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Over 200,000 passengers use Zurich Airport at start of holiday season

Over 200,000 passengers use Zurich Airport at the start of the vacation season

This content was published on Jul 15, 2024 Over 100,000 passengers per day used Zurich Airport during the first holiday weekend in canton Zurich.

Ticket prices for concerts and music festivals at record levels in 2023

Culture

Ticket prices for Swiss concerts and music festivals hit record levels

This content was published on Jul 15, 2024 The average price of a ticket rose to CHF89.86 - 3.9% more than in the previous year.

Norwegian zombie film wins main prize at NIFFF

Culture

Norwegian zombie film wins main prize at Swiss festival NIFFF

This content was published on Jul 15, 2024 More than 55,000 people celebrated the fantastic film at the International Fantastic Film Festival in Neuchâtel (NIFFF) - fewer than last year.

History

The political attacks which shook Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 14, 2024 Attacks like the one targeting former US president Donald Trump this weekend are often seen as alien to Swiss political culture. But they are far from unheard of in the Alpine nation.

History

The Olympic truce: noble myth, harsh reality

This content was published on Jul 14, 2024 The Olympic truce is rarely respected. We take a look at the history behind this 'invented tradition'.

Prices for single-family homes rise slightly in the second quarter

Demographics

Prices for single-family homes in Switzerland rise slightly

This content was published on Jul 13, 2024 Prices for single-family homes in Switzerland reportedly increased in the second quarter of 2024, while prices for owner-occupied apartments stagnated.

Pink Floyd drummer Mason breathes new life into the legend

Culture

Pink Floyd drummer Mason returns to Montreux festival

This content was published on Jul 12, 2024 Pink Floyd co-founder to perform classic hits with his band "Saucerful of Secrets".

ETH Board wants to triple fees for foreign students

Education

Elite Swiss universities vote to triple foreign student fees

This content was published on Jul 12, 2024 ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne want to triple fees for foreign students.

Culture

Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent to be honored at Locarno

This content was published on Jul 11, 2024 The French filmmakers and actors will receive the Davide Campari Excellence Award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.

Picture of singer Taylor Swift performing at a concert

Culture

Taylor Swift concert in Zurich causes seismic activity

This content was published on Jul 10, 2024 During Taylor Swift's first concert in Switzerland, seismometers detected tremors extending up to six kilometres away.

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