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Swiss pop star Bastian Baker named UNICEF ambassador

This content was published on May 25, 2024 Decorated Swiss singer-songwriter Bastian Baker is a newly appointed UNICEF ambassador.

A close-up of a relief featuring several human figures.

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Switzerland returns illegally exported cultural artefacts to Iraq

This content was published on May 24, 2024 The artefacts are two reliefs and a statue which are between 1,700 and 2,800 years old.

The hosts of the 2024 Eurovision song contest, Malin Akerman and Petra Mede, stand at a podium, on which the words "United by Music" are displayed.

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Large viewership tuned into controversial 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

This content was published on May 24, 2024 Switzerland was one countries boasting more viewers than ever before. A large proportion of younger viewers were also found to have tuned in.

A taupe coloured stuffed dog shape in the foreground is fitted with a beige plastic muzzle in a pet shop. In the background can be seen various muzzles, including metal ones.

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Sharp increase in dog bite incidents recorded in canton Zurich

This content was published on May 23, 2024 Zurich veterinary authorities are at a loss to explain the rise in dog biting incidents in the canton last year.

Sol Gabetta plays the cello at the forefront of the image, with an orchestra and music stands around and behind her and a male conductor, wearing a black suit and white shirt, to her right. She wears a navy dress, has long blonde curly hair and is smiling with her eyes closed while playing.

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Cellist Sol Gabetta wins 2024 ‘Grand Prix Music’

This content was published on May 23, 2024 The cellist Sol Gabetta has landed the prestigious prize which comes with a cheque for CHF100,000 ($109,551).

In the foreground is a white door with a grey metal door handle. In the background can be seen two people sitting opposite each other.

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Survey: half of Swiss are open to online psycho-therapy

This content was published on May 23, 2024 Some 49% of people said they would describe online counselling as useful or very useful.

A patient hands over their health insurance card into another person’s hand.

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Swiss health insurance premiums forecast to rise by 6% in 2025

This content was published on May 23, 2024 Price comparison portal Comparis has forecast an average increase in basic health insurance premiums of 6% next year.

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From the cute to the horrific: Switzerland’s weirdest museums

This content was published on May 22, 2024 Switzerland has some of the biggest and best museums in the world, but it is also home to some really bizarre and niche ones.

Traffic jam at the Gotthard tunnel, Switzerland

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Swiss holiday traffic jams: it could have been worse

This content was published on May 21, 2024 Swiss traffic jams woes pale into insignificance on a global scale.

The Belgian author Victoire de Changy, right, and the Swiss illustrator Fanny Dreyer will be awarded the Swiss Children's and Youth Book Prize 2024 for their work Collections, published in 2023 by La Partie, at the 46th edition of the Solothurn Literary Festival, on Saturday, 11 May 2024 in Solothurn.

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Swiss illustrator wins children’s book prize

This content was published on May 21, 2024 46. Solothurn Literature Days: the poetic book inspires us to dream, discuss and philosophise.

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