Swiss Identity

Swiss cinemas left breathless by Godard’s 90th birthday

This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Cinemas across Switzerland are busy planning retrospectives for the 90th birthday on Thursday of Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.

Culture

Solothurn honours Swiss cinema ‘pioneer’ Frank Braun

This content was published on Dec 2, 2020 Swiss filmmaker and cinema owner Frank Braun has won the 19th Solothurn Film Festival’s Prix d’honneur.

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Demographics

The generational digital divide climbs to age 80

This content was published on Dec 2, 2020 Internet use among pensioners in Switzerland has almost doubled over the past decade and allowed many to stay in touch during the pandemic.

Demographics

Swiss spend record 12% of GDP on health

This content was published on Dec 2, 2020 Switzerland spends more on healthcare than any other European country, according to Eurostat.

Culture

Othella Dallas, who brought the blues to Basel, dies aged 95

This content was published on Dec 1, 2020 The Grand Old Lady of Jazz, as the singer and dancer Othella Dallas called herself, has died in Basel at the age of 95.

Demographics

Police in Ticino dismantle international drug ring

This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 A years-long investigation in southern Switzerland has culminated in the seizure of CHF3 million worth of cannabis and hashish.

Demographics

Charity donations continued to climb in 2019

This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Swiss people donated almost CHF2 billion to charities in 2019, according to statistics published on Monday. In the pandemic year of 2020, generosity has not hugely dipped.

Demographics

Switzerland’s oldest woman dies aged 112

This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Alice Schaufelberger, who spent most of her life in Zurich, had always been in good spirits, according to the head of the nursing home where she died.

Education

Covid-19: most school ski camps are cancelled

This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Far fewer children than normal will be taking part in school ski camps this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports say.

Education

Almost 5% of children in Switzerland classed as special needs

This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Latest figures show that 4.8% of schoolchildren in Switzerland receive special needs education in Switzerland, with boys twice as likely as girls to receive support.

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