Cluster: Swiss Identity

Record-breaking Chinese tourist party descends on Switzerland

This content was published on May 14, 2019 Some 12,000 Chinese guests are arriving in Switzerland for the largest work incentive tour party ever to visit the Alpine state.

Football hooligans threatening to storm the pitch in Lucerne

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Shock and outrage over violent football fans

This content was published on May 13, 2019 Swiss football officials have expressed dismay about hooligans forcing a top-flight match to be called off on Sunday.

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Ban on wearing religious symbols upheld in Geneva

This content was published on May 13, 2019 An appeal to suspend a provision of a Geneva law that reinforces the separation of religion and state has failed.

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Le Corbusier’s Zurich pavilion is open again

This content was published on May 13, 2019 A colourful pavilion on the shores of Lake Zurich, designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, has re-opened to the public. It was the architect’s only project constructed in German-speaking Switzerland. The exhibition pavilion is designed entirely according to the Modulor systemExternal link, an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by Le Corbusier based on the human…

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Pharma company Sandoz named in US price-fixing lawsuit

This content was published on May 13, 2019 The Germany-based subsidiary of Novartis is targeted in a 44-state class action suit for breaching rules on fair competition.

Areal shot of diver diving for boat fragments

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An 18th century merchant ship resurfaces

This content was published on May 12, 2019

Illustrative picture of domestic violence

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Shelters for victims of domestic violence struggle with capacity issues

This content was published on May 12, 2019 Switzerland's 19 women's shelters had to turn away nearly 500 requests last year due to the lack of space, a Swiss newspaper has reported.

An employee of Swiss machine tool producer Tornos in Moutier, canton Bern

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Swiss workers’ union says raising retirement age is inevitable

This content was published on May 12, 2019 The head of Employees Switzerland says raising the retirement age in Switzerland is unavoidable as the state pension is in a critical state.

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Counting birds and surprise snowfall

This content was published on May 11, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the news stories by swissinfo.ch published over the past week.

Cats climbing the cat ladders erected on the façade of a house in Bern

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Playing cats and ladders in Switzerland

This content was published on May 11, 2019 One in three Swiss households has a cat. So it's no surprise that the nation's cat lovers go to extremes to improve the lives of their feline friends.

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