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Lucerne wanted a wine cellar, instead it dug up an attraction

Josef Wilhelm Amrein-Troller discovered the glacial pots in 1872 during excavation work for a wine cellar.

This content was published on May 4, 2023 The Glacier Garden Lucerne opened its doors on May 1, 1873. The tourist attraction owes its existence to a little luck.

Well-maintained path between glacier stones and wooden house

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The Glacier Garden Lucerne celebrates its 150-year anniversary

This content was published on May 4, 2023

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Lawmakers forbid use of Swiss German during parliamentary debates

This content was published on May 3, 2023 Swiss lawmakers have decided that speeches should not be delivered in Swiss-German dialect during federal parliamentary debates.

Two pensioners sitting on a bench overlooking the lake

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Ticino: Pensioners want to leave

This content was published on May 3, 2023 They want to get out of the sunny region as quickly as possible. Many older German-speaking Swiss want to leave Ticino. But it is not always easy.

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Anniversary of the Glacier Garden Lucerne

This content was published on May 2, 2023

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One in 20 in Switzerland is ‘materially and socially deprived’

This content was published on May 2, 2023 In 2021, 5% of the Swiss population had to go without certain “important goods, services and social activities” due to lack of money.

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Defence exercise to involve 4,000 troops in western Switzerland

This content was published on May 2, 2023 The operation will simulate a threat by armed separatist militias from a fictitious European region.

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Future of vintage Ju-52 aircraft remains up in the air

This content was published on May 1, 2023 Following the crash of a Junkers Ju-52 plane in the Alps in 2018, the Ju-Air plane company had dreamed of bringing back the vintage aircraft.

Joya, Jann and Melina, with the tickets to see Barack Obama outside the Hallenstadion, Saturday, 29 April 2023.

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Obama in Zurich: ‘When a problem arises, we look at how Washington responds’

This content was published on Apr 30, 2023 Obama appeared on stage at the Hallenstadion on Saturday evening to share anecdotes as well as his views on the role of the US on the world stage.

A mobile phone gives an explanation of the colonial statues tour.

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Swiss cities dust off their colonial past

This content was published on Apr 30, 2023 Several Swiss cities are putting their "colonial past" into context for the public.

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