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Visions du Réel founder Moritz de Hadeln dies aged 85

Moritz de Hadeln, founder of Visions du Réel, has died aged 85

This content was published on Jul 7, 2026 Moritz de Hadeln, who directed leading international film festivals, has died at the age of 85.

Healthcare innovation

Savings may not be enough to fund retirement beyond life expectancy: study

This content was published on Jul 6, 2026 A study by researchers in Lucerne shows that as life expectancy rises, so does the risk that one’s savings will no longer be sufficient in old age.

Record number of abused children taken into care in Switzerland in 2025

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Record number of abused children treated in Swiss clinics

This content was published on Jul 6, 2026 Last year, 2,380 children and adolescents were treated at one of Switzerland’s 19 paediatric clinics following a suspected or confirmed case of abuse.

Construction of the runway at Zurich Airport began 80 years ago

Tourism Trends

Construction of Zurich Airport began 80 years ago

This content was published on Jul 5, 2026 Eighty years ago, forests and a moor had to make way for the construction of Zurich Airport’s first runway.

The Festival de la Cité attracted 110,000 spectators in Lausanne

Culture

Festival de la Cité pulls 110,000 spectators in Lausanne

This content was published on Jul 5, 2026 Some 150 artistic projects were presented over six days in the old town, the organisers said on Sunday.

Tourism Trends

Switzerland’s main tourist spots still overrun despite state subsidies

This content was published on Jul 5, 2026 Despite government subsidies, Switzerland Tourism has failed to meet its targets for easing congestion at the country's main tourist sites, says the NZZ am Sonntag.

Demographics

Swiss cantons launch operation against fake police scams

This content was published on Jul 4, 2026 Cantons in Western Switzerland are launching a major crackdown on scams involving fake police officers and criminal networks, mainly based in France.

Raye opens the festival in Montreux with Mark Ronson and Alicia Keys

Culture

British singer Raye opens 60th Montreux Jazz Fest

This content was published on Jul 4, 2026 Raye brought star music producer Mark Ronson and American singer Alicia Keys onstage with her as the 60th Montreux Jazz Festival got underway on Friday night.

Swiss democracy

The Gotthard Base Tunnel ten years on

This content was published on Jul 4, 2026 Ten years on, has the Gotthard Base Tunnel fulfilled expectations, shortened travel times through the Alps and brought more passengers and freight onto trains?

A view of the sunbathing area at the outdoor swimming pool and the Federal Parliament Building.

Demographics

A skirmish at a Swiss swimming pool prompts debate on women’s versus trans rights

This content was published on Jul 2, 2026 The case of a trans woman who was escorted out of the women’s section of a popular outdoor pool shows that Switzerland has not yet adapted to accommodate the queer community.

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