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Swiss festival season opens with legends and streaming stars

This content was published on Jun 11, 2026 From Gorillaz to Raye, Sting to Theodora, the Swiss festival season opens with music legends and streaming stars.

Council of States approves mixed financing for the 13th pension

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Swiss Senate backs mixed financing for 13th pension

This content was published on Jun 11, 2026 Swiss Senate backs mixed funding for 13th pension payment.

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Baloise and Helvetia merge to create new Swiss insurance giant

This content was published on Jun 11, 2026 The Swiss M&A market reached record levels in 2025. Swissinfo looks at some of those deals and why they matter.

Set in Burkina Faso before the French colonization, 'Tilaï' chronicles the plight of Saga (Rasmane Ouedraogo), who returns to his family's village and discovers that the woman he was in love has married his father.

Culture

Swiss co-produced African masterpiece ‘Tilaï’ revived in Cannes

This content was published on Jun 11, 2026 A newly restored version of Idrissa Ouedraogo's 'Tilaï', a milestone in Burkinabe cinema, was back this year in Cannes, where the film won the Grand Prix in 1990.

A community service worker closes the door to a civil defence shelter in Switzerland

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Switzerland turns nuclear shelters into wine cellars or party rooms

This content was published on Jun 10, 2026 A heavy armoured door leading to an underground room with shower, dry toilet, cooker and bunk beds: welcome to one of Switzerland's 370,000 fallout shelters.

View from the stage of the auditorium and the stage machinery at the Schauspielhaus Zürich Pfauen.

Culture

Zurich city theatre, a sanctuary and sign of resistance, turns 100

This content was published on Jun 9, 2026 During the Second World War, the theatre became one of the most important places of refuge for persecuted artists from German-speaking countries.

Kurt Hirschfeld’s biography is a prime example of the life of a committed individual in the 20th century. Under his leadership, the Schauspielhaus became a hub of cultural resistance against fascism in Europe.

Culture

Kurt Hirschfeld: late applause for a forgotten man

This content was published on Jun 9, 2026 Under Kurt Hirschfeld's influence, the Schauspielhaus Zürich gained unprecedented political and artistic significance. A documentary now turns the spotlight on the Jewish theatre pioneer.

Workplace

Time’s up for Swatch?

This content was published on Jun 8, 2026 Beyond the fistfights for plastic watches, falling profits are increasing pressure for change.

Swiss migration office cuts 100 jobs amid drop in asylum applications

This content was published on Jun 7, 2026 Swiss migration office to cut 100 jobs by 2027 amid falling asylum applications.

Cinema attendance up, especially in French-speaking Switzerland

Culture

Cinema attendance rebounds, especially in French-speaking Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 5, 2026 Attendance surged by nearly a quarter in the first half of the year, with an even sharper rise of 30% in French-speaking Switzerland, driven by a string of box-office hits.

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