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Report outlines hefty bill to cut down on Swiss noise pollution

This content was published on Feb 4, 2020 The bill to deal with excessive noise pollution in Switzerland is estimated at CHF6 billion ($6.2 billion), according to a federal survey.

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Spotlight on ballet at the Prix de Lausanne

This content was published on Feb 4, 2020 The Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition has started, we look at how training has changed over the years.

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Dancing is not technique, but art and pleasure

This content was published on Feb 4, 2020 Philippe Cohen, ballet director of the Grand Théatre de Genève, speaks positively about how dance training has evolved.

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Experts warn of ‘confusing’ range of addictive products

This content was published on Feb 4, 2020 The Addiction Switzerland foundation has called for clear rules for the licensing of potentially addictive consumer products on the Swiss market.

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Dying with dignity in a Swiss care home

This content was published on Feb 3, 2020 We visit a memorial service in the palliative care centre of Bern’s Inselspital, where employees and relatives grieve together.

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Swiss citizens repatriated from Wuhan arrive in France

This content was published on Feb 2, 2020 A plane carrying five Swiss nationals and three of their Chinese family members from Wuhan has arrived near Marseille in France.

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Wim Wenders casts Edward Hopper’s lonely figures

This content was published on Feb 2, 2020 To coincide with a major show of Edward Hopper landscapes, director Wim Wenders has found inspiration in the artist’s enigmatic portraits.

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Canton Ticino workers must clock out for smoking breaks

This content was published on Feb 1, 2020 From February 1, canton Ticino employees who leave their buildings for an extra cigarette break will have to clock out – a first for Switzerland.

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Are products sold in Switzerland of better quality than in the EU?

This content was published on Feb 1, 2020 A reader question puts to the test the widespread cliché that everything in Switzerland is a little bit better than elsewhere.

Woman sees herself on a mirror, with a city view sprawling beyond her window

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Locarno goes global with a streaming festival of short films

This content was published on Jan 31, 2020 Film festivals traditionally bring works from all over the world to a specific place, but the Locarno Film Festival is reaching out to the world.

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Experts warn of ‘confusing’ range of addictive products

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Swiss citizens repatriated from Wuhan arrive in France

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Wim Wenders casts Edward Hopper’s lonely figures

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