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Switzerland needs more organ donors

A cover image for a Nouvo video about organ donors in Switzerland.

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 Is donating by default the best way to deal with the shortage of organ donors?

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What’s the price of public broadcasting in Switzerland?

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 Parliament continues its debate of a people’s initiative aiming to scrap licence fees for the public Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).

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Switzerland leads the way in internet connection

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 Despite advances in technology, more than half the world’s people still have no access to the internet.

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Marmots invade Matterhorn area

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 “So sweet!”, coo the tourists. “Shoot them,” say the authorities in Zermatt, where marmots have become a plague.

The site of the PC-7 crash on the Schreckhorn mountain in the Bernese Alps.

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Body recovered of army plane crash pilot

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 A missing Swiss army PC-7 aircraft has been located in the Schreckhorn region of the Bernese Alps. The pilot's body has been recovered.

Cornelia Ruppert in cockpit of her plane

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Soaring with the birds in an electric glider

This content was published on Sep 12, 2017 It sounds like a prehistoric animal but the Archaopteryx is actually an electrified glider, especially adapted to land in a tight spot. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

A cover image for a Nouvo video about a new type of chocolate

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What’s so new about pink chocolate?

This content was published on Sep 12, 2017 ‘Ruby’ chocolate is the latest thing out of Switzerland, but what makes it pink and is it really any different to normal chocolate?

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Swiss send aid to Caribbean to help Irma victims

This content was published on Sep 12, 2017 The Swiss Red Cross is supporting people affected by Hurricane Irma in Haiti and the island of Saint Martin.

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Treehouses of language: inside a Swiss literature foundation

This content was published on Sep 12, 2017 Rousseau, Hesse, Highsmith, Mann – fabled, yes, but did any of them ever write a book in a treehouse?

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Head in the clouds

This content was published on Sep 12, 2017 To produce the artwork covering approximately 6000 square meters about 600 liters of biodegradable paint made from natural pigments, water and a milk protein was needed. The paiting is a part of the celebration for the 125th anniversary of the Glion Rochers-de-Naye train line. The self-taught french artist has become a pioneer in the field of grass painting – an…

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