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How Swiss festive bad boy Schmutzli cleaned up his act

This content was published on Dec 7, 2024 Once upon a time, a mysterious dark-faced figure would enter Swiss homes on December 6, beating and (briefly) abducting children into behaving better. Schmutzli needed an image makeover.

Today’s picture shows the Iffelentraeger parade with illuminated Iffels or head lanterns in the form of an illuminated oversized bishop's hat. The lantern is made of light materials (balsa wood or cardboard), covered with coloured tracing paper and decorated with motifs.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 Many are eagerly anticipating a visit from Samichlaus today, but some may miss out on seeing the red-cloaked, bearded man – find out why in today’s briefing.

Balancing the budget by selling plastic ibex

This content was published on Dec 6, 2024 The Graubünden town of Ilanz wants to sell 11 ibex sculptures to improve its finances.

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This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 Road closed, cable car not yet ready: When the big snow comes, these people from Valais can no longer leave their village.

Young Swiss are using AI more and more

This content was published on Dec 5, 2024 The use of AI tools such as ChatGPT has become commonplace among young people, with a third using them every week, according to the JAMES 2024 study.

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Today in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 Three stories from the Swiss Abroad and a new protection concept for the mountain village of Brienz in Wednesday's briefing.

Climate change threatens Swiss mountain huts

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 The climate crisis is taking its toll on the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) mountain huts dotted across the Alps. Many buildings are at risk, but a special fund for hut renovations will soon be empty.

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Today in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 A conservative mood has gripped the country, according to a recent analysis. The way refugees are treated shows what this means in concrete terms.

Swiss astronaut Marco Sieber completes NASA space station training

This content was published on Dec 3, 2024 Swiss astronaut Marco Sieber has just completed six months of training at the US space agency NASA in Texas. This takes him a step closer to travelling to the ISS.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Dec 2, 2024 Almost 30 years after the murder of an Egyptian diplomat in Geneva, the related trial begins today in Bellinzona, canton Ticino.

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