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Federer and Murray warm up on a raft

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 In the evening the two played a friendly “Match for Africa”, with the proceeds of the 11,000 tickets in the packed Hallenstadion going towards the Roger Federer FoundationExternal link, which supports children in southern Africa. It is the third such charity match organised by Federer. The crowd were treated to many entertaining exchanges – sporting…

Education

How well does Switzerland pay its teachers?

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 According to salary data from the Conference of Education Directors for German-speaking Switzerland, a Zurich-area upper secondary school teacher – the highest academic level besides university – can expect to earn CHF110,590 in the first year, or CHF8,506 per month under the Swiss 13-month salary system. But a teacher in the same job in neighbouring…

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Will there be enough family physicians to treat your ailments?

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 If young general practitioners don't want to be on call round the clock, can a group practice model stem a GP shortage?

Demographics

Swiss Solidarity is collecting for famine victims

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 Tuesday is National Donation Day and the Swiss Solidarity charity is collecting all day for victims of famine in Africa.

Demographics

Fighter jets intercept Israeli airliner

This content was published on Apr 11, 2017 Two Swiss F/A-18 fighter jets have intercepted an Israeli El Al airliner ear Schaffhausen due to a bomb threat, authorities said.

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Study calls for overhaul of workplace mental health care

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 While that while mental health disorders affect 20% of the workforce, supervisors rarely have the training to take action soon enough.

Demographics

The pioneering work of Marthe Gosteli

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 Tributes have been pouring in for Marthe Gosteli, a leading figure in the Swiss women’s rights movement, who died last week in her 100th year.

Swiss tennis player Federer plays tennis with Andy Murray of Great Britain, on a float in Zurich

Culture

Federer and Murray float down Zurich river

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 All 11,000 tickets for “Match for Africa 3External link” have been snapped up. The event will raise money for the Roger Federer FoundationExternal link and children in Africa. Federer’s mother is South African.

History

Why do Swiss clergy earn so much?

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 A recently published guide to Swiss salaries revealed some outliers that intrigued our readers, so we looked into them.

Culture

All about Basel

This content was published on Apr 10, 2017 From pharma, to culture and history – and of course the river Rhine. (Pictures: Keystone)

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