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Sion in south-west Switzerland is bidding to host the 2026 Winter Games

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Winter Olympics: majority opposes key Sion 2026 funding plan

This content was published on May 22, 2018 A poll shows most voters in canton Valais oppose the idea of allocating CHF100 million ($100 million) towards the Sion 2026 Winter Olympics bid.

A picture of a traffic jam before the Gotthard tunnel

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Major Swiss tunnel to remain closed until Thursday

This content was published on May 22, 2018 The San Bernardino tunnel in the Swiss Alps will remain closed until at least Thursday, the traffic authorities have announced.

Swiss ice hockey player Sven Andrighetto and a crowd of fans

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Swiss ice hockey team given heroes’ welcome

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Thousands of supporters in Switzerland have welcomed the national ice hockey team after its silver medal win at the World Cup in Denmark.

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Sri Lankans in Switzerland demand justice

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Hundreds of Sri Lankan babies who were adopted by Swiss couples in the 1980s are trying to discover whether they were smuggled into the country.

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Swiss president addresses WHO anniversary meeting

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Swiss President Alain Berset has addressed the Geneva assembly of the WHO focusing on improving access to medical services in the world.

Pastor Sieber (left) with Zurich Mayor Corine Mauch

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Popular Swiss homeless pastor dies

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Ernst Sieber, arguably Switzerland’s best-known pastor and champion of the homeless has died at the age of 91.

Young person looking after an old person

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Young carers face many obstacles

This content was published on May 21, 2018 Switzerland’s first ever figures show that almost 8% of children aged 10-15 are young carers – far more than previously thought.

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Cars swept away by Swiss alpine pass avalanche

This content was published on May 20, 2018 The incident took place at around 2pm on the Klausen Pass that connects cantons Uri and Glarus in central Switzerland. At nearly 2,000 meters high, the mountain pass is still affected by snow and had only opened for road traffic earlier in the week. Canton Uri police report that the avalanche struck 200 metres from…

Cate Blanchett and Cinematographer Fabrice Aragno with the Palme d Or and a picture of Jean-Luc Godard

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Film director Godard scoops special award in Cannes

This content was published on May 20, 2018 Jury president Cate Blanchett said the 87-year-old had “constantly redefined cinema” during his career and that Image Book “almost sat apart from the other films, almost outside time and space”. The media-shy director did not attend the ceremony and remotely conducted a press conference last week via social media. The special Palme d’Or adds to…

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French-speaking Switzerland’s first green town

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Winter Olympics: majority opposes key Sion 2026 funding plan

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Major Swiss tunnel to remain closed until Thursday

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Sri Lankans in Switzerland demand justice

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Swiss president addresses WHO anniversary meeting

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