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Indian women are in the midst of a fundamentalist backlash

This content was published on Aug 30, 2017 Indian artist and activist Sheba Chhachhi believes that Indian women asserting themselves are facing an unprecedented level of violence.

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Chihuahuas outbark Labradors in Swiss households

This content was published on Aug 30, 2017 Cross-breeds are by far the most popular canines ahead of Chihuahuas and Labradors in Switzerland, according to an official dog register.

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Early year camping boom thanks to nature trend

This content was published on Aug 30, 2017 The figures are provisional, and a fuller picture of the numbers won’t be possible until the end of the summer season, but compared to the same period in 2016 overnight stays at Swiss camp sites rose by 42%. In comparison, stays at holiday homes went up by 7%, hotels by 4%, and youth hostels and…

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The dark side of the elephant ride business

This content was published on Aug 30, 2017 Elephant rides are a thriving business in the city of Jaipur in northwestern India, but an average of six elephants die every year from neglect.

A bulldozer clears a basin of rock from a landslide

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Rebuilding Bondo to take years after massive landslide

This content was published on Aug 29, 2017 At an information session held in the neighbouring town of Vicosoprano, canton Graubünden official Mario Cavigelli told the 300 people gathered that the reconstruction phase had begun following a period of intervention to make sure subsequent landslides would not cause more damage. Cavigelli said reconstruction could take three or more years. Currently, crews are working…

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Petition calls for faster, stricter diesel standards in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 29, 2017 The petition, also supported by various environmental and consumer lobby groups, asks Transport Minister Doris Leuthard to ensure that new diesel cars only be allowed on the road if they “strictly conform” to the Euro-6d-TEMP emissions standard. In Germany, newly certified diesel cars must adhere to that standard starting next month. As pointed out in…

An art class during the lunch break at the Bungertwies day school in Zurich, Switzerland

Education

Day schools focus more on childcare than learning

This content was published on Aug 29, 2017 Children in German-speaking cantons who take out-of-school-hours educational activities in the first two years of primary school perform no better than others.

A cover image for a Nouvo vidoe about the Gay Pride in Bern and what the community marches for.

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Gay pride marches on

This content was published on Aug 29, 2017

Ageing population keeps Swiss millennials up at night

This content was published on Aug 28, 2017 Around 63% of Swiss people aged 18-35 believe the ageing population is the most serious problem affecting the small alpine nation right now, followed by inequality (51%), climate change (38%) and loss of privacy (34%), the WEF reported on Monday. The third edition of the Global Shapers Annual Survey aims to provide insight into their…

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Hiking among unstable Swiss mountainsides

This content was published on Aug 28, 2017 How are Swiss mountain trails kept safe in an era of landslides like the one that struck the town of Bondo last week, leaving eight hikers missing?

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