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Will Switzerland experience a baby boom in the time of corona?

This content was published on Jul 19, 2020 A Swiss newspaper has highlighted a surge in pregnancy tests in the small Alpine nation.

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Report finds most returnees from Covid-19 risk countries avoid quarantine

This content was published on Jul 19, 2020 Less than half of all people returning to Switzerland from at risk countries are complying with quarantine rules, according to a news report.

Demographics

How Swiss minimalist houses launched a new building style

This content was published on Jul 18, 2020 In the 1920s, architects from the “Neues Bauen” movement began to build small, cheap houses for workers. In Switzerland, the style was controversial.

Education

Pressure to wear masks at schools mounts

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Secondary school teachers in canton Vaud are calling for masks to be worn at school next term.

Culture

Exiled Iraqi journalist: ‘I am almost a member of Swiss society’

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 An Iraqi journalist who fled to Switzerland speaks about her former life in Baghdad and why her current life is sometimes isolating.

Mann mit türkischer Flagge vor Hagia Sophia

History

Hagia Sophia’s mosque conversion has Swiss fallout

This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Turkish government’s decision to revoke museum status of the Hagia Sophia could cost a Swiss company a lucrative contract, Turkish media reports say.

History

Reviewing the legacy of racist scientists

This content was published on Jul 16, 2020 Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined terms such as schizophrenia and autism. He also believed “mental and physical cripples” should be sterilised.

Demographics

Swiss study links excessive crying in infants to odour sensitivity

This content was published on Jul 15, 2020 Swiss researchers have found that sensitivity to odours may explain up to half of the excessive and inconsolable crying in some infants.

Demographics

Children to be vaccinated if parents disagree among themselves

This content was published on Jul 15, 2020 If parents disagree on measles vaccination, the authorities must intervene in the child's best interests, according to Switzerland’s top court.

Culture

Swiss-American wins major Swiss music prize

This content was published on Jul 14, 2020 Swiss-American singer and musician Erika Stucky is the winner of this year’s Grand Prix music award.

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