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Birth rate in Switzerland hits all-time low

A baby yawns into its hand. It is wrapped in a teal blanket with a blue knitted hat on its head with a white flower and red trim. An adult’s arm can be seen cradling the child and another adult’s hand is touching its head.

This content was published on Jun 20, 2024 The number of children per woman in Switzerland reached an all-time low in 2023 at 1.33, below even the 2022 level of 1.39.

Philipp M. Hildebrand, President of Zurich Art Society, right, and Ann Demeester, Director of the Kunsthaus Zurich, left. Hildebrand wears a navy suit, a deep blue tie and a white shirt, and his hands are held out in front of him as he speaks. Demeester, who has long, curly, blonde hair and is wearing a purple dress, is watching him. They are stood behind a table with two SRF microphones on a white tablecloth. To their right is a white marble bust and a standing lamp. They are in an old room with stone walls.

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Zurich gallery reaches agreement with Jewish collector’s heirs over Monet

This content was published on Jun 20, 2024 Kunsthaus Zürich will sell a painting by Claude Monet after reaching an agreement with the heirs of a Jewish collector.

Patent Ochsner sings into a microphone on a stand. It has a lightbulb on it and he is holding the stand with his left hand, his right arm raised in the air. He has a beard and an earring and is wearing a straw hat and a black short-sleeved shirt.

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Patent Ochsner frontman Büne Huber awarded Prix Suisse 2024

This content was published on Jun 20, 2024 Büne Huber, frontman of Swiss band Patent Ochsner, has been awarded the Prix Suisse 2024 for his accomplishments as a musician, painter and artist.

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Why are you avoiding the news?

This content was published on Jun 19, 2024 Record numbers of people are turning away from news. Is this due to general news fatigue, mental health worries or mounting concerns about the use of AI?

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Switzerland leads the way in Europe on organic food

This content was published on Jun 19, 2024 Even despite inflation, Swiss consumers' willingness to buy organic products has led to growth in the market, an industry association has said.

Many people demonstrate at the Feminist Strike on Friday, 14 June 2024 in Bellinzona. Visible are two hand made purple signs.

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Swiss men have rosier view of gender equality than women

This content was published on Jun 19, 2024 Young Swiss men reckon that progress on equality is much further along than women and men of older generations think it is, a survey shows.

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Actress Irène Jacob receives the Leopard Club Award

This content was published on Jun 18, 2024 The French-Swiss actress Irène Jacob will receive the Leopard Club Award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.

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Nemo celebrated in hometown after riding storm

This content was published on Jun 18, 2024 Swiss singer Nemo has experienced a "whirlwind" since winning the Eurovision Song Contest.

View of the exhibition "Surrealism. The Great Game", at the Lausanne Museum of Fine Arts (MCBA)

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Switzerland, Dada and 100 years of Surrealism

This content was published on Jun 18, 2024 Why did Dada disappear from Switzerland after it was launched in Zurich in 1916? Curator Juri Steiner sets the record straight.

Salvatore Vitali, 76, smiles with his dog, Naco on his lap as they sit at the kitchen table in his home.

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Study: Ticino residents embrace the idea of growing old

This content was published on Jun 17, 2024 Growing old appears to be much more important for residents in southern Switzerland than in the rest of the country, a survey shows.

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