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Wanted: teachers of all origins

This content was published on Apr 4, 2017 Are teachers in Swiss schools too Swiss? One university of teacher training thinks so.

Packet of iodine tablets - help radiation pass through body

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Taking iodine, and evacuation to shelters

This content was published on Apr 4, 2017 Gerald Scharding from the National Emergency Operations Center explains how the authorities warn the public in the case of an emergency.

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Driving out the devil in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 Every year, about 1,400 people ask Swiss churches for help with exorcisms, and the number is growing.

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Swiss spend less on overseas aid, more on asylum seekers

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 According to the foreign ministry, Switzerland was able to save CHF143 million ($142.5 million) in overseas assistance spending thanks to “cost saving measure” put in place by the federal government. As a result spending on international initiatives dropped to 0.39% of Gross National Income, compared to 0.41% in 2015. However, official spending on Overseas Development…

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Dementia cases on the rise

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 There are far more people with dementia in Switzerland than previously thought – and the number is expected to double over the next 25 years.

Federer: ‘I can’t believe it! For me the dream continues’

This content was published on Apr 3, 2017 The 35-year-old from Basel, who shows no sign of losing his edge after a six-month injury absence, lifted the trophy in Miami for the third time.

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Rare Mendelssohn manuscript sold at Zurich auction

This content was published on Apr 2, 2017 A rare music manuscript by composer Felix Mendelssohn has been sold at an auction in Zurich for CHF180,000 ($179,000).

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What were the best Swiss April Fool’s Day hoaxes?

This content was published on Apr 2, 2017 Swiss newspapers were full of April Fool’s Day jokes on Saturday. Associations, firms and even local authorities also got in on the act.

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Do Swiss banks, teachers and Geneva have an image problem?

This content was published on Apr 2, 2017 Here are a few of the stories we will bring you during the week starting on April 3.

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Could managing avalanche risk be recognised globally?

This content was published on Apr 1, 2017 Switzerland, along with Austria, has officially submitted “managing avalanche danger” to be awarded special status at UNESCO.

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