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How the Jungfraujoch helped launch the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956

Transmitters are installed on the east ridge of the Jungfraujoch to ensure that the signal makes it across the Alps. Power is supplied via a long cable that runs to the Jungfrau Railways station

This content was published on May 9, 2025 The idea for the first Eurovision Song Contest came from a Swiss director. But the contest was originally a technical test.

The Mascotte club near Bellevue in Zurich announced its closure today. The operators cite the changed nightlife behaviour of the younger generation as the reason - people are no longer drinking as much.

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This content was published on May 8, 2025 Zurich’s Mascotte club has announced its closure after 109 years. The owners cite changing habits among young people – like drinking less alcohol.

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This content was published on May 8, 2025 The Second World War ended in Europe 80 years ago today and Switzerland had to find its place in the new world order.

Lugano appoints new exorcist amid rising demand

This content was published on May 8, 2025 Medieval tradition or modern need? Between faith and occultism, the role of an exorcist is reborn in a contemporary context.

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This content was published on May 7, 2025 Dialogue between China and the US will resume in Switzerland. Duolingo is facing a backlash, and Bern and Brussels don't agree!

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This content was published on May 7, 2025 Switzerland reached “Overshoot Day” today, meaning that we have already used up our natural resources for the year. To mark the occasion, Greenpeace activists and design students from Zurich University of the Arts set up a 70-metre receipt in Zurich’s old town.

The tragic story of a Swiss farmer who perished on the Titanic

This content was published on May 7, 2025 One of the Titanic victims was a farmer from Uster. An exhibition in Germany now tells his tragic story.

The special session runs through tomorrow. The House of Representatives is using the additional three days to manage its growing workload.

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This content was published on May 6, 2025 The special session runs through tomorrow. The House of Representatives is using the additional three days to manage its growing workload.

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This content was published on May 6, 2025 UBS cleans up a legacy issue. Meanwhile, the Swiss government is preparing for further cyberattacks on major events.

Historic Swiss maternity hospital in France under threat

This content was published on May 6, 2025 Swiss teacher Elisabeth Eidenbenz saved hundreds of women and children from certain death thanks to her maternity clinic. It is now threatened with closure.

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