Cluster: Swiss Identity

Playing cats and ladders in Switzerland

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

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.

Culture

Swiss art moves back to the future at Venice Biennale

This content was published on May 11, 2019 Interesting times lie ahead for artists Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz, who are representing Switzerland at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Culture

Basel’s cathedral celebrates 1,000 years

This content was published on May 10, 2019

View of the Luxury Goods International subsidiary of the Kering Group in St. Antonino

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Gucci parent Kering agrees huge settlement over Italian taxes

This content was published on May 9, 2019 French luxury group Kering, owner of the Gucci brand, has agreed to pay €1.25 billion (CHF1.42 billion) to settle a tax dispute with Italy.

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Blatter vows to sue FIFA over lost reputation and watch collection

This content was published on May 9, 2019 Blatter was deposed as FIFA president in 2015 and later banned from football-related activities for six years. The Swiss Attorney General is also investigating the 83-year-old Swiss national for allegedly enriching himself illegally during his time as the head of football’s world governing body. But Blatter continues to fight his corner, telling both the Swiss…

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Blackbirds still singing in Swiss parks

This content was published on May 8, 2019 Sparrows, blackbirds and magpies are the three most common bird species in Switzerland, according to a survey.

Education

Swiss teachers stretched thin with unpaid overtime work

This content was published on May 8, 2019 “Swiss teachers have the highest number of working hours of all OECDExternal link countries and work unpaid overtime for hundreds of millions of francs,” denounced Beat Zemp, president of the Swiss Teachers’ AssociationExternal link (LCH). The survey, which was conducted in both French and German-speaking parts of the country, tapped the views of 10,000 teachers. + What statistics don’t…

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Swiss authorities dismantle big heroin ring

This content was published on May 7, 2019 Judicial authorities in the Swiss canton of Fribourg have dismantled an Albanian heroin trafficking ring active in several parts of the country.

Culture

Former Corbusier student designing for the people

This content was published on May 7, 2019 The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein is paying tribute to indian architect and former Le Corbusier student Balkrishna Doshi.

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Swiss women dominate higher education diplomas

This content was published on May 7, 2019 Women in Switzerland have made significant progress in the last 20 years, particularly in the field of higher education.

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