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Chus Martínez on Swiss patriarchy

This content was published on May 1, 2019 The fine balance between tradition and pragmatism

Culture

Bunker, brewery, cloisters, gallery: the new museum where women rule

This content was published on May 1, 2019 The village of Susch in eastern Switzerland used to be a sleepy transit hub. Now it’s home to a world-renowned artistic space focusing on women.

Young people smoke cannabis at the St Gallen Openair music festival in 2008

Demographics

Swiss health commission calls for legalisation of cannabis

This content was published on Apr 30, 2019 A Swiss government commission has called for cannabis to be decriminalised and for the market to be regulated in the Alpine country.

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Swiss attorney general gets increasing international requests

This content was published on Apr 29, 2019 While the total number of cases opened by the Office of the Attorney General dropped in 2018, requests for international legal assistance continued to rise.

Culture

The world championship held among Swiss vineyards

This content was published on Apr 29, 2019 PLACEHOLDER A tracasset is a small motorised vehicle used by winemakers to roam their vineyards. The first race of these vehicles through the steep and narrow lanes of the vineyards took place in 1956. The event, held in the town of Epesses, disappeared for a while but was reactivated some twenty years ago. It starts…

Illustration der Attentäter im Hintergrund die Kirche

History

When bombs shook Geneva

This content was published on Apr 29, 2019 In the early 1900s, Geneva was the site of two explosions. Both of them were the work of anarchists amid turbulent times for Switzerland.

Four skiers from Germany killed by avalanche in Swiss Alps

This content was published on Apr 28, 2019 Four German ski tourers were killed by an avalanche last Friday in the eastern Bernese Alps, the police reported on Sunday.

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Overweight kids, banned foreigners and a new home for Swiss guards

This content was published on Apr 28, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Ceremony for victims of Sri Lanka bombings

History

Foreign ministry advises Swiss citizens not to travel to Sri Lanka

This content was published on Apr 28, 2019 The Swiss foreign ministry has advised Swiss citizens not to travel to Sri Lanka unless their journey is essential.

History

How a trip from Bern to Bucharest changed Swiss diplomacy

This content was published on Apr 28, 2019 Fifty years ago, Swiss diplomacy embarked on a new path when cabinet minister Willy Spühler travelled to Romania.

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