and culture and incorporates science-fiction, technology, and futuristic elements - by mixing indie filmmaking (low budgets, non-professional actors) with AI tools to create grandiose sceneries.

Swiss cinema

Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker sets lo-fi love story in hi-tech future

This content was published on Sep 7, 2025 Damien Hauser's 'Memory of Princess Mumbi' awed audiences at the Venice Film Festival by exploring the ethical and creative tensions of using AI in cinema.

Workplace

Swiss unemployment rate up slightly in August

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 The Swiss job market deteriorated slightly last month. The number of unemployed rose by almost 3,000 (+2.3%) month-on-month to 132,105.

History

Duck toilet cleaner gets its own Swiss stamp

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 Swiss Post has launched a stamp featuring an image of the Duck toilet cleaning dispenser, as part of a series honouring Swiss inventiveness.

Education

The global private education industry is coming for Switzerland’s expensive schools

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 Verbier’s pandemic-era growth triggered an elite schooling boom — and a merger that could reshape private education in the Swiss Alps.

Funicular railway accident: 17 dead and 21 injured, including one Swiss national

Demographics

One Swiss national among the injured in Lisbon funicular crash

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 The death toll from the derailment of a funicular railway in Lisbon was raised to 17 on Thursday morning after two people died from their injuries overnight, authorities said.

Solothurn dancer Thomas Hauert receives the Hans Reinhart Ring

Culture

Dancer Thomas Hauert receives Swiss Grand Prix for Performing Arts

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 Thomas Hauert, a dancer and choreographer from Solothurn, has been awarded the 2025 Swiss Grand Prix for the Performing Arts, also known as the Hans Reinhart Ring, worth CHF100,000.

The USS demands wage increases of 2% to 2.5% for 2026

Workplace

Swiss unions demand wage increases of up to 2.5% for 2026

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 The Swiss Federation of Trade Unions is calling for general pay raises in 2026 to offset the rise in the cost of living.

Workplace

Whistleblowing platform led to dismissal of Nestlé CEO

This content was published on Sep 4, 2025 Laurent Freixe was removed from the top job at Nestlé because of an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. It was the company’s anonymous reporting platform Speak Up that first raised the alarm.

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