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CHF1.5 million violin stolen in Geneva

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 Police have begun an international hunt for a 269-year-old violin worth well more than a million francs that has been stolen in Geneva.

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L’Escalade: a souped-up celebration

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 The most popular festival in Geneva is l'Escalade, which commemorates an unusual (and culinary-based) defence of a city.

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Does more money always mean better health?

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 Can we assume there is a correlation between money invested by a country, and citizen health?

Education

Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Dec 11, 2016 Although Swiss teenagers are the best in Europe at mathematics, according to the 2015 “Programme for International Student Assessment” (PISA) External link, they scored average marks in reading. In the Schweiz am Sonntag the head of the PISA study, which ranks children’s education level in 72 countries, responded to criticism from Swiss education officials. For the first…

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Expensive healthcare, expanding ski resorts and fighting pirates

This content was published on Dec 11, 2016 Here are some of the stories we’ll bring you the week starting December 12.

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First full day of service for Gotthard rail tunnel

This content was published on Dec 11, 2016 At 08.17am Sunday morning the train from Basel pulled into the newly renovated railway station at Lugano, in the Italian-speaking canton Ticino. Numerous people had been invited to celebrate and meet the first train at the station. Shortly after, the first freight train arrived from Basel, it had been loaded with ‘Läckerli’ a local specialty…

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Switzerland targets three more World Heritage sites

This content was published on Dec 10, 2016 The cabinet has chosen the three sites to add to the country’s existing 12 entries on the World Heritage list. The Salginatobel bridge spanning a valley in Schiers, canton Graubünden, was designed by Robert Maillart. At 90 metres, it was the longest bridge of its kind when it opened in 1930. “It is an architectural…

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Episode 8: Swiss flag facts

This content was published on Dec 10, 2016 Everything you need to know about Switzerland's iconic cross.

Snapshots from the ‘grand theatre of life’

This content was published on Dec 10, 2016 Werner Gadliger's picture stories of characters encountered in Switzerland and on his travels.

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Man sentenced for sexual abuse of boy

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 A German man has been sentenced for sexually abusing a 12-year-old Swiss boy, in a case that involved an international manhunt.

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