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‘New Zealand is robbing us of our Swiss pensions’

hügellige Agrarlandschaft mit weidenden Kühen

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 Swiss expats in New Zealand want to use Automatic Exchange of Information (AIE) to get a fair distribution of pensions in their adopted country.

Man takes photo of mountain with smartphone

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How to stop a ‘skyrunner’ in his tracks

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 A picture of picture-taking Pascal Egli is the first in a new series of images by Swiss photographers and alpine athletes, Dan and Janine Patitucci.

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Skifahren wird immer teurer

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 Der rote Bergspitz in der linken Bildhälfte stellt vermutlich das Tinzenhorn dar, das im winterlichen Abendlicht strahlt. Die akzentuierten Linien und Flächen verleihen dem Gemälde einen hohen Abstraktionsgrad sowie eine einzigartige Atmosphäre. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, der seit 1917 seinen Wohnsitz in Davos hatte, war vom gewaltigen Eindruck der Bündern Bergwelt zu intensivem Schaffen angetrieben. Sein besonderes Interesse galt…

Switzerland releases national plan to combat violent extremism

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 The Swiss government has unveiled an action plan aimed at preventing radicalisation and extremism. Measures focus on early warning and training.

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Swiss words of the year: #metoo and harassment

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 #metoo and harcèlement (harassment) are the words of the year in German-speaking and (for the first time) French-speaking Switzerland.

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Stalking allegations topple Swiss politician

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 Yannick Buttet has resigned as vice-president of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party, following allegations of stalking.

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Der Samichlaus schwimmt nach Zürich

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 Bei einer Lufttemperatur um die Nullgradgrenze und 7,5 Grad im Wasser trauten sich einige dann doch nicht und machten einen Rückzieher. 46 Angemeldeten war es zu kalt. So wurde der bestehende Rekord von 347 Personen wiederum nicht geknackt. Die wirklich Hartgesottenen sprangen an der Schifflände ins Wasser, um die 111 Meter lange Strecke zu bewältigen.…

Hundreds of women wash their clothes in a Madagascar river

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Swiss re-open case of murdered aid worker

This content was published on Dec 4, 2017 The Swiss Office of the Attorney General has re-opened the case of Swiss aid worker Walter Arnold, strangled on Madagascar in 1996.

Afghani boy learning to walk with prosthesis

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Landmine ban: From Utopian vision to global accord

This content was published on Dec 3, 2017 There is a very special exhibition in Geneva, highlighting a key moment in the history of disarmament, and the key role the city played in it.

Image of stone buildings in the Swiss village of Corippo with a church tower in the background

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A historic vote and a hotel town

This content was published on Dec 3, 2017 Here are the stories we’ll be following the week of December 4.

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