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Study findings Swiss remain rail champions of Europe

Switzerland’s rail system remains the best in Europe, according to the 2017 European Railway Performance Index.

Letter effect Zurich sees spike in naturalisation requests

The city of Zurich says it has seen a much higher demand for Swiss citizenship requests.

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Career change How to do an apprenticeship when you are over 40

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

It’s still quite rare, but people can change career and start an apprenticeship in their 40s or 50s.

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Training for success Most Swiss apprentices find work quickly

Some 85% of Swiss graduating from an apprenticeship find a job within three months; almost half of them stay loyal to the employer who trained them.

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Humanitarian crisis Swiss pledge CHF12.5 million to Congo

Switzerland has committed CHF12.5 million ($13 million) to support humanitarian operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Painful past Almost 9,000 ‘slave children’ claim compensation

Around 8,800 former forced child workers have applied for reparations through a government programme, the Federal Office of Justice has said.

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Cow exhibitions Cows continue to suffer for ‘beauty ideal’

Why are some breeders nervous at this year's Expo Bulle, the Swiss National Holstein and Red Holstein Show?

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Wildlife management Lynx dead after botched capture attempt in Switzerland

Swiss gamekeepers have killed a Eurasian lynx that was hurt during efforts to catch him for a resettlement project.

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Dangerous animals How Swiss firefighters train to handle snakes

One in five Swiss households has a reptile as a pet. To ready themselves for the eventuality of a snake escaping, or to deal with snakes that ...

Aviation history Pioneering female pilot now runs her own airline

By Larissa M. Bieler

Helene Niedhart created headlines in the 1980s when, because no Swiss airline would employ her as a pilot, she founded her own airline.

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Nationality Swiss revoke citizenship of radicalised dual nationals

The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) has started proceedings to strip several radicalised dual nationals of their citizenship, SRF reports.

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Nouvo Anti-wrinkle treatments: but at what cost?

By Deganit Perez

Mice are used to check the right formula for certain anti-wrinkle treatments, but unlike in humans, for the mice this procedure is deadly.

Question of the week Are the Swiss good at flirting?

By Nora Hesse

Spring is arriving after a long, grey winter, warming the air and stirring the blood of the Swiss. But are they any good at flirting?

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DISPUTE SOLVED Crans-Montana ski area to reopen on Friday

Ski lift services to the popular destination in southwestern Switzerland are reopening on Friday, after being shut down earlier this week.

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Nouvo Pain is beauty – even for cows?

By Deganit Perez

Glued teats and excessive milking: this is how some cows are suffering to win prizes at Swiss dairy shows.

A tale of two countries ‘You’re Swiss? Stockholm is so beautiful…’

A botched flag-flying attempt this week raised confusion between Switzerland and Sweden. We asked readers why the two are often mistaken.

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Biodiversity Global warming drives plants to higher altitudes

Significantly more plant species are growing on mountain tops today than 100 years ago.

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Animal cruelty Veterinary authorities to make more surprise farm inspections

The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office announced Tuesday that it is developing, in collaboration with cantonal authorities, a new system of ...

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Otto Naegeli Prize CHF200,000 awarded to protein synthesis pioneer

Nenad Ban of the federal technology institute ETH Zurich has been selected to receive the Otto Naegeli prize for his work on ribosomes.

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Road accident Swiss pilgrims killed by rockfall in Italy

Two Swiss tourists heading to a pilgrimage site in Italy have been killed by a rockfall.

Opinion Superprostheses and reality

By Robert Riener

Assistive devices may soon allow people to perform virtually superhuman feats. But Robert Riener says there are more pressing goals.

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Study findings Swiss remain rail champions of Europe

Letter effect Zurich sees spike in naturalisation requests

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Career change How to do an apprenticeship when you are over 40

Training for success Most Swiss apprentices find work quickly

Humanitarian crisis Swiss pledge CHF12.5 million to Congo

Painful past Almost 9,000 ‘slave children’ claim compensation

Cow exhibitions Cows continue to suffer for ‘beauty ideal’

Wildlife management Lynx dead after botched capture attempt in Switzerland

Dangerous animals How Swiss firefighters train to handle snakes

Aviation history Pioneering female pilot now runs her own airline

Nationality Swiss revoke citizenship of radicalised dual nationals

Nouvo Anti-wrinkle treatments: but at what cost?

Question of the week Are the Swiss good at flirting?

DISPUTE SOLVED Crans-Montana ski area to reopen on Friday

Nouvo Pain is beauty – even for cows?

A tale of two countries ‘You’re Swiss? Stockholm is so beautiful…’

Biodiversity Global warming drives plants to higher altitudes

Animal cruelty Veterinary authorities to make more surprise farm inspections

Otto Naegeli Prize CHF200,000 awarded to protein synthesis pioneer

Road accident Swiss pilgrims killed by rockfall in Italy

Opinion Superprostheses and reality

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