Swiss Identity

Swiss wrestlers – and spectators – feel the heat

This content was published on Aug 29, 2016 Around 300,000 wrestling fans braved boiling temperatures for the triennial Federal Wrestling Festival.

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Swiss resist fear-based childrearing – for now

This content was published on Aug 29, 2016 Children in Switzerland typically walk or play outside each day without strict supervision, part of a cultural legacy that might not last.

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All hail the new ‘schwingen’ king

This content was published on Aug 28, 2016 As the ads say, a Swiss king isn’t crowned – he has to fight for it. And so it was that the 30-year-old GlarnerExternal link, a 114-kilogram (251 pounds) bear of a man from the community of Heimberg, near Lake Thun, won the championship title in Swiss wrestling, the national sport known as “schwingen”. Over…

Culture

Kids out alone, Jean Tinguely and disaster plans

This content was published on Aug 28, 2016 Monday In Switzerland, children walk to and from school or play outside without their parents from a young age. We find out how Swiss parents resist the fear factor that often stops their counterparts in some other developed countries from letting their children out alone. Tuesday Credit Suisse has sold off five properties in its…

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Passionate about pushing the limits – indoors or out

This content was published on Aug 28, 2016 Even with the Swiss Alps in their backyard, many young climbers in Switzerland now see what they do as a mostly indoors, urban sport.

Culture

Gushing for Geneva for 125 years

This content was published on Aug 26, 2016 Every second, five hundred litres of water are pumped out of Lake Geneva into the air by two turbines. The stream of water reaches an altitude of 140 metres, leaving the nozzle at a speed of 200 kilometres per hour. The landmark fountain begins sprouting every morning at 9 o’clock and attracts many visitors to…

Demographics

Foreigners breach two million mark

This content was published on Aug 26, 2016 The number of foreigners living in Switzerland has gone past two million for the very first time, according to the latest population figures.

Culture

The Swiss farmers‘ game

This content was published on Aug 26, 2016

Five things to know about Swiss wrestling

This content was published on Aug 26, 2016 Now in its 44th edition, the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival, or ‘Schwingfest’ has been going since the end of the 19th century, and attracts spectators from at home and abroad. With around 250,000 people expected over three days it’s the country’s biggest sporting event, but what’s the draw? The Federal Wrestling Festival has…

Demographics

Swiss minister defends Ticino border guards

This content was published on Aug 26, 2016 Maurer, whose department is responsible for the border guards, said asylum seekers trying to transit Switzerland were being returned to Italy in accordance with the law. “Everything is being done correctly,” said Maurer in an interview published in several Swiss-German newspapers on Thursday. Switzerland’s border with Italy has become a flashpoint in Europe’s migrant crisis.…

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