Swiss Identity

Bird flu measures tightened across Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 From Wednesday, all feed and water for poultry will have to be kept inside to prevent any possibility of wild birds coming into contact with farmed birds, the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary OfficeExternal link said on Tuesday. If farmers can’t comply with this, they will have to keep all poultry in closed stalls or cages.…

Culture

Stolen stone slab to be returned to Egypt

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 “During an inventory check of the Geneva free port at the end of 2014, the Federal Customs Administration identified … a granite relief of unknown origin and informed the Geneva public prosecutor, who opened a criminal inquiry,” the Geneva cantonal prosecutor said on Monday. After an examination by Philippe Collombert, professor of Egyptology at the…

Culture

How we used to consume ‘reel’ news

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 Before television, Swiss cinemas showed weekly news reels. They were commissioned by the cabinet in 1940 to counter Nazi propaganda.

Demographics

Helpline set up for homophobic attacks

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 No database exists in the country for attacks based on sexual orientation. For the political authorities and the police, if there is no data, it’s as though this violence does not exist, said the organisations behind the “LGBT+ Helpline SwitzerlandExternal link” on Monday. They estimated that over the past five years almost one in three…

Demographics

Pharma companies graded in drugs-access ranking

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 The Access to Medicine indexExternal link, which has been published every two years since 2008 looks at how manufacturers and developers of drugs can improve people’s access to medicines. Swiss-based Novartis came in at third place in the ranking, moving up one place since the last edition. It was topped only by Johnson & Johnson…

Demographics

Over 6,000 Belgian fans bid Cancellara farewell

This content was published on Nov 13, 2016 The event labelled as “Ciao Fabian” was held at the Kuipke Velodrome in the Belgian city of Ghent. “Spartacus” as Cancellara is known, has a big following in Belgium thanks to his many victories in the classic cycle races in Flanders. “It is incredible to have so many people saying goodbye to a Swiss rider.…

Demographics

Bird flu cases detected around Lake Geneva

This content was published on Nov 12, 2016 On Saturday, the Swiss Federal Office of Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs confirmed that a dead Tufted Duck and a Laughing Gull found near the port of the city of Lausanne have tested positive for bird flu. Like the cases in Lake Constance, the two birds were found to harbour the H5N8 strain of the…

Demographics

Swiss ski resorts open for business

This content was published on Nov 12, 2016 Skiing enthusiasts will be able to access some of Switzerland’s well-known ski resorts thanks to ample snowfall – 15 to 70cm – between Thursday and Friday. The resort of Saas-FeeExternal link in the canton of Valais already offers 30 km of pistes out of 100km. The Matterhorn Ski ParadiseExternal link area, part of which is…

Demographics

Tunisia still waiting to get Ben Ali clan funds back from Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 12, 2016 Five years after the Tunisian revolution, 43 million Swiss francs from the corrupt system of former dictator Ben Ali remain blocked in Switzerland.

Culture

Episode 7: The Swiss army knife

This content was published on Nov 12, 2016

Page 819 of 3172

First … 817 818 819 820 821 … Last

Swiss Identity

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Swiss Identity

More

Bird flu measures tightened across Switzerland

More

Stolen stone slab to be returned to Egypt

More

How we used to consume ‘reel’ news

More

Helpline set up for homophobic attacks

More

Pharma companies graded in drugs-access ranking

More

Over 6,000 Belgian fans bid Cancellara farewell

More

Bird flu cases detected around Lake Geneva

More

Swiss ski resorts open for business

More

Tunisia still waiting to get Ben Ali clan funds back from Switzerland

More

Episode 7: The Swiss army knife

Popular Stories

Most Discussed