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In Basel, it’s the Pokémon that are on the hunt

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 The GPS-aided game – created through a collaboration between Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and former Google subsidiary Niantic Labs – has been available for download in Switzerland for just three weeks. It has been a success in the country with servers crashing and thousands playing, especially in the cities. No official download figures are available…

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Episode 9: Swiss picnic in Silicon Valley

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 Follow Lawrence’s blog on archaeology hereExternal link. (Lawrence Desmond for swissinfo.ch)

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Swiss Olympic success – and failure – over the years

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 There are a total of 105 athletes – 59 men and 46 women, aged 18 to 53 – are chasing gold, silver and bronze in Rio. This year the Swiss have set themselves a target of five medals, one more than the haul from London four years ago, although that target was set before Roger Federer and…

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Swiss help cleanse Rio’s polluted waterways

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 The Swiss are among those helping to clean up Rio de Janeiro's polluted waters, though the problem will not be fixed before the Summer Olympic Games.

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Chances for refugees boosted by short asylum procedure

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 The survey is based on data of 17,000 people with temporary refugee status in Switzerland between 1994 and 2004. The information was provided by the State Secretariat for Migration. The researchers found that immigrants who have to wait more than 12 months for the result of the official vetting process see their chances of finding…

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Wild hay expanses named Landscape of the Year

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 The seemingly dangerous work is increasingly rare, the organisation said on Wednesday. It explained that the traditional production of “emergency hay” and winter fodder had long been a cultural asset and an important maintenance measure for dry grasslands with a rich diversity of species. Gathering wild hay using scythes and studded boots is an old…

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Cracking down on football and ice hockey hooligans

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 The recommendations by the justice and police directors of the 26 cantons, published on Wednesday, call for a joint implementation of procedures to help identify violent troublemakers in and around sports stadiums and impose sanctions. The announcement comes two weeks after the kick-off of the Swiss football championship. The ice hockey season is due to…

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Dear old cinema

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016

Old celluloid films in good hands for festival

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 The picture of recently deceased Italian actor Bud Spencer in “They Call Me Trinity” appears as if by magic in the light of a lamp. Davide Dalet’s gloved hand lets the strip of film rush back and forth. He puts his nose closer and checks the print carefully before rewinding the reel. Dalet is looking…

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On your marks, get set, tweet!

This content was published on Aug 3, 2016 Of the 105 Swiss Olympians heading to Rio, 57 have Twitter accounts. swissinfo.ch has created a list with all their latest posts.

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