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Too young to care, recycled flats and a Booker Prize winner

This content was published on May 20, 2018 These are some of the stories we’re following in the week of May 21.

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‘We’re a very sporty family’

This content was published on May 20, 2018 Swiss expat Manuela Rocker loves the beaches of Sydney, but misses the long summer nights of her native Lugano.

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New gold rush, self-driving buses and real-people jobs

This content was published on May 19, 2018 Monday 100 Swiss miners said the new ‘gold rush’ would take them to Sweden. The cryptocurrency specialist, Alpine Mining, announced it wanted to set up a crypto mining farm in the Scandinavian nation to build its capacity for creating tokens to a 100-megawatt operation. Tuesday 26 million The canton of Geneva is set to test a system…

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Bishop weighs in to assisted suicide debate

This content was published on May 19, 2018 Bishop of Basel Felix Gmür has criticized the publicity surrounding the recent assisted suicide in Switzerland of a 104-year-old Australian.

Mädchen im Wasserregen vor Schwimmbecken

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Taking a cool dip in the archives

This content was published on May 19, 2018 Taking a dip in outdoor pools has a tradition in Switzerland going back 200 years. It's a custom that begins anew every May.

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Genderqueer – neither male nor female

This content was published on May 19, 2018

Una coppia di sposi cinesi in mezzo alla neve.

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How to marry like a Swiss commoner

This content was published on May 19, 2018 How does a typical Swiss couple get married? We’ve created a handy guide on how to tie the knot in Switzerland.

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Dignitas founder accused of profiteering

This content was published on May 18, 2018 Founder of assisted suicide organisation Dignitas appears before a local court on charges of profiteering, the first case of its kind in Switzerland.

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‘Explosive’ Swiss artist Roman Signer turns 80

This content was published on May 18, 2018 Roman Signer is best known for his exploding landscape performance pieces. His art is playful, full of humour and of brutal (yet quiet) poetry.

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Transhumanism – upgrading the body

This content was published on May 18, 2018

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