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In Canada, the Morgestraich is held in the evening

This content was published on Feb 23, 2026 Fifty years ago, Basel's carnival tradition inspired Swiss expatriates in Toronto to found the Canadysli carnival band.

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Swiss chosen to develop four museums in Benin

This content was published on Feb 22, 2026 Swiss palaeontologist Jacques Ayer has been appointed by the government of Benin as managing director of four new public museums that will showcase Beninese art, culture and history.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 21, 2026 Welcome to our selection of the most important – and most interesting – stories from Switzerland over the past seven days.

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This content was published on Feb 21, 2026 A member of the Iranian press corps is waiting outside the Oman’s residence in Cologny, a village close to Geneva.

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This content was published on Feb 20, 2026 The Fasnacht festivities are in full swing in Bern. Inside the Federal Palace, however, politicians are debating the Swiss government’s controversial savings plan.

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This content was published on Feb 20, 2026 Switzerland’s Noe Roth (pictured sailing through the air in red) warms up before the men’s aerials qualification at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno on February 20, 2026. Roth went on to win silver with a score of 131.58.

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This content was published on Feb 19, 2026 Switzerland celebrates another medal: Marianne Fatton has won gold in the sprint at the Olympic premiere of ski mountaineering.

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This content was published on Feb 19, 2026 No, that's not cable spaghetti. t is a bird’s-eye view of the slides at Alpamare in Pfäffikon, canton Schwyz, Switzerland’s most popular water park. The water park has been closed for several days due to technical issues.

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This content was published on Feb 18, 2026 Talks between the United States, Ukraine and Russia ended in Geneva on Wednesday without agreement on key issues.

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This content was published on Feb 18, 2026 American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad tears up a photograph of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, on the sidelines of the second round of US-Iran negotiations.

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