Swiss Identity

Veiled in history: how women have been covered up

Beaty-contest for the most beautiful eyes of Paris.

This content was published on Mar 11, 2021 The veiling of female faces and bodies has long been a contentious issue – long before the birth of Islam.

History

Happy 600th to Bern’s cathedral!

This content was published on Mar 11, 2021 March 11 marks the 600th birthday of Bern’s Minster. Here's a sneak peek at how its restoration processes have evolved using the newest techniques.

Demographics

Ten years on: How is Fukushima remembered in Switzerland?

This content was published on Mar 11, 2021 Ten years ago, the Fukushima catastrophe prompted a questioning of Switzerland’s nuclear energy policies. But did it have a lasting effect?

Demographics

Swiss double Covid vaccine order from Pfizer/BioNTech

This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 The Swiss government has signed a new deal with Pfizer/BioNTech for another three million vaccine doses.

Culture

In Federer’s footsteps: the places that shaped the Swiss tennis legend

This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 A new book explores the neighbourhoods and clubs around Switzerland that helped turn Roger Federer into a champion.

Demographics

More mountain rescues than ever in 2020

This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 Despite lockdowns and travel restrictions, 2020 was a record year for rescue missions in the Alps and Jura.

Education

Switzerland still popular with overseas students despite Covid

This content was published on Mar 9, 2021 International students are still coming to Switzerland – a popular destination for overseas students - despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Culture

Zurich snowman set to explode live on television

This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 The burning of the Böögg will this year go ahead – without spectators but with live television coverage.

Culture

‘Please don’t turn me into a heroine’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2021 Pia Zanetti wanted to tell powerful stories through photography. Six decades later, she is a renowned Swiss photographer.

Alexander Klee, aka Alyosha Ségard, posing in front of a painting

Culture

Promoter of Klee paintings and Klee museum dies

This content was published on Mar 6, 2021 Alexander Klee, one of the promoters of the renowned Paul Klee museum in the Swiss capital, Bern, has died aged 80.

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