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Cancer cases and cannabis use on the rise in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 29, 2019 Cancer incidence in Switzerland is increasing, but fewer people are dying from it.

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Swiss seek to boost health tourism

This content was published on Oct 28, 2019 Switzerland’s tourism marketing company has announced partnerships with spa centres to boost health tourism.

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Switzerland in quotes

This content was published on Oct 28, 2019 From the press to TV news, tweets or even official press releases, there are plenty of people commenting on what’s going on in Switzerland. Sometimes these quotes give us inspiration for a video, other times we just want to share what we saw, heard or read to find out what you think about it. Take…

Global short film festival hailed big hit

This content was published on Oct 27, 2019 The 17th edition of the festival was staged simultaneously in several venues around the world: in Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Cairo, Cape Town, Moscow, New York, San José and Bern. In the Swiss capitalExternal link, the audience was able to view more than 200 short films and numerous events at 12 different venues. This included…

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Swiss freestyler goes viral with parkour routine

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 While freestyle skiing is not a mainstream sport, Ragettli figured out where to find an audience of hundreds of thousands for his tricks. With his training sessions full of athletic jumps and balancing acts, he manages to attract more and more followers on social media. Currently he’s got 32,600 on YouTube, 310,000 on Instagram and…

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Swiss eye place on UNESCO executive board

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Home Affairs Minister Alain Berset, on a visit to Paris, has been lobbying for Switzerland to join the executive board of UNESCO.

A solar-powered sensors measure rockfalls close to the Aletsch Glacier in the southern Valais region

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Swiss research institutes to merge to combat climate change

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Two Swiss government institutes specialising in water, snow and forests will be merged to focus on climate change and sustainability.

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Aids specialist wins Swiss human rights award

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Ruedi Lüthy, a Swiss doctor who cares for HIV patients in Zimbabwe, has won an award from the International Society for Human Rights.

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Zurich residents take on real estate investor to keep their homes

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Long-time residents of a sprawling apartment complex will lose their homes if a planned renewal project goes ahead.

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How pension payments are making Swiss housing unaffordable

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Under pressure to invest, Swiss pension funds plough money into real estate. But renters are now fighting back with direct democracy.

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