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Workplace gender gap fuels Switzerland’s plunge in global index

This content was published on Nov 2, 2017 Switzerland has dropped ten places in an international gender gap index to position 21, lagging behind the Nordic countries in terms of progress.

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Swiss stations could be smoke-free by 2019

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 The Swiss Federal Railways is considering making all of its stations smoke-free in December 2018.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about an apprenticeship for ballerinas.

Culture

A professional qualification for trainee dancers

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 In Switzerland ballet dancers can obtain a degree and get official recognition for their training. We found out why it matters.

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Demand collapses for supermarket plastic bags

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 The decision by Switzerland’s main supermarkets to charge CHF0.05 ($0.05) per plastic bag has led to demand plummeting by around 80%.

Scene if train collision in Granges-Marnand

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Train driver found guilty of negligence in 2013 crash

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 One person was killed and more than 20 others injured in the accident. The sentence, suspended over two years, was handed down on Tuesday and is in line with demands by the prosecutor. The court said the train driver overran a signal and took a very long time to pull the emergency brake. The defendant…

A tractor harvests corn in a field in Brookville, Pennsylvania, USA

Culture

Pennsylvania Dutch: A language that persisted

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 It’s not just Amish and Mennonite communities that speak German dialects today in the United States.

Amish schoolchildren sing songs in a classroom in Ohio

Culture

‘I recognise every word, but I have no idea what you’re saying’

This content was published on Nov 1, 2017 For hundreds of years, Pennsylvania Dutch and Swiss German have been spoken in America by the descendants of Swiss immigrants.

Culture

Mysterious pagan house restored

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017

Pupils and teacher in Swiss School Beijing

Education

Swiss school in China celebrates opening

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 The Swiss School in Beijing – the first of its kind in China - has celebrated its official opening.

Caravans belonging to foreign traveller communities

Demographics

NGO and police call for more Roma transit sites

This content was published on Oct 31, 2017 A campaign group and several Swiss police officers have called for more transit sites for the large Roma communities who travel to Switzerland.

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