Swiss Identity

In 2019, Switzerland deported those with Italian mafia or jihadist links

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This content was published on Jan 5, 2020 In 2019, Switzerland’s Federal Office of PoliceExternal link (Fedpol) ordered the deportation of four men from Switzerland in order to guarantee the country’s internal and external security, the German-language weekly NZZ am Sonntag External linkreports. In a first for Switzerland, two of these men were expelled because of their alleged membership in the Italian mafia. The other two…

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Switzerland issues record number of entry bans

This content was published on Dec 29, 2019 Since January, the Swiss authorities have issued 118 entry bans - more than ever before.

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‘We should have more death at the centre of our lives’

This content was published on Dec 29, 2019 Swiss film director Stefan Haupt looks back on the making of his documentary about the pioneering Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

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Horsemeat is a part of Swiss culinary heritage

This content was published on Dec 27, 2019 Switzerland’s official inventory of culinary heritage has a new listing: horsemeat.

Culture

Looking back at the golden days of skiing

This content was published on Dec 27, 2019 Only a few decades ago, skiing was Switzerland's national sport. Today, many resorts are struggling.

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Six skiers rescued from avalanche in central Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 27, 2019 Cantonal authorities fear several skiers were swept away by an avalanche that hit a ski piste in the central town of Andermatt in canton Uri.

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Swiss to register all cancer cases from 2020

This content was published on Dec 27, 2019 Starting on January 1, all cancer cases in Switzerland must be registered.

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Swiss apprenticeships: what’s in and what’s out

This content was published on Dec 27, 2019 Some professions are dying out in Switzerland. But others are coming in their place: dewatering assistant, anyone?

Culture

A Christmas market in a place of pilgrimage

This content was published on Dec 24, 2019 The Christmas Market in Einsiedeln, central Switzerland, is one of the most beautiful in the country.

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Money diaries from Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 23, 2019 How much do “ordinary” Swiss earn, how much money do they spend, and what does it go on? Money diaries gives us an insight.

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Six skiers rescued from avalanche in central Switzerland

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