Swiss Identity

Franco-Swiss movie director Jean-Luc Godard dies aged 91

This content was published on Sep 13, 2022 Enigmatic Swiss film director Jean-Luc Godard, creator of such movies as À Bout de Souffle (Breathless) and Adieu au Langage (Goodbye to Language), has passed away.

Culture

Swiss culture bailed out to the tune of CHF500m during pandemic

This content was published on Sep 12, 2022 The Swiss cultural sector received more than half a billion francs from the federal and cantonal authorities to help it cope with the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.

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History

How anti-Semitism fuelled early opposition to department stores

This content was published on Sep 12, 2022 In the 1930s, anti-Semitic protests against Jewish-owned department stores led the government to ban their expansion.

Culture

Legendary Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner dies aged 92

This content was published on Sep 11, 2022 Tanner, whose first feature, Charles mort ou vif (Charles, Dead or Alive), heralded the beginning of the New Swiss Cinema, died on Sunday.

Land is becoming increasingly scarce in Switzerland, which is driving up real estate prices.

Housing

Home ownership remains a mirage for most Swiss

This content was published on Sep 11, 2022 Many Swiss dream of owning a single-family home in the countryside. For most, this dream is increasingly unrealistic.

History

Switzerland and the House of Windsor

This content was published on Sep 11, 2022 The House of Windsor maintains a close relationship with Switzerland. Not politically, but rather privately. A look behind the scenes.

Stamping colours at Creaviva museum in Bern

Culture

Bern’s Creaviva wins international children’s museum award

This content was published on Sep 10, 2022 The Children’s Museum Creaviva at the Zentrum Paul Klee has won the prestigious Children in Museums Award together with a museum in the UK.

Demographics

Switzerland’s first female federal judge dies aged 89

This content was published on Sep 10, 2022 Margrith Bigler-Eggenberger, who was first appointed to the Federal Supreme Court in 1972, died last Monday, her family has announced.

Demographics

Swiss government recommends Covid booster from mid-October

This content was published on Sep 9, 2022 The Swiss authorities have recommended that people aged over 16, especially the most vulnerable, get a Covid-19 booster shot.

Demographics

Record transfers in football this summer says FIFA report

This content was published on Sep 8, 2022 The number of transfers in professional football has picked up significantly this summer after two years marked by the pandemic.

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How anti-Semitism fuelled early opposition to department stores

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Home ownership remains a mirage for most Swiss

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Switzerland and the House of Windsor

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