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Skater accident mars Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne

This content was published on Jan 8, 2020 A female Russian skater has been severely injured after falling to the ice from about five meters at a rehearsal for the opening event, according to Keystone-SDA news agency. Police in Lausanne say her life is in danger, according to a statement quoted by The Associated Press. An investigation has been opened into Tuesday’s incident. Police…

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Switzerland online job ads on the rise, with a focus on AI

This content was published on Jan 8, 2020 Job listings on corporate websites grew by 8.4% in December 2019 compared to the same month the previous year.

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Climate activists on trial over Credit Suisse tennis stunt

This content was published on Jan 8, 2020 The stunt was staged by young activists, many of them students, inside Credit Suisse branches in Geneva and Lausanne in November 2018. They were fined CHF21,600 ($22,254) for trespassing. Their lawyers are contesting the fine saying that the activists were acting as whistleblowers for the climate emergency. The trial over the unpaid fines opened on Tuesday at a district court in Lausanne and a…

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How a Swiss programme is teaching online privacy to children

This content was published on Jan 8, 2020 Swiss data protection officials say young children should be taught about data security and privacy, before they use the internet.

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Cases of poisoning decline, but not those related to mushrooms

This content was published on Jan 6, 2020 The number of calls received by Switzerland's poison hotline declined for the first time in several years.

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University of Zurich challenges ruling on dismissed professor in Federal Court

This content was published on Jan 6, 2020 The University of Zurich is appealing a court decision ruling that the dismissal of a professor over a data breach was arbitrary.

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Divers to retrieve Bronze Age artefacts from Swiss lake

This content was published on Jan 6, 2020 Archaeologists are diving into Switzerland’s Lake Thun to rescue the remains of Bronze Age pile dwellings before they wash away.

Education

Why are there no school uniforms in Switzerland?

This content was published on Jan 6, 2020 A look into any Swiss school playground will tell you: there are no school uniforms. Unless of course you count jeans, hoodies and trainers. Why?

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Swiss music festival rejects Sackler money

This content was published on Jan 6, 2020 The Gstaad Menuhin Festival has decided to forgo donations from British patron Theresa Sackler until further notice.

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Swiss parents take French drugmaker to court

This content was published on Jan 5, 2020 They accuse their neurologists and the French drug manufacturer Sanofi, which produces Depakine, of failing to warn them about the risks to the fetus, according to reports published on Le Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung. Depakine is still widely used today to treat epilepsy and migraines. Scientists have established that the sodium valproate contained in the…

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