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Are Swiss judges on a tight political leash?

This content was published on Nov 6, 2017 In some countries, judges are not allowed to be members of political parties. Not the case in Switzerland, where party membership is a prerequisite.

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Swiss secrecy is alive in the super-rich wedding business

This content was published on Nov 6, 2017 Wealthy outsiders looking to celebrate big weddings away from prying eyes in their own countries can count on Swiss discretion.

Masked football fans wave flares at a match in Lausanne

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More football hooligans coming to Switzerland from abroad

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017 Swiss police are seeing an increase in violent sports fans from abroad: 159 such fans are listed on a national database, compared to 42 in 2013.

The Swiss parliament building pictured at night

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Threats targeting Swiss parliament multiply

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017 The number of threats of violence made to parliamentarians reached 1,700 in 2016, compared to just 105 in 2012, Swiss police say.

A wedding cake with the bridal couple from a 3D-printer at the wedding exhibition in Zurich

Culture

Classes for coders, paid leave for fathers and billionaire weddings

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017 Here are the stories we’ll be following the week of November 6.

Culture

Laura Scholl: How I became a ‘homesick Japanese’

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017 After living in Japan for several years as a student, Laura Scholl has returned to Switzerland. She wistfully looks back at her time in Tokyo.

Culture

Enigma of St Gallen Globe solved

This content was published on Nov 5, 2017

A demonstration piece of EMPA s phototherapy fabric is worn by a doll.

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Luminous clothes could heal jaundiced infants

This content was published on Nov 4, 2017 An innovative fabric developed by Swiss materials scientists could allow newborn babies with jaundice to recover while wrapped in their mothers’ arms.

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Bondo evacuation zone declared safe

This content was published on Nov 3, 2017 Two-and-a-half months after a devastating landslide in the Swiss village of Bondo, the “red zone” near the epicentre has been lifted.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about an artistic setup and social experiment.

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Volunteering for musical torture

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 Why would anyone sign up to listen to the same song on repeat for hours at full volume? It’s all part of a small social experiment in Lausanne….

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