Cluster: Swiss Identity

Two-thirds of Swiss shelter animals find homes

ginger and white cat sleeping on cushion

This content was published on Aug 16, 2019 Nearly two-thirds of the 19,000 animals placed in refuges last year found new homes in pet-loving Switzerland.

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Inside the Grand Hotel Locarno, the festival’s original venue

This content was published on Aug 16, 2019

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‘Little Prince’ sketches found in Swiss house

This content was published on Aug 15, 2019 A treasure trove of sketches from the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who wrote The Little Prince, have been found in a house in Winterthur.

Aufnahme vom Grundstück, das Roger Federer am Zürichsee gekauft hat.

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Federer gets caught up in lake access debate

This content was published on Aug 15, 2019 Although Swiss law says waterways belong to the public, Roger Federer won't be losing sleep about a footpath being built through his land.

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Switzerland adopts higher fees for Schengen visas

This content was published on Aug 15, 2019 Although Switzerland is not a member state of the EU it is part of the Schengen zone, forcing it to adopt the new procedures, which are aimed at making other countries repatriate failed asylum seekers. From February 2, 2020, the cost of obtaining a visa for the Schengen zone to visit Switzerland will rise from…

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Why are some films tough to make in Switzerland?

This content was published on Aug 14, 2019 Filmmakers David Vogel and Samir discuss why some topics are received more critically by audiences in Switzerland, and how their childhoods have influenced their work.

La sculpture en bois devant la gare de Bienne et des gens qui passent dessous

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Thomas Hirschhorn’s sprawling monument to his Swiss hero

This content was published on Aug 14, 2019 Why has Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn built a sprawling wooden art installation in honour of Biel writer Robert Walser outside a local train station?

Participants after the annual technoparade Street Parade in the city center of Zurich

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Zurich Street Parade: German man confesses to making fake bomb

This content was published on Aug 13, 2019 A 31-year-old German confessed to making the fake bomb that was found in a backpack at the Zurich Street Parade.

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Does your country do enough to promote cycling?

This content was published on Aug 13, 2019 In fact, only 8% of people in Switzerland use their bikes on a daily basis, in Denmark, it’s 23%. And there’s a lot more Denmark has to offer that would make Swiss cyclists jealous. However, Switzerland is making steady progress.⁠⁠ (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Guinea mining corruption affair to go to trial in Geneva

This content was published on Aug 12, 2019 Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is to stand trial along with two associates for the alleged payment of bribes in Guinea between 2005 and 2010.

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Inside the Grand Hotel Locarno, the festival’s original venue

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‘Little Prince’ sketches found in Swiss house

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Federer gets caught up in lake access debate

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Switzerland adopts higher fees for Schengen visas

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Why are some films tough to make in Switzerland?

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Thomas Hirschhorn’s sprawling monument to his Swiss hero

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Zurich Street Parade: German man confesses to making fake bomb

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