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Lausanne’s long-awaited art museum opens in a train depot

The back of the new museum overlooks the railway tracks

This content was published on Oct 4, 2019 A major art museum in Switzerland’s fourth-largest city is the first step in a vast project rethinking art’s role in a fast-moving world.

Female hand holding phone with MeToo written on screen

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Switzerland boosts aid for sexual violence survivors

This content was published on Oct 3, 2019 Switzerland is boosting support for sexual violence survivors.

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Swiss warned against online love traps

This content was published on Oct 3, 2019 Switzerland’s police and crime prevention agency on Thursday launched a campaign warning the public against fraudulent love on the internet. The country documented more than 16,000 online love scams in 2018. The campaign offers advice on how to recognise and deal with a “love scam”. How do love scams work? Fake profiles are created on social media and platforms…

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How the Swiss viewed Communism in the Cold War years

This content was published on Oct 2, 2019 In Switzerland, the Cold War was waged in the minds of the people. The country was overtaken by paranoia that the enemy dwelt within.

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Swiss court confirms detention of juvenile terror suspect

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 The Federal Court has confirmed a custodial sentence handed down to a 17-year-old boy charged with violating Swiss terror and gun laws.

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Swatch moves into a giant wooden snake

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 The world's leading watchmaker, Swatch, has a new headquarters in the shape of a giant snake.

Aerial view of the Fête des Vignerons arena

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Fête des Vignerons seeks millions to fill financial hole

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 The organisers of the Fête des Vignerons are scrambling to cover its multi-million-franc deficit for 2019.

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Postcards, now 150 years old, more colourful thanks to Swiss

This content was published on Oct 1, 2019 It was a Zurich lithographer who created an economical and award-winning process to make them more colourful.

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Stream becomes a torrent in Zermatt

This content was published on Sep 30, 2019

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Tiger mosquito confirmed in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 27, 2019 Asian tiger mosquitoes, which can carry harmful diseases, have reached Geneva, authorities say.

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