Swiss Identity

Unmasking the heroes of the pandemic

Selina Madrigali, Intensivkrankenschwester.

This content was published on Jan 9, 2021 Swiss photographer Valeriano Di Domenico captures the raw images and impressions of the people caring for Covid-19 patients through the pandemic.

Culture

Coco Chanel: the Swiss years

This content was published on Jan 8, 2021 French fashion designer, perfumer and Nazi agent Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who died exactly 50 years ago, is buried in Lausanne.

Toxic data: 40,000 cases of poisoning logged in 2020

This content was published on Jan 7, 2021 Over half of all cases reported last year involved children who accidentally ingested toxic substances.

Culture

Solothurn Film Festival set for ‘home edition’

This content was published on Jan 6, 2021 The Solothurn Film Festival will take place online, the organisers have confirmed, talking of a “democratisation of culture”.

History

Emil Bührle and the art of war

This content was published on Jan 6, 2021 Who was Emil Bührle, a German from a modest background who become Switzerland’s wealthiest man and a world-renowned art collector?

Demographics

Zurich Airport introduces quick saliva tests for Covid-19

This content was published on Jan 6, 2021 Passengers departing from Zurich Airport will from Thursday be able to test themselves for Covid-19 by saliva sample.

Frau in Frankreich vor adaptiertem SVP Plakat

Culture

Swiss People’s Party inspires political posters around the world

This content was published on Jan 6, 2021

Demographics

More variant Covid-19 carriers detected in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 5, 2021 Members of the Swiss Covid-19 taskforce said on Tuesday that they are closely monitoring the situation with the help of universities. Cantons have also been stepping up their contact tracing efforts to keep abreast of the variant strain’s spread. The general spread of the virus stabilised over the Christmas period, but its numbers are only…

Demographics

Swiss App aims to counter hate speech online

This content was published on Jan 5, 2021 Women’s organisation Alliance F has launched a first Swiss App to track and counter hate speech on the Internet.

Culture

The global impact of Dürrenmatt’s ‘The Visit’

This content was published on Jan 5, 2021 On the centenary of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s birth, SWI swissinfo.ch examines the global appeal of the Swiss dramatist's 1956 play ‘The Visit’.

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