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Swiss win tennis silver and gymnastics bronze in Rio

This content was published on Aug 15, 2016 They were beaten on Sunday by Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, 6-4 6-4. The Swiss paired up after Switzerland’s original six-person squad started haemorrhaging players. Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and then Belinda Bencic withdrew from the Games. The partnership was seen as a good match of Hingis’s expertise and Bacsinszky’s strength. An Olympic medal was…

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Zurich Street Parade marks 25 year milestone

This content was published on Aug 14, 2016 The event is widely described as the biggest outdoor techno party in Europe. Despite the large number of attendees, health and safety incidents were down: 690 people were treated by first aid helpers, a 23% drop compared with the previous year. Most were cuts and scratches. The festivities started with a warm up at 1pm,…

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Sports, streetlights, and small farms

This content was published on Aug 14, 2016 Here are the stories we’re following the week of August 15.

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Locarno Film Festival comes to a close

This content was published on Aug 13, 2016 With their decisions, the jury, headed by Mexican star director Arturo Ripstein, confirmed the festival organisers’ intention to equally promote traditional narrative cinema and high-quality experimental productions. The award for Best Director went to João Pedro Rodrigues of Portugal for “The Ornithologist”. The Bulgarian Irena Ivanova was voted best actress for her portrayal of a…

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Where do the Swiss go, when they live abroad?

This content was published on Aug 13, 2016 More than one in ten Swiss lives abroad. This graphic illustrates that the Swiss don’t like to stray too far from home.

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Travels in a bygone age in a poor alpine valley

This content was published on Aug 13, 2016 To make a living, Roberto Donetta worked as a travelling photographer and seed salesman. His images captured scenes in the Blenio valley when people lived hand to mouth.

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The continuing appeal of Switzerland for British VIPs

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 May’s office did not provide any further details of the trip, but May has spoken previously of her love of walking holidays in Switzerland, a destination also favoured by her German counterpart Angela Merkel. “We’ve walked all over the country. However, we have two favourite areas in particular: Zermatt and the Bernese Oberland,” May told…

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Swiss rowers win gold in Rio

This content was published on Aug 11, 2016 Switzerland has picked up its third medal at the summer Olympics in Rio. On Thursday the Swiss team took gold in rowing.

The key to integration? Feeling welcome

This content was published on Aug 11, 2016 Every year, about 30,000 foreign nationals make canton Zurich their new home. For the cantonal authorities it’s important to make foreigners who have recently relocated feel welcome. They also want to make sure the new arrivals are aware of local customs. Zurich’s Cantonal Integration Office advises municipalities to meet the newcomers in person. To find…

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More animals being used in Swiss research

This content was published on Aug 11, 2016 Switzerland’s federal veterinary office said in a statement on Thursday that the increase in animal experiments was linked to studies involving large herds of animals and to species conservation projects. According to the dataExternal link (in French), fish (+23,000 compared with 2014), amphibians (+25,000), genetically modified mice (+22,000) and poultry (+11,000) have been used in particular for…

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