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Forest fires rage in southern Swiss Alps

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 The mountainous region south of the Alps hasn’t had any rain for more than a month. Local fire brigades have been deployed to try to contain the blaze. The defence ministry said five army helicopters helped drop water for aerial firefighting on Wednesday. Nevertheless, the blaze in the Mesocco Valley managed to spread across an…

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Picture of the week 2016

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 In this series, swissinfo.ch picture editors choose an image highlighting a news event of the past seven days.

Defining Protestant identity

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 For Swiss Protestants, the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is an occasion to reflect on their own identity.

The Alpine movie that didn’t need a script

This content was published on Dec 28, 2016 Equipped with a camera and a drone, director Thomas Rickenmann heads for the mountains without a script and just starts filming.

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Swiss-based Zika research project advances

This content was published on Dec 27, 2016 David Baud of the Lausanne University Hospital told the Swiss News Agency that most cases were from Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Caribbean region. The researchers also have data from Spain, Britain, the United States, Thailand and Vietnam. They sent out about 4,000 requests for cooperation to obstetricians around the world last…

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A year of weather extremes

This content was published on Dec 26, 2016 In 2016 the weather reached record numbers in all categories. It was wetter and warmer than in previous years – consequences of climate change.

Postman rings more than twice

This content was published on Dec 26, 2016 In total the state-owned company handled about 18 million parcels in the first 24 days of December ahead of the festive break. The postal employees also delivered about 20 million letters on peak days in December. They had to do extra shifts to cope with the amount of work, according to a statement. The company…

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Banking, bell-ringing, and a 500th birthday

This content was published on Dec 26, 2016 Here are the stories we’ll bring you the week of December 26.

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Mummenschanz returns with a new troupe

This content was published on Dec 25, 2016 Mummenschanz mask theatre is one of Switzerland’s leading cultural exports. Its members have been touring the world for 44 years.

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Zurich’s last bell ringer

This content was published on Dec 25, 2016 The inconspicuous St Anna’s chapel lies in the heart of Zurich. Every Sunday and on church holidays the bells are rung by hand.

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