Swiss Identity

Sixty years on, Jacques Piccard remains the ‘deepest man in the world’

This content was published on Jan 23, 2020 On January 23, 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh dived to the bottom of the deepest underwater trench in the world.

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Swiss position in corruption ranking stagnates

This content was published on Jan 23, 2020 Switzerland has dropped from third to fourth in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index.

German Culture Minister Monika Grütters presents the three works of art to the great-niece of Armand Dorville

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Germany returns Nazi art from Gurlitt trove to French family

This content was published on Jan 22, 2020 Germany has returned three works of art to a descendant of a Jewish French collector who owned them until his death in 1941 in Nazi-occupied France.

Boarder guards checking car on mountain road

Demographics

Fewer cases of illegal immigration recorded

This content was published on Jan 22, 2020 The number of immigrants in Switzerland without a legal residence permit has continued to drop over the past few years, according to the Swiss Border Guards.

Education

Swiss teens have wider career aspirations than other Europeans

This content was published on Jan 22, 2020 Young people in countries with strong apprenticeship systems aspire to a wider range of careers, an OECD study has found.

Culture

‘The Swiss are all foreigners, aren’t we?’

This content was published on Jan 22, 2020 The 55th Solothurn Film Festival opens its doors today marking the debut of a new director, Anita Hugi.

History

Letters to Santa continue to rise despite digital age

This content was published on Jan 21, 2020 Children in Switzerland sent 30,175 letters to Santa Claus last Christmas, almost 15% more than the previous year, says Swiss Post.

Demographics

Plumbers? Police check of Russian diplomats in Davos raises questions

This content was published on Jan 21, 2020 According to a Swiss newspaper, two Russians with diplomatic passports posing as plumbers were stopped by the local police during a routine check in Davos in August last year.

Culture

Swisscom national landline crash caused by faulty part

This content was published on Jan 20, 2020 A defective component caused the Swisscom landline network to crash last Friday, affecting most of the country.

Education

Canton wants ‘snow days’ to push school skiing

This content was published on Jan 19, 2020 School pupils in canton Valais could soon see skiing become part of the school curriculum, the NZZ am Sonntag reports.

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