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Remembering ‘French Elvis’ in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 6, 2017 Johnny Hallyday, the French rock star who has died from cancer, once made headlines when he moved to Switzerland for tax reasons.

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Federer named ‘sign of the year’ by Swiss deaf society

This content was published on Dec 6, 2017 Following victories in Melbourne, Wimbledon and Basel this year, Roger Federer is “in everybody’s hands”, according to the Swiss Deaf Association.

Hodler painting depicting a lake and mountains

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Hodler painting fetches CHF4.3 million at auction

This content was published on Dec 6, 2017 Sothebys said it was their best haul for a single auction of Swiss art for three years, bringing their total sales in this category to more than CHF13 million so far this year. Hodler’s ‘Thunersee mit Stockhornkette im Winter’ (Lake Thun with the Stockhorn mountain in winter) was the star of the auction, being snapped…

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IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after evidence emerged of widespread doping.

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Romania’s former King Michael dies in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 Romania’s former King Michael, who was forced into exile by a Communist takeover, has died in Switzerland aged 96.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about paternity leave in Switzerland.

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Face 2 Face: a question of family

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 One stay-at-home mum, and one stay-at-home dad, from 2 different families. We found out what they think about modern parenting, paternity leave and sharing the housework! 👶👶👶

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Indian tourist numbers jump after roping in Bollywood ambassador

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 Switzerland Tourism had engaged the services of Indian film star Ranveer Singh last November to boost the country’s visibility in the subcontinent. The objective was to convince more young Indians to visit the Alpine nation. It appears to have had an impact, with a 25.5% increase in visitor numbers and 27.1% increase in the number…

Education

A day at school with Manarekha

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 swissinfo. ch spent a day at the elementary school of Stabio, a small town a few kilometres from Italy, where special needs are embraced.

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Which European countries attract the most immigrants?

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 Europe's free movement of people accord is in the line of fire but which European countries have more people leaving than arriving?

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Switzerland to return $321 million to Nigeria

This content was published on Dec 5, 2017 Switzerland, Nigeria and the World Bank have agreed on how the Swiss will return funds embezzled by former Nigerian leader Sani Abacha.

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