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Almost half of Swiss citizens are open to holding political office

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This content was published on May 20, 2025 Would you consider holding political office? Nearly half of Swiss citizens would, according to a study by the University of Basel.

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This content was published on May 19, 2025 A landslide threatens a village in Valais. Plus, how healthy is the Swiss population? And who won the Eurovision Song Contest?

Swiss railways test low-growing plant mix to replace herbicides

This content was published on May 19, 2025 To reduce herbicide used along railway tracks, the Swiss Federal Railways commissioned low-growing plant mixtures. After five years of trials, the method is now considered viable.

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Habteab Yemane: high court judge in Eritrea, refugee in Switzerland

This content was published on May 19, 2025 Habteab Yemane became a lawyer because he believed in a constitutional state, but his journey led him somewhere else entirely.

Achille Capelli studies the effects of climate change on Alaska's ice and snow. Pictured is at Barrow Point, the northernmost point in the United States.

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From the snow of Davos to the ice of the Arctic

This content was published on May 18, 2025 Swiss researcher Achille Capelli has found an open-air laboratory in Alaska. He is studying the polar ice shelf and is worried to see the impact of climate change.

The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on May 17, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Swiss Abroad elect representatives online for first time

This content was published on May 16, 2025 Swiss citizens in 50 countries have used electronic voting for the first time to elect representatives to the Council of the Swiss Abroad for the 2025-2029 legislative.

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This content was published on May 16, 2025 Switzerland is in Eurovision fever. The grand final takes place tomorrow.

Switzerland sees fewer weekend births as planned deliveries rise

This content was published on May 16, 2025 In Swiss hospitals in 2023, 16% of babies were born on Fridays, compared to just 11% on Sundays.

The Swiss federal government does not want to increase the retirement age, but people should voluntarily work longer.

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This content was published on May 15, 2025 How can Switzerland shore up its pension system? People will not be forced to work longer, but they should be encouraged to do so, the government reckons.

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