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Artists’ Exchange offers showcase for Swiss stage performers

Artists' Exchange offers a showcase for Swiss stage art

This content was published on Apr 7, 2025 With over 60 performances, the four-day event showcases a cross-section of the Swiss theatre scene.

Pronounced social inequalities in oral and dental health

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Social inequalities seen in Swiss oral and dental health

This content was published on Apr 7, 2025 Pronounced social inequalities exist in Switzerland when it comes to oral and dental health.

Thousands demonstrate in Zurich for affordable rents

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Thousands in Zurich join march to protest against housing crisis

This content was published on Apr 6, 2025 Several thousand protesters took part in rally in Zurich on Saturday calling for affordable housing.

Martigny: the world record for the largest raclette is held in Switzerland

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Swiss claim record for world’s largest raclette

This content was published on Apr 6, 2025 A total of 4,893 people took part in the world's biggest raclette event in Martigny, western Switzerland, on Saturday.

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Swiss true crimes: the car park murderer who shocked Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 4, 2025 A documentary film about Caroline H, a serial pyromaniac who violently murdered two women, and almost killed a third, in Switzerland in the 1990s.

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Echoes of an outbreak – What did Europe learn from the Covid pandemic?

This content was published on Apr 3, 2025 Five years since the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, Europe is still taking stock of what’s changed and what hasn’t.

Resident population rises to almost 9.05 million people

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Swiss population rises to record 9.05 million

This content was published on Apr 3, 2025 Switzerland's permanent resident population reached a new high of 9,048,900 at the end of 2024.

Readers share their thoughts on how to die with dignity.

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What does a ‘dignified death’ mean to you?

This content was published on Apr 3, 2025 More European countries are legalising assisted dying because of the growing recognition of the right to die.

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Record-breaking winter for Swiss tourism driven by foreign visitors

This content was published on Apr 2, 2025 A survey by Switzerland Tourism suggests this winter has outdone last season's record, largely thanks to foreign visitors and favourable weather conditions.