Cluster: Swiss Identity

Swiss snooker star challenges British domination

This content was published on Oct 19, 2020 How did pioneering potter Alex Ursenbacher get into snooker – and can he earn a living from what remains a niche sport in Switzerland?

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Culture

Four-metre Kirschtorte cake declared world record

This content was published on Oct 19, 2020 A Swiss cake weighing 241 kilograms has been validated by Guinness World Records as the biggest of its kind.

Education

Study: Young men aim more for ‘status jobs’

This content was published on Oct 19, 2020 Young men in Switzerland aspire to higher social status jobs than young women. Also key: whether you are on the apprenticeship or university track.

History

How Switzerland and France approach ‘Islamic separatism’

This content was published on Oct 19, 2020 Could a controversial French action plan to tackle “parallel societies” within the Muslim community resonate in neighbouring Switzerland?

Demographics

Swiss can overcome Covid crisis without another lockdown, says leading epidemiologist

This content was published on Oct 18, 2020 Mistakes, such as allowing public events to resume too quickly, likely contributed to the surge in cases this autumn, said Christian Althaus.

Demographics

‘Turning point’: Concerns grow over hospitals’ Covid capacities

This content was published on Oct 16, 2020 Swiss hospitals could quickly reach their limits as the country experiences a steep rise in Covid-19 cases, warns a Geneva virologist.

Demographics

Swiss sign next vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca

This content was published on Oct 16, 2020 Switzerland signs agreement with British pharma company AstraZeneca to pre-order up to 5.3 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine under development.

Demographics

Eleven Vatican Swiss Guards now Covid-19 positive

This content was published on Oct 16, 2020 Eleven members of the Vatican Swiss Guards, the corps that has protected popes for 500 years, have now tested positive for Covid-19.

History

20 years on: Deadly mudslide remembered

This content was published on Oct 14, 2020 Two decades ago, 13 people lost their lives when the tiny Swiss village of Gondo was sliced in two by a 40-metre-wide swathe of mud and rocks.

Demographics

Swiss daily Covid cases double to 2,823

This content was published on Oct 14, 2020 The number of new daily coronavirus infections in Switzerland rose to 2,823 on Wednesday, double the figure reported on Tuesday.

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