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When the world got its news from shortwave radio

This content was published on Nov 3, 2019 What did swissinfo.ch sound like for the first seven decades of its existence? The short answer: a radio station.

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A Zurich restaurant serves its main dish on the wall

This content was published on Nov 2, 2019 “Pays de Rêve”External link tries to be faithful to the restaurant’s close contact with the artists it hosted for decades. It is a sophisticated coffee-table book filled with archive images and a series of photos of the artworks in their restaurant context (see gallery, above). The editors also commissioned four young Zurich writers to publish literary texts that…

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Could a Zimmer frame race become a new Olympic discipline?

This content was published on Nov 1, 2019 The organisers of the games want to encourage the elderly to keep moving and using vital skills, such as hand-eye coordination. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Ex-Gambian minister Ousman Sonko to remain in detention until 2020

This content was published on Nov 1, 2019 The Swiss Federal Court has approved keeping former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko in preventive detention until January 25, 2020.

History

When Zurich smelled the smoke of the ‘red terror’

This content was published on Nov 1, 2019 In 1907 an attack on the police barracks in Zurich and a bomb blast that injured children sparked national outrage. Were the Russians behind it?

Education

Professor takes ETH Zurich to court over bullying case

This content was published on Oct 31, 2019 A professor from ETH Zurich, who was dismissed this summer over bullying accusations, has lodged a complaint against the university board.

The accused leaving court after an earlier trial session

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ISIS killings: Moroccan court upholds 20-year sentence for Swiss national

This content was published on Oct 31, 2019 A Moroccan court has confirmed the 20-year prison sentence for a Swiss-Spanish citizen accused of involvement in the murders of two Scandinavians.

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Swiss tourism boasted record summer season

This content was published on Oct 30, 2019 The number of overnight stays increased by 2.6% during the summer season, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Centre for Economic Studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (KOF). The tourism industry registered more than 22 million overnight stays – making it clear that a record was set although the final tally is…

Culture

Zurich publisher to release hidden diaries of Patricia Highsmith

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 The notes and diaries of the late American writer Patricia Highsmith will be published for the first time in autumn 2021.

Education

Swiss inclusive education policy bears fruit

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 In Switzerland, more than half of children with special educational needs are taught in regular schools.

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