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#WeAreSwissAbroad – Ariane Lüthi ‘It’s hard to listen to a Swiss complain’

Mountain biker Ariane Lüthi has lived in South Africa for eight years. As a woman, she says, she has had to fight harder there than in Switzerland.

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Obituary Senior Swiss sports official dies

Switzerland’s Patrick Baumann, the secretary general of basketball's world governing body and IOC member, has died of a heart attack.

Vocational education Switzerland’s top-scoring apprentices

By Susan Misicka

Leaving school at 16 could be a disadvantage in some careers and cultures. Yet these Swiss have worked their way to the top.

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Kimi Raikkonen Formula One star fined for crashing into parked car in Switzerland

Finnish former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has been fined for crashing into a parked car in Baar, canton Zug, where he is a resident.

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DNA test confirmation Remains found near Matterhorn belonged to Japanese climber

Bones found near the Matterhorn have been formally identified as belonging to a Japanese mountaineer who disappeared in 2014.

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Gordon Bennett! Balloon race over Bern

By Catherine Waibel

As the Gordon Bennett gas balloon competition takes place in Bern for the first time, we also look back to its early days.

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2020 and 2024 Swiss to host two ‘historic’ cycling championships

Switzerland will host the Road World Championships for cycling twice in the next decade and only four years apart, in 2020 and 2024.

Podcast The Swiss woman who made a splash in Boston

By Susan Misicka in Basel

Swiss architect Renata von Tscharner has spent the past two decades championing the cause of the Charles River in Massachusetts.

Half-year figures Sharp rise in mountain deaths in Swiss Alps

The number of fatal accidents in the Swiss Alps during the first six months of 2018 is double that of the same period last year.

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Cyberattack suspicions Swiss probe Russians over alleged World Anti-Doping Agency hack

Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether Russian agents tried to hack the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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racetrack Switzerland's legendary horse racing track - in pictures

By Thomas Kern

The "Schachen" is considered the most beautiful horse racing venue in Switzerland, attracting some 7,000 spectators a day in summer.

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How I reinvented myself 'You know what - I've climbed Everest!'

By Julie Hunt

Billi Bierling was a translator in London, but moved to Switzerland to become a journalist. Now she's an aid worker and chronicles Everest climbs.

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Pure endurance Swiss acrobat tops wheel of death record

Swiss acrobat Freddy Nock has topped his own record spinning in a wheel of death.

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Post-World Cup Swiss football admits errors, looks to future

Swiss football officials have admitted mistakes were made after a series of controversies surrounding the team during and after the World Cup.

Podcast What the Swiss can teach us about quality of life

By Susan Misicka

Squeezing in a lunchtime swim – and being able to get there by bus – is just one example of why Swiss cities keep topping quality of life surveys.

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Bold Bertle The Great Swiss climbing tour: learning the ropes

By Pirmin Bertle

What is sport climbing all about? And where are the most beautiful spots in Switzerland to reach new heights hanging on by your fingernails?

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Week in Numbers Top performers: climbers, cows and Swiss universities

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

Massif attack Dani Arnold sets Grandes Jorasses climbing record

Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold has set a record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses.

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Alpine guides This profession calls for you to put your life at risk

By Luigi Jorio

When a fatal accident happens in the mountains, many question the judgement of the guide. swissinfo.ch speaks to one about how to keep safe.

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She-kickers Fifty years of women’s football in Switzerland

Fifty years ago, Trudy Streit and her friends founded the first women’s football club in Switzerland. At the time it was regarded as a curiosity.

Corporate world As trust declines globally, can Switzerland remain an exception?

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Switzerland is one of the most trusted countries despite being home to some of the largest companies in the most distrusted sectors.

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#WeAreSwissAbroad – Ariane Lüthi ‘It’s hard to listen to a Swiss complain’

Obituary Senior Swiss sports official dies

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Vocational education Switzerland’s top-scoring apprentices

Kimi Raikkonen Formula One star fined for crashing into parked car in Switzerland

DNA test confirmation Remains found near Matterhorn belonged to Japanese climber

Gordon Bennett! Balloon race over Bern

2020 and 2024 Swiss to host two ‘historic’ cycling championships

Podcast The Swiss woman who made a splash in Boston

Half-year figures Sharp rise in mountain deaths in Swiss Alps

Cyberattack suspicions Swiss probe Russians over alleged World Anti-Doping Agency hack

racetrack Switzerland's legendary horse racing track - in pictures

How I reinvented myself 'You know what - I've climbed Everest!'

Pure endurance Swiss acrobat tops wheel of death record

Post-World Cup Swiss football admits errors, looks to future

Podcast What the Swiss can teach us about quality of life

Bold Bertle The Great Swiss climbing tour: learning the ropes

Week in Numbers Top performers: climbers, cows and Swiss universities

Massif attack Dani Arnold sets Grandes Jorasses climbing record

Alpine guides This profession calls for you to put your life at risk

She-kickers Fifty years of women’s football in Switzerland

Corporate world As trust declines globally, can Switzerland remain an exception?

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