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Forced child workers rush to claim compensation

View into the photo exhibition «Contract Children, Portraits by Peter Klaunzer»

This content was published on Mar 31, 2018 The number of former “discarded children” who have applied to receive government reparations has spiked ahead of an Easter deadline.

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Swiss eye passenger flight data

This content was published on Mar 31, 2018 Switzerland should also have access passenger flight information to help fight serious crime, says the head of the Federal Office of Police.

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Skyscraper living is in high demand

This content was published on Mar 31, 2018

Students seen at the atrium of the University of Zurich

Education

Surge in higher ed student numbers slows

This content was published on Mar 30, 2018 There was a smaller increase than usual in the number of students attending Swiss universities. But on the rise: female and foreign students.

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Swiss give themselves clean bill of health

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 A survey encompassing 35 European countries shows that 77.7% of Swiss residents over the age of 16 rated their health situation as good or very good. The Alpine nation ranked fourth – after Ireland, Cyprus and Macedonia – among those who categorised their health status as “good or very good” in the Eurostat surveyExternal link…

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Living with HIV

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 How people who are HIV positive face prejudice and discrimination.

Fire on historic Swiss bridge causes major damage

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 Authorities say a discarded match, cigarette or related item caused the fire on a 200-year-old wooden bridge in northern Switzerland.

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What your job title could tell you about your health

This content was published on Mar 29, 2018 A Lausanne-based researcher wants public health interventions to include socioeconomic status as a disease risk factor.

Culture

French and foreign languages on rise in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 The linguistic landscape in Switzerland has changed over the past 40 years, a long-term report has found.

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Down under in Zurich Zoo

This content was published on Mar 28, 2018 The new stars at Zurich Zoo have button eyes, fluffy fur and rate highly on the cute-o-meter: the two koalas, Milo and Mikey.

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