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Swiss property market shows no signs of correction

Real estate market still shows no signs of correction

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 The Swiss real estate market continues to show no signs of correction. In recent months, prices have continued to rise, while neighbouring countries such as Germany and France have seen considerable declines.

"Untitled" (1979), by Verena Loewensberg. One of the pioneers of Concrete art, the artist has long been in the shadow of his (male) peers, more savy in self-promotion. Loewensberg's oeuvre is finally being 'rediscovered'.

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From Dada to Concrete Art: when Zurich was a modernist battleground

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 A new book about the pioneers of Concretism fills a gap in the history of the most internationally influential Swiss art movement of the 20th century.

Demographics

Internet use in Switzerland differs according to gender

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 Internet use and its frequency differ significantly by gender in Switzerland. Men use the internet more frequently than women, according to the Federal Statistical Office.

Bryan Cyril Thurston in his studio: the ambivalent depiction of the artist by his son also points to the potentially anachronistic nature of 1970s activist Romanticism.

Culture

Art, activism, and family legacy flow through a Swiss mountain pass

This content was published on Nov 19, 2024 A new documentary about British-Swiss artist Bryan Cyril Thurston makes a nuanced case for the power of art as a form of environmentalist activism.

Enjoyment plays the biggest role in eating

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Study reveals food culture differences between Switzerland and neighbours

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 Three-quarters of Swiss people consider eating to be a pleasurable, social activity, a new survey reveals. Healthy eating, however, plays a much less important role, it found.

A special exhibition of the returned heritage was opened in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Antica Capua. The artefacts will remain the property of the museum.

Culture

Precious archaeological vases and coins returned to Italian museum

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 The Italian authorities have recovered over 2,500 precious ancient coins, vases and small sculptures that had been illegally dug up and sold in Switzerland, Eurojust announced on Monday.

Antibiotic use on the rise again in Switzerland

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Rise in use of antibiotics in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 The consumption of antibiotics has risen in Switzerland since the Covid-19 pandemic. However, compared to other European countries the Alpine country has one of the lowest levels of antibiotic usage.

Vallotton to be celebrated in several Swiss museums in 2025

Culture

Swiss museums to mark centenary of death of painter Félix Vallotton

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 Swiss museums will celebrate the centenary of the death of the artist Félix Vallotton (1865-1925) next year. A major retrospective is planned in Lausanne, his birthplace, in autumn.

Culture

Zora del Buono wins Swiss Book Prize

This content was published on Nov 17, 2024 The 17th Swiss Book Prize has been awarded to Zora del Buono for her research novel Seinetwegen (For his sake).

The Graubünden village of Brienz may no longer be entered from Sunday

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No entry from Sunday to Swiss village threatened by landslide

This content was published on Nov 17, 2024 The deadline for evacuating the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland ends at 1pm on Sunday.

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