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The return of the board game

This content was published on Dec 24, 2014 Sales of board games are on the up as a Christmas gift. Fans like the person-to-person contact in this digital era. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Bahnhofstrasse rues big brand influx on famous street

This content was published on Dec 23, 2014 Family-run businesses on Switzerland’s famous Bahnhofstrasse have become a rarity among what critics say is a homogenous stretch of shops.

Culture

The fatherless children of Filipino sex workers

This content was published on Dec 22, 2014 Angeles City, 80 kilometres north of Manila, is known for its red-light district. Until 1991, the city was the home of Clark Air base, the largest US air base outside the United States. As a result many brothels and strip bars sprang up, turning the city into one of the most popular sex tourism destinations.…

Culture

Relocating the oldest wooden house in Europe

This content was published on Dec 22, 2014

History

Plans for burka ban win ground

This content was published on Dec 21, 2014 More than 60% of respondents said they would outlaw the Muslim religious garment in public spaces, the survey by the Léger Switzerland polling institute found. The SonntagsBlick newspaper says people of all age groups and both in the German- as well as in the French-speaking parts of the country would vote for a ban. About…

Demographics

Swiss coach industry looks to expand its horizons

This content was published on Dec 21, 2014 Long-distance buses are becoming more popular, especially among young people. So the Swiss coach industry would like to be a part of the growing market. The problem is, there are too many restrictions on bus operations in their opinion.

Demographics

The taste of Christmas

This content was published on Dec 20, 2014 Christmastime is sweet at this Swiss leisure centre for the mentally challenged.

Putting a railway computer game to the test

This content was published on Dec 20, 2014 What can a conventional train buff do with it? The Schaffhausen model train club put the game to the test.

Demographics

‘Humanitarian aid is not a response to poverty’

This content was published on Dec 19, 2014 Ten years after the tsunami, Swiss Solidarity commissioned Channel Research, an independent consultancy in Belgium, to evaluate the long-term impact of 29 of its projects carried out in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Nearly 90% of the recipients of Swiss aid are now able to meet their own basic needs, the report says. All in…

Demographics

FIFA agrees to publish World Cup bid report

This content was published on Dec 19, 2014 “It is clear that while a summary of the report was issued, the publication of this report has become a barrier to rebuilding public confidence and trust in FIFA,” FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a statement on Friday. Football’s governing body had previously said it could not publish the 430-page report of former investigator…

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