Cluster: Swiss Identity

Switzerland mulls allowing shops to open up to 12 Sundays per year

Council of States committee wants to allow up to twelve Sunday sales

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 Swiss cantons could soon be allowed to authorise shops to open on up to 12 Sundays a year, up from the current limit of four.

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Swiss canton makes Lonely Planet’s ‘Top 10 Regions’ list

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 Switzerland’s canton Valais has made it into the “Top 10 Regions” list of the Lonely Planet travel guide, praised for its efforts to “electrify in the truest sense of the word even in 2025.”

Healthcare partners reach agreement on Tardoc

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Swiss healthcare partners clinch new tariff system with flat rates

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 The new outpatient tariff model (Tardoc) introduces flat rates and promises to bring “greater transparency and fairness” to the Swiss healthcare sector.

ESC organizers call on Basel's creative artists to take part

Culture

Eurovision Song Contest organisers call for ‘city party’ in Basel

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel should not just be a television show. Those responsible have called on artists to contribute something to a “big city party”.

Switzerland with second most academic patents per capita in Europe

Education

Switzerland runner-up for academic patents per capita in Europe

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 Switzerland has the second highest number of academic patents per person in Europe.

Stahl redundancies: demonstration on the Bundesplatz

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Swiss steel workers hold demonstration to save their plant

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 Several hundred employees of the Stahl Gerlafingen steel company demonstrated in Bern on Monday morning against the company's plans to dismantle the plant.

Switzerland keeps its four three-star restaurants

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Switzerland keeps its four three-star Michelin restaurants

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 The Michelin Guide has awarded stars to a total of 136 restaurants in Switzerland in 2024. The four restaurants that had previously been awarded three stars will retain the distinction.

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SWISS extends cancellation of Tel Aviv flights

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 Lufthansa, the parent company of SWISS, said it will continue to suspend all flights to and from Israel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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Number of child drownings on the rise in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 The number of drownings in Switzerland fell slightly last year. A total of 58 people lost their lives in water in 2023, says the Swiss Lifesaving Society.

Man reading a newspaper at cafe table in Switzerland

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Proportion of Swiss who are ‘news deprived’ reaches record high

This content was published on Oct 21, 2024 The proportion of people who are "news-deprived" in Switzerland has risen to a record 46%, while the overall quality of the media remains good, says a new study.

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