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Families have hopes of lower childcare costs

This content was published on May 3, 2017 The proposal was launched last year in a bid to boost the workforce and broaden the range of childcare options. Switzerland is notorious for its expensive childcare compared to other western nations, as revealed in a survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2015. The total cost of a place in…

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Death of record-breaking alpinist Ueli Steck

This content was published on May 2, 2017

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Quiet and alone in a Swiss room

This content was published on May 2, 2017 Best-selling author of The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street, Susan Jane Gilman, shares a scoop of the sweet treat with Clare O'Dea.

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Remains of former Burundi king can stay in Geneva

This content was published on May 2, 2017 Forty years after the death of Mwambutsa IV, the former king of Burundi, the Federal Court has ruled that his remains can stay in Switzerland.

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Remembering a great Swiss

This content was published on May 2, 2017 With records as a solo and speed climber, the Swiss top alpinist made himself immortal. But that’s not only what drove Ueli Steck.

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India to face scrutiny on child, women’s and gay rights at UN review

This content was published on May 1, 2017 India’s human rights record will be examined with a fine-tooth comb on May 4 at the second session of the UN Human Rights Council. It is among 14 UN member nations to be assessed in this session and it is only the third time the country comes under the human rights spotlight, following its inspection…

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Facts about Switzerland

This content was published on May 1, 2017 Outside perceptions of Switzerland are replete with clichés and stereotypes, from alphorns to Heidi. Here’s what you might not know.

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Timeline

This content was published on May 1, 2017 Switzerland as we know it today developed slowly over the centuries, gradually coming together from a patchwork of territories.

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Ueli Steck knew he was dicing with death

This content was published on May 1, 2017 Steck, dubbed the “Swiss Machine”, was 40 and one of the most celebrated climbers of his generation. He was killed after falling about 1000 metres to the foot of Mount Nuptse, a smaller peak in the area between Everest’s Camps 1 and 2. Steck’s body was recovered by helicopter and taken to the Nepalese capital,…

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India to face scrutiny on child, women’s and gay rights at UN review

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