Cluster: Swiss Identity

The Swiss explorer who broke ground for women travel writers

Isabelle Eberhardt in the Sahara desert around 1900.

This content was published on Mar 3, 2019 Explorer Isabelle Eberhardt paved the way for Swiss women to enter journalism and travel writing, but few know her story.

History

Pope meets with Swiss victims of sexual abuse

This content was published on Mar 3, 2019 Pope Francis held the first-ever private meeting with two Swiss victims of sexual abuse on Saturday in the Vatican.

Culture

Big bridges in the Big Apple

This content was published on Mar 3, 2019 “Gateways to New York” is a documentary about Swiss engineer Othmar Ammann, who built many of New York’s most iconic bridges.

French flourishes in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 3, 2019 While French is spoken more and more, fewer and fewer Swiss speak German regularly. The main reason for this is migration.

Culture

Treasured manuscript with da Vinci drawings unveiled in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 2, 2019 The Geneva Library has made a late 15th-century manuscript with drawings attributed to Leonardo da Vinci available to the public for the first time.

Culture

Rope-making as it was done a century ago

This content was published on Mar 2, 2019

Culture

Driving out the winter

This content was published on Mar 1, 2019 The first of March marks the day when "Chalandamarz" processions in eastern Switzerland chase winter out of the villages.

Bell forging: a dying art

This content was published on Mar 1, 2019 One of Switzerland's last remaining traditional bell makers explains his art. ssinfo.ch)

More illegal weapons seized at Swiss border

This content was published on Mar 1, 2019 The number of illegal weapons seized by Swiss customs officials doubled in 2018, according to Federal Customs Administration (FCA).

Demographics

Ethics committee calls for better practices on late abortions

This content was published on Mar 1, 2019 Switzerland’s ethics committee has called for harmonization of medical practices on late abortions and better care for women who undergo them.

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