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Up front with a Swiss train driver

This content was published on Jun 7, 2017 Driving a Swiss train is a dream job for this woman, who doesn’t fear she’ll be replaced by driverless trains anytime soon.

Cinema

This content was published on Jun 6, 2017 A guide to Swiss cinemas, film festivals, directors, actors and award-winning films – plus famous scenes shot in Switzerland.

‘European Citizens’ Initiative needs to become stronger’

This content was published on Jun 6, 2017 One organisation is defying the current political trend to promote Swiss membership in the EU and concrete steps to make it more democratic.

Two cyclists cycle on a cycle lane in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 8, 2017.

Biking still faces uphill battle in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 5, 2017 On June 12, 1817, a German aristocrat named Karl Drais rode 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) on pedal-less wooden beam with two wheels of his own invention. The eponymous contraption, the draisine, was the direct predecessor of the bicycles we know and love today. But Matthias Aebischer, president of Pro Velo SwitzerlandExternal link, told the Swiss News…

EPFL researcher Robert West poses with national flags in front of a screen showing the home page of Wikipedia GapFinder platform

Switzerland-based research fills Wikipedia’s language gaps

This content was published on Jun 3, 2017 A professor at Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology helped develop a platform to create Wikipedia pages that are missing in minority languages.

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A peony for your thoughts

This content was published on Jun 3, 2017 It was 20 years ago that the Zurich University of Applied Sciences planted a peonies garden. It’s a floral attraction for visitors near and far when the 250 different varieties are in bloom. The garden is ordered geographically. There are few other garden plants that have a history as long as the peony, which was…

Few tenants take advantage of rent controls

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 The Swiss rental market is strongly regulated to protect tenants from unscrupulous landlords. Rent increases are carefully kept in check using a reference rate that is pegged to the average interest rate of current mortgage loans. As mortgage loan rates go up or down, they are followed by the rental reference rate. On June 1,…

Tre persone scattano una foto del treno che sta per entrare nella galleria di base del San Gottardo.

World’s longest railway tunnel victim of own success

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 Almost 10,000 passengers and around 67,000 tonnes of freight pass through the Gotthard tunnel each day putting the structure to the test.

The town of Moutier seen from above, nestled along the foothills of the Jura mountains

A divided Swiss village heads to the polls

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 For the Swiss town of Moutier, the question of which canton to join – and their cultural identity – has been simmering for decades.

a very large construction vessel in water near to a harbour

World’s largest vessel stops Bosphorus traffic

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 The Swiss-owned “Pioneering Spirit”, the largest construction vessel ever built, brought the Bosphorus Strait to a halt this week on its way to a major Black Sea pipeline project. The mammoth vessel is headed for the port of Anapa (Russia) after a three-week journey that began in the Netherlands on May 13. On Wednesday, traffic…

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