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Olympic Museum adds objects from the Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: over 200 objects collected by the Olympic Museum

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 Additions include Novak Djokovic's racket and the basketball from the basketball final signed by the American team.

Deer with tuberculosis found in Montafon (A) near the border

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Deer carcasses near Swiss-Austrian border to be tested for tuberculosis

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 The aim is to prevent the disease from spreading to the wild animal population and cattle in the region.

Une inscription "Lugano" est visible au bord du lac de Lugano le vendredi 24 juin 2022 a Lugano. L'Ukraine Recovery Conference se tiendra a Lugano les 4 et 5 juillet 2022. (KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott)

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Lugano unveils master plan to transform Swiss city by 2050

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 The Lugano city authorities have presented a comprehensive plan aimed at transforming the Italian-speaking city in southern Switzerland and its diverse landscape by 2050.

Every eighth person lives in a household with payment arrears

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One in eight Swiss households in payment arrears

This content was published on Oct 29, 2024 Overall, 40.9% of the population had at least one form of debt in 2022.

Grand St Bernard Congregation identifies 5 cases of sexual abuse

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Sexual abuse cases identified at Great St Bernard congregation

This content was published on Oct 28, 2024 Five cases of sexual abuse have been identified within the Great St Bernard congregation between 1955 and 1983.

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Aid organisation recovered 6,500 tonnes of food in 2023

This content was published on Oct 28, 2024 Last year the aid organisation Schweizer Tafel (Swiss table) saved 6,500 tonnes of perfectly good food from being destroyed.

The Hardbruecke district with the Prime Tower in Zurich.

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Architect Pierre de Meuron: ‘Switzerland isn’t ugly, but there’s room for improvement’

This content was published on Oct 28, 2024 Star architect Pierre de Meuron is still shaping the future of architecture. He shares his insights on urban planning in French-speaking Switzerland.

Fabrice Aragno receives a Special Palme d'Or award on behalf of director Jean-Luc Godard for his film 'The Image Book' (Le Livre D'Image) during the closing ceremony of the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, May 2018.

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The man who holds the legacy of Jean-Luc Godard

This content was published on Oct 27, 2024 Fabrice Aragno collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard in the last 20 years of his life. He tells SWI swissinfo.ch what it’s like to make films after Godard's death.

UDF referendum forces vote on ESC credit in Basel

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Swiss ultra-conservative party hands in signatures against Eurovision 2025

This content was published on Oct 26, 2024 The Swiss Federal Democratic Union (EDU) has handed in referendum signatures to seek a vote to prevent the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) from taking place in Basel from May 13 to 17, 2025.

Swiss oddities

When a Roman emperor risks falling from his pedestal

This content was published on Oct 26, 2024 Almost 85 years after its discovery, the identity of the golden bust from Avenches remains a mystery.

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