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Insect eating goes legal in Switzerland

This content was published on May 1, 2017 Mealworms, crickets and grasshoppers can now be served up in restaurants and sold in supermarkets, thanks to new laws.

Ingesting insects, envisaging energy, snapping Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 30, 2017 Here are a few of the stories we will bring you during the week starting on May 1.

The challenges of marrying a nun during the Reformation

This content was published on Apr 30, 2017 The letter which was delivered to the Oetenbach convent on September 30, 1527, changed Anna Adlischwyler’s life for ever.

How young Swiss want their country to improve

This content was published on Apr 29, 2017 Minimum wage for everyone, legalising cannabis, abolishing the arms industry, inclusive and green economy and increasing the permitted speed for mopeds to 40kph (25mph) – these are just a few of the almost 700 proposals collected in five weeks (from 20 February to 25 March) on the engage.chExternal link website in German, French and Italian.…

Swiss airline stops two-person cockpit rule

This content was published on Apr 28, 2017 Swiss International Air Lines has decided to scrap a rule that two people must be in the cockpit of a plane at all times.

Provisional driving licence could be valid from age 17

This content was published on Apr 28, 2017 Young drivers may in future be able to get their provisional driving licenses a year earlier - from the age of 17.

Dutch ‘troublemaker’ finally granted Swiss citizenship

This content was published on Apr 28, 2017 Dutch-born Nancy Holten has lived in Switzerland since she was eight, speaks fluent Swiss German, has three children with Swiss passports, has no criminal record, does not claim welfare and is politically active. However, her neighbours in Gipf-Oberfrick a rural commune of 3,500 people in canton Aargau in northern Switzerland twice rejected her application for…

Greenpeace storms Credit Suisse shareholder meeting

This content was published on Apr 28, 2017 As CEO Tidjane Thiam was giving a speech, two Greenpeace protestors lowered themselves from a catwalk above the stage in Zurich’s Hallenstadium and unfurled a huge banner “Stop Dirty Pipeline Deals” criticising the bank’s support to the crude oil pipeline. “I am a democrat and a great believer in freedom of expression,” Thiam said. “I will continue…

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This content was published on Apr 28, 2017 Who needs a visa to come to Switzerland and how long can a tourist stay?

Zurich cemetery tempts bookworms with special benches

This content was published on Apr 27, 2017 The city of Zurich has installed five special reading benches in its Sihlfeld cemetery, each equipped with a metal box full of free books.

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