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Zurich is Europe’s weekend cocaine capital

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 On weekends, Zurich is Europe’s cocaine hot spot. During the week it is second only to Barcelona, finds a wastewater study.

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Fifty years of going flat out on frozen Swiss lakes

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 Switzerland’s largest cross-country ski race is turning 50. On Sunday 14,200 athletes will take part in the Engadine Ski Marathon.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about police officers being able to use their guns when off-duty.

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Can police officers use their guns when off duty?

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 Where is the line between job and duty when it comes to dangerous situations?

Photographer looks out window of hut, with all his gear in front of him

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When the Alps become your place of work

This content was published on Mar 10, 2018 Swiss photographer Dan Patitucci spends months each year in the Alps and other mountain ranges of the world, on assignment.

Man holds Swiss passport in front of his face

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By the numbers: the Geneva passport boom

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 A round-up of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories on swissinfo.ch.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about how Swiss families have been changing over the past few years.

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Families are changing: for better or for worse?

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 In 2017 there were fewer births, fewer marriages and also fewer divorces in Switzerland.

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Is there such a thing as ‘Latin Switzerland’?

This content was published on Mar 9, 2018 Switzerland’s French and Italian speakers are sometimes seen as a single political bloc against the German-speakers. This is far from the truth.

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Fynn: ‘I don’t have to choose between being a man or a woman’

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 “True Talk” puts people in front of the camera who are fighting prejudice. They answer questions that nobody would normally dare to ask directly. This week, we speak to Fynn who defines himself as non-binary. He says the climate is much safer now for people to declare themselves as trans. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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E-bike sales power to new heights in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 Nearly 90,000 e-bikes were snapped up by riders looking for battery-powered assistance, according to the Swiss Bicycle Suppliers’ AssociationExternal link on Thursday. The biggest spike was in the mountain e-bike category with around 29,000 put to use on trails (an increase of 38.3%). Other bicycle segments did not fare as well. All-terrain and cyclo-cross bike…

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Geneva motor show opens for 11-day expo

This content was published on Mar 8, 2018 The 88th Geneva International Motor Show, Switzerland’s biggest annual event, officially opened on Thursday. Some 700,000 visitors are expected.

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