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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…

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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…

Guest book from Zurich café auctioned for CHF42,000

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Between 1917 and 1932, the cream of Zurich’s art and political scene signed the little guest book in the Café Odeon.

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Why Switzerland feels like ‘heimat’

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 The German term 'heimat' means having a home or a sense of belonging. The term can have profound meaning for members of the Swiss diaspora.

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Social benefits halve Swiss poverty

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Almost 600,000 people live in poverty in Switzerland. Without social transfers this number would be more than twice as high.

The Swiss healthcare system is known for its excellent level of care.

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Most Swiss back cantonal health insurance proposal

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Two out of three Swiss residents would be in favour of a single basic health insurance scheme run by each canton, a new poll shows.

Doctors carry out a heart-transplant operation on a seven-year-old child.

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Young entrepreneurs launch organ donor initiative

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 A group of young entrepreneurs has officially launched a people’s initiative aimed at promoting organ donations in Switzerland.

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Swiss help to illuminate the Middle Ages

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Researchers at the University of Fribourg hope to reveal more about the Middle Ages by piecing together fragments of manuscripts.

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The legal difficulties of online expression in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Drawing the line between freedom of expression and discrimination is a nuanced minefield in the age of social media, as a case in Switzerland shows.

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