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Foreigner jailed for murder allowed to stay in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 The judges ruled that the man, who served a prison sentence in Macedonia for murder, should be allowed to re-join his wife and their child in Switzerland, according to a court statement published on Friday. They deemed that the man posed no security risk and that it was in the family’s interest to be re-united,…

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Author of ‘musical and poetic’ novels wins award

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 The jury found that her novels and short stories, including Liquida (Liquid) and Tra dove piove e non piove (Where it rains and where it doesn’t), were written with a poetic and musical language, a fine sense of humour and were precise observations of people and nature. The oeuvre of the 80-year old Felder also…

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Zurich opera sells costumes ahead of carnival season

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 One of Switzerland’s most prestigious opera houses is selling off about 5,000 costumes and accessories no longer needed for its shows.

«Funky Claude» Nobs and Jean-Paul Marquis with a fire hose, Montreux 1971.

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The house where jazz means more than music

This content was published on Jan 19, 2018 Celebrating 50 years of the Montreux Jazz Festival, the National Museum of Zurich has opened an exhibition focusing on its founder, Claude Nobs.

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Federal Court rejects legal recognition claim of biological father

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 The court rejected the plea of a man seeking legal recognition of his paternity of a child born to a woman married to another man.

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Christa de Carouge hoped her creations would outlive her

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 A look back at the achievements of well-known Swiss fashion designer Christa de Carouge, who has died.

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A look inside Zurich’s water treatment system

This content was published on Jan 18, 2018 Here we take a behind-the-scenes and below-the-ground look at how Zurich’s water supply system is treated and routed from lake to home. Often invisible, the pipes and technologies cleaning and transporting the source of life are critical backbones of any urban infrastructure.

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Swiss designer Christa de Carouge has died

This content was published on Jan 17, 2018 A colleague of de Carouge’s confirmed to the Swiss News Agency on Wednesday that the 81-year-old designer had passed away overnight. Best known for her flowing black clothing designs, the Basel native presented her first solo fashion collection in 1983. It was the first completely black collection ever shown in Switzerland, and the theatrical presentation…

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a new law on how to kill lobsters.

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Swiss restaurants now have to stun lobsters before cooking

This content was published on Jan 17, 2018 A change in the law in Switzerland means lobsters will be cooked differently from now on. Here’s why.

Lo chef Daniel Humm attorniato da due collaboratori al lavoro

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The Swiss chef who became the world’s best

This content was published on Jan 16, 2018 With numerous Michelin stars under his belt, Swiss cook Daniel Humm is the head chef and one of the owners of the best restaurant in the world.

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