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US artist deconstructs the myth of Swiss perfection

This content was published on Jan 8, 2019 Tom Sachs, who has previously printed “Nuke the Swiss” stickers and 'sold' fake Swiss passports, has turned his attention to Switzerland once again.

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Swiss plans for whistleblowers fall short, critics say

This content was published on Jan 8, 2019 Swiss government plans to update laws on whistleblowers will fail to provide sufficient protection for employees who reveal corporate wrongdoing.

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Morphine use increases in Swiss hospitals

This content was published on Jan 7, 2019 Morphine consumption in outpatient treatment in Switzerland increased by 70% in 2017.

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Swiss photo legend Jean Revillard dies suddenly

This content was published on Jan 5, 2019 Revillard was 51. Switzerland’s professional journalist association impressum announced his passing on its website late Friday. The Geneva native had been both a gallery owner and a press photographer, notably at Le Nouveau Quotidien and L’Hebdo. In 2001 he founded the photo agency Rezo.ch. His work on migrants cabins at Calais, France, won him the prestigious World Press Award as…

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The piste basher’s long night

This content was published on Jan 5, 2019 Werner Freitag and his team are out every night during the ski season in Elm, central Switzerland, preparing the slopes.

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Alcohol, cigarettes and medications

This content was published on Jan 5, 2019

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Cameroon’s Biya: Why the Swiss won’t stop his Geneva stays

This content was published on Jan 4, 2019 Reports alleging Cameroon’s president Paul Biya runs his country from a Geneva hotel raise questions whether official Switzerland can intervene.

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Avalanches claim two lives in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 4, 2019 A skier was trapped by a slab of falling snow in the popular Flumserberg ski area in eastern Switzerland on Thursday afternoon. A companion alerted the authorities, sparking a search by police, the fire brigade, alpine rescuers aided by dogs and helicopters. The man was found and transported to hospital. But it was announced on…

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Record numbers take Jungfraujoch mountain railway

This content was published on Jan 4, 2019 However, the railway operators warned that a lack of snow in the current winter season has created challenges. Two of its other destinations in the popular resort of Grindelwald had to use artificial snow-making systems to get the ski season underway last month. Passengers using the railway purely to get to ski areas on the…

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Report: Jihadist born in Switzerland risks death penalty in Iraq

This content was published on Jan 3, 2019 An alleged jihadist born and raised in Switzerland is facing trial in the capital of Iraq.

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