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Love at new heights: Swiss hiker creates ‘Tinder for the mountains’

During his mountain hikes, he leaves notebooks for single hikers to share their contact details in the hope of meeting a fellow nature lover.

This content was published on Oct 25, 2024 What if love could be found at the top of a mountain?

Actor Dimitri Krebs in the role of Ernst Schrämli, one of the 17 Swiss 'traitors' executed during the Second World War.

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Controversial Swiss war traitor gets a revamp

This content was published on Oct 25, 2024 A new film about Ernst Schrämli, a Swiss soldier executed for treason during the Second World War, illustrates the shifting public consensus about Switzerland’s fraught wartime politics.

SBB: presentation of the first fully renovated ICN train

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Swiss railways presents first fully-renovated ‘InterCity’ train

This content was published on Oct 24, 2024 On Thursday, the Swiss Federal Railways presented its first fully renovated InterCity tilting train (ICN).

Poker is a double-edged sword. On the upside, it's a stimulating moment with tempting winnings.

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Switzerland’s poker boom: from casual play to high stakes

This content was published on Oct 24, 2024 Whether playing for fun or as a profession, participants see the allure of significant winnings but also the looming risk of losing it all—something that delights organisers.

Suspended sentence for assisted suicide in Ticino

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Former Swiss nurse sentenced for ‘assisted suicide tourism’

This content was published on Oct 24, 2024 She was paid to accompany people from neighbouring Italy to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide.

Council of States committee wants to allow up to twelve Sunday sales

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Switzerland mulls allowing shops to open up to 12 Sundays per year

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 Swiss cantons could soon be allowed to authorise shops to open on up to 12 Sundays a year, up from the current limit of four.

Picture of some tourist near a mountain lake with mountains in the background

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Swiss canton makes Lonely Planet’s ‘Top 10 Regions’ list

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 Switzerland’s canton Valais has made it into the “Top 10 Regions” list of the Lonely Planet travel guide, praised for its efforts to “electrify in the truest sense of the word even in 2025.”

Healthcare partners reach agreement on Tardoc

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Swiss healthcare partners clinch new tariff system with flat rates

This content was published on Oct 23, 2024 The new outpatient tariff model (Tardoc) introduces flat rates and promises to bring “greater transparency and fairness” to the Swiss healthcare sector.

ESC organizers call on Basel's creative artists to take part

Culture

Eurovision Song Contest organisers call for ‘city party’ in Basel

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel should not just be a television show. Those responsible have called on artists to contribute something to a “big city party”.

Switzerland with second most academic patents per capita in Europe

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Switzerland runner-up for academic patents per capita in Europe

This content was published on Oct 22, 2024 Switzerland has the second highest number of academic patents per person in Europe.

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