Swiss Identity

Feeling the energy in Astana

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan hasn’t had much European media exposure, but Switzerland and its neighbours have been there with eye-catching pavilions.

Listen: Pennsylvania Dutch

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 This audio clip features an Amish man being interviewed in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA in 1984.

Listen: Amish Swiss German

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 This audio clip features a male speaker of Amish Swiss German being interviewed in Allen County, Indiana, USA in 1984.

Federer’s hopes of returning to No. 1 take a hit

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 What’s more, had he beaten current No.1 Nadal in the semi-final, Federer would have returned to the top, becoming the oldest ever tennis player – male or female – to do so. He would also have extended his record for the most total weeks at No. 1 (302 – almost six years!). “He came up…

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Historic Federer has No. 1 record in his sights

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 Unlike the tennis, the calculations are simple: if Federer beats Juan Martin del Potro and current No. 1 Rafael Nadal loses against Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the US OpenExternal link on Wednesday, Federer will return to the top on Monday. If Federer loses, Nadal will remain No. 1 regardless of his result against…

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The complete history of every No. 1 male tennis player

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 Grand slam titles, ATP points, ATP rankings… Experts like to use all kinds of different metrics to rate tennis players. Roger Federer is frequently called the greatest tennis player since the start of the Open era in 1968. But how does he compare with other legends? Are we entering a new era of men’s tennis?…

Boy taking package of cereals from a shelf in a supermarket

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Sugar content in food to be reduced further

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 The interior ministry and the Swiss food industry have agreed to further cut sugar in yogurts and breakfast cereals as part of the official strategy.

Police on patrol during the annual techno parade in Zurich

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Expats in Switzerland like the safety but not the locals

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 In expat heaven, safety levels are Swiss, leisure options are South African, teachers are Finnish and neighbours are Mexican. And expat hell?

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What I learned when applying to a British uni from Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 Thinking of studying abroad? It’s a long learning process with not much support, writes Leo Shearmur.

Education

Three Swiss universities among top 100 in global ranking

This content was published on Sep 5, 2017 The listExternal link, which was released on Tuesday, scores universities on five main criteria: teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. Over 10,500 responses to a survey on reputation of the universities also influenced the ranking. While the UK claimed top honours with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge occupying first and second…

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