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Autumn shows its most colourful side

Drohnenansicht einer Strasse, umgeben von Wald

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 The high-pressure system is coming to an end, and with it, the unusually warm autumn days and clear skies.

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Swiss literary icon Heidi ready for her Hindi debut

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 For the first time, Switzerland’s most popular novel will be translated into Hindi, a language spoken by over 420 million Indians.

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A Swiss-Lebanese-Iraqi stand-up comic

This content was published on Oct 19, 2017 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she meets comic, Hamza Rya. Everyone's a target for his jokes. (SRF Kulturplatz/ swissinfo.ch)

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Two-thirds of Swiss find their neighbours annoying

This content was published on Oct 19, 2017 Noise, cigarette smoke and disputes over laundry facilities are some common complaints Swiss have about their neighbours, a new survey shows.

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Swiss pressure on Koran-distributing group grows

This content was published on Oct 19, 2017 On Thursday, canton Bern Directorate of Police and Military Affairs announced that it had circulated a letterExternal link to the municipalities asking them to adopt a uniform practice when it comes to authorising Koran distribution campaigns. It called for a systematic refusal of permission to the True Religion group to distribute Korans under their Lies!…

A cover image for a Nouvo video about turning a building in Zurich into a climbing wall.

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From blank wall to climbing wall

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 Could one tall building in Zurich become a giant opportunity to make a huge outdoor climbing wall?

Culture

Switzerland is no longer a cinematic island

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 International co-productions have become the norm and a significant number of young Swiss film-makers have foreign backgrounds.

Culture

Geneva’s City of Music complex starts to take shape

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 The future “City of MusicExternal link” design is the result of a partnership between Gonçalo Byrne and Pierre-Alain Dupraz, architects from Lisbon and Geneva, respectively. The complex features a curved pointed roof and glass facades. It is expected to open in December 2022, and will house four concert halls, including a 1,700-seater octagonal-shaped philharmonic hall with the stage…

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Suspected Swiss tax spy trial underway in Germany

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 The 54-year-old allegedly acted on behalf of the Swiss intelligence service trying to uncover a series of thefts of CDs with data on suspected tax dodgers who held money in Swiss banks, according to German prosecutors. The former police officer is also believed to have planted a mole in the tax authorities – an accusation…

Culture

Café Crème de la crème

This content was published on Oct 18, 2017 In Zurich, champagne used to be ordered by the bottle. The Odeon was the first place in Zurich to serve it by the glass – thus making the today ever-present “Cüpli” affordable for all kinds of guests. The Irish author James Joyce and scientist Albert Einstein are just two of the many celebrities who frequented the…

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