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Swiss authorities return seized cultural artefacts to China

five cultural artefacts including horse statues, a coin, an urn

This content was published on Aug 25, 2023 Five cultural assets confiscated by customs officers have been returned from Switzerland to their homeland.

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Magnum photographers turn their lens on Swiss parliament

This content was published on Aug 25, 2023 Four photographers from the prestigious Magnum agency have documented the workings of Swiss democracy inside the Swiss parliament.

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Thousands of cats and rodents taken in by animal shelters

This content was published on Aug 24, 2023 Last year, more than 13,000 animals were taken in by Swiss animal shelters. Compared to the previous year, the number decreased slightly.

Tourists taking pictures of the famous Zermatt alp

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Switzerland Tourism: the time of visitor records over

This content was published on Aug 24, 2023 "The time of Swiss guest records in the pandemic is definitely over," Switzerland Tourism Director Martin Nydegger said on Thursday.

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Three out of 100 Swiss have experienced a hate crime

This content was published on Aug 24, 2023 Slightly more than three out of 100 Swiss people have been victims of a "hate crime", i.e. crime motivated by prejudice.

Language exchange programmes can be great experiences, but not for everyone.

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When a language exchange trip becomes a nightmare

This content was published on Aug 24, 2023 Language exchange programmes are supposed to be enriching experiences. However, in some cases this experience can turn into a nightmare.

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Over 8,000 people swim across Lake Zurich

This content was published on Aug 24, 2023 Some 8,224 swimmers took part in an annual lake crossing on Wednesday, in ideal conditions with a water temperature of 27°C.

Nurses are needed in Switzerland - the government wants to push incentives

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Federal Council regulates details of the training initiative in the healthcare sector

This content was published on Aug 23, 2023 On Wednesday, the Federal Council sent the corresponding implementation regulations for the nursing initiative for consultation.

The Swiss government wants to fix violence against children in the Swiss civil code.

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Violence against children to be expressly prohibited

This content was published on Aug 23, 2023 The Swiss government wants to explicitly anchor the principle of non-violent upbringing in the Swiss civil code.

Cannabis will be sold legally in Zurich for a pilot project

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Zurich launches legal cannabis project

This content was published on Aug 22, 2023 The pilot project will last 3 years and is comprised of 1,200 study participants between the ages of 18 and 80.

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