Swiss Identity

Nazi-era self-portrait sells for record sum to Swiss buyer

This content was published on Dec 2, 2022 A self-portrait by Max Beckmann painted after he fled Nazi Germany has sold for €23.2 million (CHF24.79 million) in Berlin.

Education

More and more apprentice contracts terminated

This content was published on Dec 1, 2022 Statistics show a rise in the rate of prematurely terminated apprenticeship contracts, media has reported.

Demographics

Abuse accusations: Basel ballet school shuts training division

This content was published on Dec 1, 2022 The Ballettschule Theater Basel will close its vocational training division owing to serious accusations of student abuse.

Culture

Swiss Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale attracts 500,000 visitors

This content was published on Nov 29, 2022 The contemporary art show had recorded more than 800,000 admissions up to one day before closing.

Demographics

‘Sociologist of death’ Bernard Crettaz dies

This content was published on Nov 29, 2022 The Swiss sociologist and ethnologist Bernard Crettaz, who died on Monday aged 84, was close to death long before it caught up with him.

Onion braids hang at the Zibelmärit onion festival in Bern, Switzerland.

History

Bern ‘Zibelmärit’ festival shifts 30 tons of onions

This content was published on Nov 28, 2022 Tens of thousands of visitors descended on Bern to celebrate the Swiss capital’s traditional ‘Zibelmärit’ onion festival.

Demographics

Pesticide sales jump by 17% in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 28, 2022 Wet weather was responsible for the sale of 2,259 tonnes of plant protection products in Switzerland in 2021.

Demographics

Swiss journalist detained in Shanghai during ‘zero Covid’ protests

This content was published on Nov 28, 2022 A correspondent of Swiss public television RTS was briefly detained by Shanghai police after a live broadcast.

Portrait participants and experts WorldSkills.

Education

WorldSkills showcases the talents of the future

This content was published on Nov 27, 2022 Young Swiss apprentices work with many materials. But most precious are their knowledge and skills, as seen at the WorldSkills 2022 competition.

Education

Swiss excel at WorldSkills apprenticeship ‘Olympics’

This content was published on Nov 27, 2022 Swiss apprentices have won 19 medals, including five golds, at the international WorldSkills competition, putting Switzerland in third place overall.

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