Swiss Identity

Prehistoric rhino on display in Bern

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 Over 150 years ago, roadworks in Bern unearthed a treasure trove of important fossil discoveries – including the skull of an ancient rhinoceros.

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Swiss baby hatches rest on a minefield of politics, religion and social justice

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 In the last four years, three new mothers have made the long winding walk from Olten railway station or bus stand to the local hospital

1960: El Che en la Asamblea del Poder Popular, en Camagüey.

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Remembering Che in Switzerland, 50 years after his death

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 An exhibition of never-before-seen images of Ernesto Che Guevara has visited some dozen Swiss towns, 50 years after the revolutionary's death.

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‘I fall in love with a person and not a gender’

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 Eighteen-year-old Runa Wehrli identifies as bisexual and speaks openly about it, but her orientation isn't always taken seriously by society.

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Swiss reporter released in Venezuela

This content was published on Oct 9, 2017 Three journalists, including a Swiss, who had been detained in Venezuela while reporting on a prison, have been released, the Swiss foreign ministry has confirmed. They were accused of possessing non-authorised recording equipment. The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed to the Swiss News Agency that a Venezuelan court had released three journalists, including an Italian…

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Lausanne station re-opens after evacuation

This content was published on Oct 8, 2017 Lausanne train station has re-opened after an evacuation over a suspicious package. The package was found to have contained only personal effects, according to police.

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Meningitis cases from tick bites on the rise in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 8, 2017 More people in Switzerland have contracted meningitis from tick bites so far this year than at any point in the last decade, according to federal health officials. They are emphasising the need for vaccines to prevent the disease. Speaking with the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, Daniel Koch of the Federal Health Office called the increase in meningitis…

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Swiss authorities arrest more suspected smugglers

This content was published on Oct 8, 2017 Switzerland is reporting higher numbers of smugglers believed to be ferrying migrants through the country to points north, according to the latest data and statements by the Federal Customs Office. David Marquis, a spokesperson for the customs authorities, told the SonntagsBlick newspaper that “more smuggling is taking place compared to previous years”. Border guards, Marquis…

Street sign in two languages - Rue de Lausanne/Lausannegasse

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Translators, entrepreneurs, and caregivers

This content was published on Oct 8, 2017 Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you the week of October 9.

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From Switzerland to a hut in New Zealand

This content was published on Oct 8, 2017 Having left his native Broye in canton Fribourg 15 years ago, Raphael Knopf now cultivates organic honey in the wilds of New Zealand’s North Island.

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