Swiss Identity

Raiffeisen Square should change name over anti-Semitic concerns, say historians

This content was published on May 26, 2023 Activists say a square in St Gallen in eastern Switzerland dedicated to the German founder of the cooperative Raiffeisen banks should be renamed.

DaniÈlle Huillet and J-M Straub beside a car with the trunk open, filled with film cans

Culture

Death by the lake: Jean-Marie Straub’s last days in Switzerland

This content was published on May 26, 2023 A look at the Swiss twilight of filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub and his radical commitment to “those who resist”.

Candles and flowers laid outside the Swiss home of the late singer Tina Turner

Culture

Swiss fans pay respects to ‘Simply the Best’ Tina Turner

This content was published on May 25, 2023 Fans of the late pop singer Tina Turner have laid floral tributes, placed candles and left personal notes at the star’s home in Küsnacht, Zurich.

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Switzerland has lowest prevalence of modern slavery

This content was published on May 25, 2023 Switzerland was ranked last on the Global Slavery Index 2023 among 160 countries.

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Climate activists charged for disrupting Geneva Airport

This content was published on May 25, 2023 Around 100 climate activists arrested following a protest near Geneva airport have been charged with a series of offences and fined.

Culture

Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner dies aged 83

This content was published on May 24, 2023 Iconic singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

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Tariq Ramadan: Swiss court clears Islamic scholar of rape charges

This content was published on May 24, 2023 The Swiss scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was accused of “rape and sexual coercion”, has been cleared by a Geneva court.

A gold CHF5 coin with an Alpine shepherd, who remains on the coin today, wielding a morningstar, a club with a spiked head.

History

A blessing and a curse: the strength of the Swiss franc

This content was published on May 23, 2023 In times of crisis, international investors often bet on the Swiss franc. How has this reputation come about?

Demographics

Three people reported dead in plane crash in Neuchâtel mountains

This content was published on May 20, 2023 A plane crashed Saturday morning in steep terrain near Ponts-de-Martel in the mountains in canton Neuchâtel. Three deaths have been reported.

Culture

Heidi archives put on UNESCO ‘Memory of the World Register’

This content was published on May 19, 2023 The Johanna Spyri and Heidi archives in Zurich have been inscribed on UNESCO's “International Memory of the World Register”.

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