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Australian descendants of Swiss emigrants untangle their origins

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This content was published on Aug 31, 2025 Follow Juliette Buchanan as she uncovers her Swiss roots in Verzasca Valley and reconnects with long-lost relatives.

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The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 30, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Picture of the week

This content was published on Aug 30, 2025 Police officers in Lausanne on Monday during the second night of rioting. The trouble followed a fatal accident involving a 17-year-old on a stolen scooter who was fleeing from a police patrol.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 Today we start with the Swiss event of the year. The wrestlers are coming!

Switzerland in pictures

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 A property on Motorenstrasse in Zurich photographed during a media walkabout marking the completion of the 10,000th municipal flat in the city of Zurich on August 28, 2025.

Between two worlds: Thomas Badat, a Canadian wrestler with a Swiss heart

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 Swiss-Canadian wrestler Thomas Badat returns to Switzerland for his third Schwingfest. What does it mean to be a Schwinger from the Swiss Abroad community?

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Swiss wrestlers from abroad are proud of their tradition

This content was published on Aug 29, 2025 Six Swiss expats from North America are heading to Mollis in canton Glarus, for the 2025 Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival (Schwingfest).

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Aug 28, 2025 Most popular baby names, final conviction of Tariq Ramadan for rape and tenants under surveillance in Zurich.

Switzerland in pictures

This content was published on Aug 28, 2025 A 'white march' was organised in Corcelles, in the canton of Neuchâtel on August 27, in tribute to the victims of the femicide and double infanticide that took place on August 19 in the village.

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This content was published on Aug 27, 2025 The Swiss population is in favour of equal rights for same-sex couples. This and more in Wednesday’s briefing.

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