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A million people party at Zurich Street Parade

This content was published on Aug 12, 2018 Zurich’s Street Parade is one of the most popular house and techno parades in Europe.

Yeo Siew Hua poses with his Golden Leopard

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Golden Leopard heads to Singapore

This content was published on Aug 11, 2018 The Locarno Festival’s main film prize, the Golden Leopard, has been awarded to “A Land Imagined”, by Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua.

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The reaction

This content was published on Aug 11, 2018

Annemarie Schwarzenbach: first port of call is Spain

This content was published on Aug 11, 2018 Her first major journey took Swiss journalist and photographer Annemarie Schwarzenbach to Spain. It marked the start of her world travels.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a Swiss man living without a phone.

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No phone, more fun?

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 This guy’s dumped his phone and is living life: off the hook.

Ju-52 aircraft crash victims can be buried

This content was published on Aug 10, 2018 One of Switzerland’s worst air traffic accidents took place on August 4 when the aircraft crashed at altitude into the Piz Signas mountain in eastern Switzerland. All 17 passengers and three crew members were killed. Early indications suggest there was no collision with another aircraft or wires and no suggestion of foul play. There also…

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‘Someone shouted Heil Hitler at me’

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 Shay says Jews are not "arrogant, money-grabbing and over-keen to talk about the Holocaust".

The main gate of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau

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Poland obtains archive of Bern diplomats’ efforts to save Jews

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 Poland has acquired a WWII-era archive that documents the efforts of Polish diplomats in Switzerland to get Jews out of Europe.

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Former KPMG auditor Senn sentenced for insider trading

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 The court heard that in September 2011 Senn used his privileged knowledge to buy shares in Safra Sarasin private bank. Senn was the lead auditor at Julius Baer bank during his partnership with KPMG from 2007 to 2013. In this function, he is said to have known since July 2011 that Julius Baer had plans…

Homme présentant la maquette d une villa romaine.

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An extraordinary discovery

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018

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