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Colourful language: how English is invading German

Three pairs of women s pants for sale are arranged on mannequins

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 You’re never far from an English word in Switzerland. What do the Swiss think of this “language creep”? Is there anything that can be done?

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Study shows Germans feel well integrated in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 Around 1,500 Germans move to Switzerland every month to work or study, according to a Swiss National Science Foundation study cited in Sunday’s NZZ am Sonntag. This is down from the 2007-2009 peak of around 3,000-3,500 a month. “The majority of Germans feel very happy in our country,” researcher Ilka Steiner from the University of…

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Anything goes at Zurich’s Street Parade

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 There is no dress code at Zurich's Street Parade. Some 900,000 hardcore ravers, dance music fans and curious spectators turned out this year.

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Jazz singer gives Swiss reason to smile

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 Bernita Bush has been making the Swiss smile for nearly 40 years, whether promoting oral hygiene or putting on a show.

Chinese director Wang Bing poses with the Golden Leopard award on Piazza Grande, Locarno.

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“Mrs Fang” wins Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival

This content was published on Aug 13, 2017 Bing’s documentary was awarded the festival’s top prize on Saturday evening for its sober look at a family waiting to say farewell to their elderly mother Fang Xiuying, who has been struggling with Alzheimer’s disease for eight years. After a stay at a nursing home, her family brings her home, and the film focuses on…

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Tadpoles light the way to cleaner water

This content was published on Aug 12, 2017 How to check for micropollutants in our drinking water? With fluorescent tadpoles, of course! The Swiss city of Lausanne is piloting this new method.

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La bella vita at the Locarno Film Festival

This content was published on Aug 12, 2017 For ten days, Locarno has been transformed into a place of pilgrimage for film-lovers, actors and directors. Here are some of the highlights.

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Meet the little orange men of Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 12, 2017 Join Diccon Bewes on the streets of Bern and marvel at the oddities of the Swiss traffic light system.

Fancyfully dressed participants of the annual Street Parade celebrate in Zurich

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Street Parade’s on-site drug testing aims to save lives

This content was published on Aug 12, 2017 A drug advisory service, funded by Zurich city authorities, has been carrying out anonymous drug testing at the Street Parade since 2001.

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Rare 1875 vintage Swiss cheeses ‘good enough to eat’

This content was published on Aug 11, 2017 “They have survived everything,” said Jean-Jacques Zufferey, who lives in Grimentz in the French speaking canton of Valais. “Dust mites, rodents and heat waves.” His day job is head of the livestock department at the cantonal authority, but Zufferey also has an unusual passion – he collects old and rare cheeses. He currently has 72…

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