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A graphic look at global smoking trends

This content was published on May 31, 2018 In which countries are people kicking the habit? Are women doing better than men? And what about Switzerland, home to the tobacco industry?

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Child abuse cases jump by 10% in 2017

This content was published on May 30, 2018 The number of victims in Switzerland rose by 10% last year, according to the latest statistics collected by the Swiss Society of Pediatrics (SSP).

Culture

When guitar legend Jimi Hendrix ignited the crowd in Zurich

This content was published on May 30, 2018 In 1968, Jimi Hendrix played a gig in Zurich to an ecstatic audience that was to go down in people’s memories as a “monster concert”.

Education

Ostracism: not just shutting people out

This content was published on May 30, 2018 Excluding others from a group is not always a disciplinary act; it can be an unintentional side-effect of the social interaction process.

History

Rabbi and imam awarded first Swiss Jews’ Dialogue Prize

This content was published on May 29, 2018 Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together.

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Swiss man questioned in G20 riot case

This content was published on May 29, 2018 The 27-year-old has since been released. Local police and a prosecutor questioned him and searched his apartment in Bremgarten in canton Aargau as well as an alternative cultural centre. Raids also took place in France, Italy and Spain on Tuesday morning. Hamburg’s public prosecutor had requested legal aid for the ongoing investigation into the anti-globalization…

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Swiss cities remain the dearest in the world

This content was published on May 29, 2018 The two Swiss cities beat New York, Oslo and Copenhagen, revealed UBS’s 2018 “Cost of living in cities around the worldExternal link” survey on Tuesday. What’s more expensive in ZurichExternal link than in GenevaExternal link? “The biggest difference can be found in services, such as haircuts, an hour of household help, dry cleaning, language classes…

A man gambling on the website of a foreign provider

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Gambling fact-check: ‘closed Switzerland’ vs ‘open Denmark’

This content was published on May 29, 2018 Ahead of a nationwide vote on the issue, swissinfo.ch looks at campaigners' claims about Denmark and finds both sides (mostly) sticking to the facts.

Harvey Weinstein is loaded into an unmarked vehicle

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ILO considers treaty on workplace harassment

This content was published on May 28, 2018 The International Labour Organization (ILO) conference is discussing a new convention to protect workers from harassment and violence.

History

Progressive Muslim campaigner faces defamation probe

This content was published on May 28, 2018 Swiss prosecutors have opened an investigation into the liberal Islam critic Saida Keller-Messahli over libel allegations against a controversial Islamist preacher.

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