Cluster: Swiss Identity

First municipalities begin Swiss-wide plastic packaging recycling scheme

Swiss plastic collection system available in first municipalities

This content was published on Jan 17, 2025 A new collection system to recycle plastic packaging and drinks cartons has begun in a handful of Swiss municipalities - others should follow in the coming weeks.

Skier dies on the slopes at Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland

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Swiss skier dies after accident on Bernese Oberland slopes

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 An 80-year-old Swiss man died on Monday following an accident on a marked piste in the Adelboden-Lenk ski area in the Bernese Oberland.

Obesity needs to be diagnosed differently, say experts

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International and Swiss experts call for new obesity guidelines

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 A group of global experts, including Swiss doctors, has issued a report calling for a new definition of obesity that goes beyond BMI.

Photo of police officers from canton Geneva

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European committee raises alarm over police violence in western Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 A Council of Europe committee is concerned about police practices in western Switzerland, citing “allegations of physical mistreatment” against detainees.

The feminist association l’Escouade partnered with the city of Geneva to give more visibility to women in public spaces.

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The hard battle for women’s visibility in the streets of Geneva

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 In 2019, the city of Geneva decided to give women more visibility in public spaces. What it didn't expect was so much backlash.

Kitty (Cornelia Catharina) Ponse, Sumatra 1897 - Geneva 1982, was the last Ponse to live in Geneva (from 1904/05), where she became a professor at the University of Geneva in the Section of Biology - Genetics & Evolution

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Ten women who made International Geneva

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 Profiles of women who have shaped Geneva's humanitarian, scientific, educational and artistic heritage.

Wakker Prize 2025 goes to Poschiavo (GR)

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Wakker Prize 2025 awarded to Poschiavo

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 The 2025 Wakker Prize has been given to the municipality of Poschiavo in canton Graubünden, eastern Switzerland.

A screenshot from the documentary on the Lauberhorn downhill race.

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The Lauberhorn downhill – the mountain of fate

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 The classic Lauberhorn downhill ski race has been a World Cup fixture since the race circuit started.

Musician Bruno Spoerri has a bubble bath thanks to rapper Jay-Z

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Jay-Z paid for my whirlpool, says Swiss musician in plagiarism case

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 Swiss music pioneer Bruno Spoerri says he has rapper Jay-Z to thank for his hot tub. Jay-Z paid Spoerri CHF30,000 for sampling one of his works without permission.

"It is impossible to fully go back, neither physically nor as a person," says Chris/Nadia Brönimann.

Switzerland’s most renowned trans person no longer wants to be a woman

This content was published on Jan 12, 2025 Chris Brönimann became Nadia just before the turn of the millennium. Now Switzerland's most famous transgender figure is publicly grappling with regret over that choice.

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