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Swiss kids are becoming less physically active

This content was published on Nov 27, 2019 It turns out that Swiss youths are lacking in exercise: over 85 percent of young people between the ages of 11 and 17 don’t do enough sport in their everyday lives. The latest research by the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends physical activity for at least one hour each day. However, 80 percent of young…

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Swiss rescue team sent to Albanian earthquake disaster

This content was published on Nov 27, 2019 “The approximately 15 specialists of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) will support the Albanian emergency forces in the search for and rescue of buried victims, checking the structural statics of the buildings affected and clarifying humanitarian needs,” read a Swiss statementExternal link. “The team will also prepare further aid support and initiate concrete emergency…

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Former Swiss football player and manager Köbi Kuhn dies

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 Jakob “Köbi” Kuhn, manager of the Swiss national football team from 2001 to 2008, has died aged 76 after a long illness.

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Vacancies in certain cantons

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019

Swiss brewers raise a glass to hot summer

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 Swiss beers increased their share in a market whose overall growth declined slightly in 2018/19.

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Report: it pays for companies to have apprentices

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 Firms in Switzerland may benefit annually by over CHF3,000 ($3,000) per apprentice when they train their own apprentices, a report has found.

History

Is it possible to refuse military service in Switzerland?

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 How does Switzerland, a country that retains the duty of compulsory military service, deal with conscientious objectors?

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The circus: once an exotic distraction, now a mirror of Swiss society

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 First, you see the red and white Big Top. Then the blue and white caravans. Most Swiss will know a national institution is in town: Circus Knie.

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Binge drinking increases among Swiss youngsters

This content was published on Nov 25, 2019 Overall alcohol consumption is stable but the share of people who got drunk at least once a month has increased over the past decade.

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Doctor cleared in death of British assisted suicide companion

This content was published on Nov 24, 2019 Zurich’s public prosecutor has dropped the case of the doctor charged with negligence in the death of a woman who fell ill at an assisted suicide.

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