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Brothers continue legal pursuit of assisted suicide organisation

A bottle of barbiturate Pentobarbital and a water glass sit on a table

This content was published on Jun 5, 2017 Two brothers are appealing the Attorney General’s Office’s decision not to take their case against assisted suicide organisation Exit.

Painting of an Appenzel man playing a string instrument

Culture

Yodelling the old-fashioned way

This content was published on Jun 5, 2017 Swiss folk music is resisting attempts at commercialisation by focusing on its roots.

Men and women yodelers sing a village procession at a Swiss yodeling festival.

Education

Yodelling, speaking Romansh, and driving a train

This content was published on Jun 4, 2017 Here are some of the stories we will feature in the week beginning June 5.

Demographics

Swiss express solidarity with UK after London attack

This content was published on Jun 4, 2017 “Dear Boris, terrorism has once again struck the beautiful city of London. And once again, I express my solidarity on behalf of the Swiss towards the people of Britain. We must continue all efforts to combat the roots of this violence and to prevent it,” Burkhalter wrote. The foreign ministry said it had no information…

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Ayurveda seeks respectability through Swiss diploma

This content was published on Jun 4, 2017 Can a tough exam leading to an officially recognised diploma give Ayurveda credibility in Swiss healthcare?

Jacqueline Schaller reading the tarot cards.

Demographics

A modern-day school for witches

This content was published on Jun 4, 2017 There are said to be around 1,000 modern-day 'witches' living in Switzerland. One of them is Calluna from Kallnach, in canton Bern.

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A Swiss haven for expats – An American view of Basel

This content was published on Jun 3, 2017 Communication trainer Kathy Hartmann-Campbell has lived in Basel for 35 years. After a lonely and frustrating start, she’s grown to love it.

Painting by Wilhelm Lachnit: Man and woman in the window, 1923

Culture

Swiss capital beefs up research team for Nazi-looted art

This content was published on Jun 3, 2017 Bern's Museum of Fine Arts is to shortly take possession of the first artworks from the controversial Gurlitt collection.

Demographics

Farmer seeks farm

This content was published on Jun 3, 2017 The Swiss Association for the Protection of Small and Medium-sized Farmers wants to stop farms from disappearing.

Swiss divided on fishing among foreigners for new citizens

This content was published on Jun 2, 2017 Nowhere have hackles been raised to a greater extent than in Zurich where the centre left mayor and justice minister are openly fishing for new Swiss citizen recruits. Letters have been sent out to 40,000 expatriates living in the city, warning them it will become tougher to get a red passport from the start of…

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