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Are Swiss aid workers taking too many risks?

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 Following the recent abduction of a Swiss aid worker in Sudan, we ask whether it is safe for individuals to work in crisis countries.

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Swiss balloonists break world record

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 The duo, who make up the Fribourg Challenge team, covered a distanceExternal link of 3,666 kilometres (2,278 miles) in a span of 59 hours and 35 minutes during the annual America’s Challenge competition. They took off on Sunday from Albuquerque in the state of New Mexico and landed on Tuesday near Labrador City close to…

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Domestic violence victims to receive better legal protection

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 Presenting the plans on Wednesday, Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga said the cabinet was seeking the use of electronic bracelets to monitor compliance with bans against approach or contact with a victim of domestic violence. However, the cabinet dropped proposals for live electronic monitoring following opposition from cantons for practical reasons. Instead the data can be…

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Cheetah cubs spotted in Basel

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 Breeding cheetahs is far from easy. Staff at Basel ZooExternal link move the males and females around various enclosures to let them get whiffs of each other. If a female expresses interest in a male, the staff pair them up right away – and hope that sparks fly. The first cheetahs came to Basel Zoo…

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Taveyanne: far from the madding crowd

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 What was it like to live in the Alps before the age of electricity? The people in a small alpine village still know. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)

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Paediatric palliative care still hard to find

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 A Swiss specialist says there is much to be done in terms of providing support for children suffering from incurable diseases, and for their families.

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Fugitive El Salvador businessman spotted near Geneva

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 Enrique R., who has dual Swiss and El Salvadoran nationality, officially took residence in a town on Lake Geneva last April, three months after escaping the central American country where he was under house arrest, according to the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger and the El Salvador online platform Revista Factum. The 65-year-old suspect is also being…

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Obesity less common among Swiss kids

This content was published on Oct 11, 2017 Worldwide, the numbers of obese and overweight children are growing rapidly, but less so in Switzerland.

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Underground Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 Tired of always visiting the same spots in Switzerland? Here is an alternative. We are taking you along to Saint-Ursanne factory-turned-art-scene.

A third of Swiss feel uneasy around people who are ‘different’

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 One in three Swiss feels uncomfortable around people perceived to be different because of their nationality, religion, skin colour or other factors.

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