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Post-landslide: Bondo tourism areas set to remain shut

This content was published on May 25, 2018 The Val Bondasca, site of the huge landslide in Switzerland last August, is expected to stay closed for the rest of the year.

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Swiss feel safe and trust security forces, says report

This content was published on May 25, 2018 Results of the survey of some 1,200 Swiss citizens were presented Friday in BernExternal link (link in French) as part of the report “Security 2018External link” (PDF in German) by the military academy and Center for Security Studies of the Swiss Federal Technology Institute ETH Zurich. According to the study, 83% of Swiss report feeling…

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Which animals do the Swiss love best?

This content was published on May 24, 2018 Giraffes, coatis, camels – the Swiss love animals of all shapes and sizes. More than one million pets were registered in 2017.

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Swiss are the second-most hardworking Europeans

This content was published on May 24, 2018 Full-time workers in Switzerland remain among the most industrious in Europe – even if the trend is for less work and more holidays.

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Education

Court rules in favour of families left out of Geneva school system

This content was published on May 24, 2018 A Swiss court has ruled in favour of more than a hundred families who would be unable to enrol their children in Geneva schools.

Demographics

Do the police smoke confiscated weed?

This content was published on May 24, 2018 There are a lot of clichés when it comes to the police: they smoke confiscated marijuana, never get fines, are all right-wing and enjoy violence. Bap, a 27-year-old policeman, fills us in first hand on what’s true and what’s just a myth. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Changing gender should be made easier, says government

This content was published on May 24, 2018 The government has proposed making it easier for Swiss residents to change their gender in official records. A third gender option is not offered.

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Faulty emergency sirens now working properly

This content was published on May 23, 2018 A test carried out across the country has shown that Switzerland’s emergency sirens are now working properly, say authorities.

Education

More parents delay kindergarten start date

This content was published on May 23, 2018 Children in Switzerland will have to start kindergarten from age four in line with school harmonisation rules. Too young, some parents say.

History

Controversial Catholic bishop reports priest to police

This content was published on May 23, 2018 Vitus Huonder, the controversial Catholic bishop of Chur, has reported a local priest to the authorities over alleged sexual offences.

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