Swiss Identity

Swiss youth remain conservative

This content was published on Oct 27, 2017 The first Swiss digital natives are now grown up – but they retain the values of past generations, especially when it comes to family life.

The bearded Sperisen (centre) with his lawyers

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Ex-Guatemala police chief trial delayed

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 Sperisen, a dual Swiss-Guatemalan citizen, had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 after being found guilty of ordering the deaths of 10 prison inmates between 2005-2006 in the central American country. But earlier this year Swiss judges ordered a retrial because his defence was compromised by irregularities in the original hearing. The new trial…

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Former tennis champion Hingis ends colourful career

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 Aged 16, Hingis rose to the top of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings in 1997 having won Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open that year. She was the WTA’s No. 1-ranked player for 209 weeks. But her prolific success as a singles player was cut short by injury in 2003, following two…

Culture

Film, photography, art: why Gus Van Sant isn’t just a director

This content was published on Oct 26, 2017 Known for directing Hollywood blockbusters, Gus Van Sant features in the first retrospective of his work in Switzerland.

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Controversial budget caps for health costs mooted

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 Interior Minister Alain Berset says he is willing to consider the introduction of a global budget for Switzerland’s healthcare system as part of efforts to reduce rising health costs.

Education

ETH Zurich opens enquiry into professor bullying case

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 ETH Zurich has announced that it is opening an independent administrative enquiry into allegations of bullying against two professors.

Culture

Calatrava: pushing architecture to the limit

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 For over 30 years, Santiago Calatrava has been designing buildings in his office in Zurich which are writing architectural history.

Demographics

Tezos Foundation faces legal onslaught

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 Here is what one lawyer has to say… .

A cover image for a Nouvo video about the difficulties of owning a castle in Switzerland.

Culture

Think twice, before buying that castle…

This content was published on Oct 25, 2017 Living in a castle or even a fort might seem like a dream come true, but the reality can make that dream extremely expensive.

View of the Mont Blanc massif from Chamonix, France

Culture

Mont Blanc to become candidate for famed UNESCO list

This content was published on Oct 24, 2017 Swiss, French and Italian officials have signed a joint declaration of intention to launch Mont Blanc's candidacy for a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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