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Switzerland s Michelle Gisin, left, gold, and Switzerland s Wendy Holdener, bronze, are hoisted aloft by team members.

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Swiss Olympians exceed medal target

This content was published on Feb 26, 2018 Switzerland's Olympic team has exceeded the medal goal set for them at the Winter Games in PyeongChang. A look, in photos, at how they got there.

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Culture

Swiss artist hosts Sydney museum’s most visited exhibition

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 The director of the MCA, Elizabeth Macgregor was surprised at the overwhelming success of the Rist exhibition, the Swiss News Agency SDA reported on Sunday. Official statistics have not yet been released by the tourism authorities, but Macgregor estimates that there were roughly 20 to 30 % more visitors compared to any previous year since…

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Anti-drone eagles being trained to serve on Geneva police force

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 The Geneva police confirmed information published in the Le Matin Dimanche paper on Sunday but warned that there were no guarantees this approach would work. The two eagles should be operational this year, said Silvain Guillaume-Gentil, spokesperson for the Geneva police. He added that the eagle is a wild animal, the training is long and…

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Avalanches claim three lives over the weekend

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 At least three skiers and mountaineers have lost their lives in separate avalanches in the Swiss Alps over the weekend.

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Greek office of Swiss firm Novartis vandalised by anarchists

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 Paint was thrown on the building’s facade. Activists also broke the windows of the entrance to the site with hammers, said the Greek police. The vandalism was claimed by the anarchist group Rouvikonas. In a statement posted on a website, the group accuses the Basel-based firm of bribing of Greek doctors and politicians. The Greek…

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Education

Younger children are also skipping school

This content was published on Feb 25, 2018 “It’s already starting in Kindergarten, there are many absences,” Freddy Noser, president of the School Principals Association in canton St Gallen, told Swiss public television SRFExternal link in a recent report. This rise among Kindergarten (which runs from age 4-6 in Switzerland) and primary pupils concerns him. “We can no longer ignore it. We must…