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Sit back and relax: Christmas is coming

This content was published on Nov 29, 2020 Here's a collection of lighthearted stories straight from our well-furnished archives to take your mind off the news.

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Culture

Bruno Barbey: photography as a universal language

This content was published on Nov 28, 2020 Morocco-born Bruno Barbey, the globe-covering photographer who died earlier this month, learnt his trade at art college in Vevey, Switzerland.

Demographics

Crematoriums reaching their limit

This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 The figures in this report are based on numbers from the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH, to whom all doctors and laboratories in Switzerland are obliged to report their cases. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Education

Teachers ‘exhausted’ from pandemic demands

This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 School teachers in the hard-hit French-speaking part of Switzerland say they are exhausted by the extra burdens arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. They are calling for more staff and resources.

Demographics

Swiss retain top spot as Europe’s most avid train travellers

This content was published on Nov 26, 2020 The Swiss travelled more often by rail than anyone else in Europe in 2019, taking the train an average of 74 times.

Education

The Swiss teachers who give lessons outdoors

This content was published on Nov 25, 2020 The Danes think it’s a good idea. 20% of their schools have opted for open-air education. Now it’s starting to catch on in French-speaking Switzerland too where teachers learn all about it at special courses. Switzerland has no plans to follow neighbouring Austria in closing all schools to curb coronavirus cases. The Swiss authorities believe…

Culture

New Kunsthaus Zurich poised to reclaim global limelight

This content was published on Nov 25, 2020 The Kunsthaus Zurich is at an important crossroads: the extension is almost complete and the selection process is underway for a new director.

Demographics

Swiss too harsh towards foreign minors, claims rights group

This content was published on Nov 24, 2020 The Swiss authorities do not systematically look out for the best interests of children in asylum and foreigner procedures, according to a report.

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Former resistance fighter Noëlla Rouget dies aged 100

This content was published on Nov 23, 2020 The former resistance fighter and concentration camp survivor Noëlla Rouget, who pardoned her fiancé’s Nazi executioner, has died in Geneva aged 100.

Culture

Where were you on Sunday at around 8pm?

This content was published on Nov 23, 2020 Switzerland has a good cop/bad cop relationship with cult phenomenon Tatort, a record-breaking crime series, which is turning 50.

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Crematoriums reaching their limit

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Swiss retain top spot as Europe’s most avid train travellers

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The Swiss teachers who give lessons outdoors

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New Kunsthaus Zurich poised to reclaim global limelight

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Swiss too harsh towards foreign minors, claims rights group

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