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A two-tier education system?

Cover image for a Nouvo video about private schools in Switzerland.

This content was published on Jul 10, 2017 If parents can afford for their children to have a private education, should they? What about those who can’t?

A new habitat for sand martins

This content was published on Jul 10, 2017 A gravel pit owner in canton Aargau has created a nesting place for sand martins, to try to boost the number of these endangered birds. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Damage from the storms around Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 9, 2017 From high winds and flooding to hailstones and lightning, heavy storms battered parts of Switzerland over the weekend.

A huge stream of water flows over a broken highway

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Flooding, power outages and road blockages

This content was published on Jul 9, 2017 Violent weather passing over Switzerland left emergency responders extremely busy trying to keep people safe and repair all the damage.

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Zika, cross-border shopping and a new breed of Swiss banker

This content was published on Jul 9, 2017 Here are some of the stories we'll be following the week of July 10.

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A moving homage to Bruno Manser

This content was published on Jul 9, 2017 17 years ago, Bruno Manser, a Swiss campaigner for the rights of the Penan nomads of Sarawak, Malaysia, disappeared without a trace.

Peter Stämpfli, in front of his work of a giant tyre

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Peter Stämpfli: the tyre as a life’s work

This content was published on Jul 8, 2017 Swiss artist Peter Stämpfli is one of few pop artists with an international reputation. His main motif: the humble car tyre.

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Fighting poverty with a magazine

This content was published on Jul 8, 2017 The aim of the Surprise magazine is to give a face and a voice to people marginalised by poverty. The publication is now celebrating its 400th edition. Swiss Public Television accompanied one of the vendors to find out how selling the magazine affects their lives. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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The breathtaking photos that showed Switzerland to the world

This content was published on Jul 7, 2017 Dizzying bridges, amazing mountain panoramas and the almost deserted streets of Zurich: this is how Switzerland was seen in the early days of tourism.

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‘I had to learn that failing goes with the job’

This content was published on Jul 7, 2017 Peter Zumthor, the Swiss architect behind the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, explains how hard it is to accept democratic processes.

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