Swiss Identity

The art of Japanese calligraphy: fusing tradition and modernity

Souun Takeda painted 湧純 (Yu Jun, pure spring) painting

This content was published on Oct 16, 2021 The Japanese calligrapher Souun Takeda, 46, is holding his first European solo exhibition in Zurich.

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‘I don’t want to kill anybody’

This content was published on Oct 15, 2021 Erika Preisig, doctor and president of assisted suicide organisation Lifecircle, has been helping patients, including foreigners, to die.

Demographics

Finding life in the face of death: A Japanese woman’s emotional journey

This content was published on Oct 15, 2021 Aina, a Japanese woman with a rare neurological disorder, came to Basel to die. The journey made her question her motivation.

A patient is prepared for an external beam radiation treatment

Demographics

More Swiss are getting cancer, but fewer are dying from it

This content was published on Oct 14, 2021 The number of cancer patients is increasing, mainly due to the ageing population. But the risk of dying from the disease has decreased.

Culture

Tour de France to return to Switzerland in 2022

This content was published on Oct 14, 2021 Switzerland will host two of the 21 stages of the 2022 Tour de France, it has been confirmed.

Demographics

Pandemic weighs on optimism and financial confidence

This content was published on Oct 14, 2021 Only 30% of Swiss are still unconditionally optimistic about the future, a third less than last year.

Culture

Flore Révallès – the vamp from Lake Geneva

This content was published on Oct 14, 2021 She was the star of the Ballets Russes in the US and the tabloids were obsessed with her. In Switzerland, she has been forgotten.

Culture

Montreux Jazz Festival cofounder dies aged 96

This content was published on Oct 13, 2021 René Langel, cofounder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, died on Tuesday in Lausanne.

Demographics

Accidents with wild animals cause CHF50 million in damage

This content was published on Oct 13, 2021 Every year road accidents involving wild animals cause around CHF50 million ($54 million) in damage throughout Switzerland.

Culture

‘Suddenly, the Swiss border became very deep’

This content was published on Oct 13, 2021 In the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the border fans out into a collective portrait.

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