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Entire Swiss school quarantined over two cases of Omicron variant

This content was published on Dec 3, 2021 Around 2,000 people, including 1,6000 children at the International School of Geneva will have to quarantine for 10 days.

To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives?

Switzerland legalised assisted suicide in the 1940s. More than 1,000 seriously ill or disabled people end their lives with the help of suicide assistants in Switzerland each year.

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Study reports confusion about ‘journalistically-packaged advertising’

This content was published on Dec 1, 2021 Over a third of readers of online articles are unable to distinguish between actual journalism and advertising which is made to look like journalism, a study has found.

An ill man holding an IV drip in preparation for his assisted suicide

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Why these Japanese patients wanted to die in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 29, 2021 In our podcast series on assisted suicide, we hear what it was like to accompany two people who came to Switzerland to die.

Kiwanga s Flowers for Africa exhbition at the Center Pompidou, Paris.

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Kapwani Kiwanga wins Zurich Art Prize

This content was published on Nov 29, 2021 French-Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga has been awarded the 15th Zurich Arts Prize.

Woman figure skater practices besides a sign for the 2021 Lucerne Winter Universiade

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Omicron forces student winter games to cancel

This content was published on Nov 29, 2021 The Omicron variant has forced the cancellation of a student winter games event, 12 days before it was due to begin in Switzerland.

Vintage photo of a family watching TV in the 1960s

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How Play Suisse made waves among the streamers

This content was published on Nov 24, 2021 In a little over a year the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's streaming service has become a major player in the Swiss digital landscape.

A funereal bas-relief with a female portrait from Syria, 2nd century BC.

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Switzerland returns looted relics to Syrian authorities

This content was published on Nov 24, 2021 Three rare artefacts that were looted from the ancient city of Palmyra and stored in Geneva have been returned to Syrian authorities.

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Stable income but higher taxes for Swiss households

This content was published on Nov 23, 2021 The average private household in Switzerland spent about 31% of its income on taxes, social security and health insurance premiums in 2019.

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Most students find their studies a struggle in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 22, 2021 Switzerland’s Federal Statistical Office says 57% of students are experiencing difficulties in their studies and one in ten would like to quit.

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