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Switzerland promises financial aid to help Italy house asylum seekers

This content was published on May 31, 2023 The Alpine nation has pledged to make up to CHF20 million available to help Italy house asylum seekers.

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Lucerne train station’s ambitious expansion plans revealed

This content was published on May 31, 2023 The Swiss Federal Railways has shared its plans to build underground platforms and tunnels to make Lucerne a travel hub.

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Swiss police ‘catfish’ operation helps identify 2,200 child sex offenders

This content was published on May 30, 2023 More than 2,200 sex offenders and consumers of child sex abuse material worldwide have been identified.

Fans gather outside the gates of Tina Turner s Swiss home

Culture

Tina Turner Swiss mansion focal point of ‘pilgrimage’

This content was published on May 28, 2023 Pop star Tina Turner’s Swiss home has become a place of ‘pilgrimage’ since the music icon’s death.

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Suspects in CHF40 million Gstaad jewellery heist in custody

This content was published on May 26, 2023 Four men suspected of involvement in the armed robbery of a jewellery store in Gstaad in February are in custody in Marseille.

History

Raiffeisen Square renaming protest

This content was published on May 26, 2023

History

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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