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Where couples divorce – or don’t – and why

This content was published on Mar 14, 2016 Switzerland’s divorce rate is pretty average, but some parts of the country seem more conducive to wedded bliss. Or are they?

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Divorce, aging athletes and the Swiss Bond girl

This content was published on Mar 13, 2016 Here are the stories we will be watching the week of March 14.

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Showcasing the art of papercutting

This content was published on Mar 13, 2016

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Fribourg film festival opens on feminine note

This content was published on Mar 12, 2016 Now in its 30th year, the Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) is underway in the Swiss city by the same name.

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Portraits of Ticino emigrants to the US

This content was published on Mar 12, 2016 Tens of thousands of people left canton Ticino at the turn of the 20th century for a better life in the United States.

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Switzerland eyes 2026 Winter Olympics

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Swiss Olympic, the country’s national committee, said on Friday that as a first step interested cities will be asked to put in their bids by the end of 2016. A task force will then evaluate the candidates before making a final decision on whether to bid by September 2017. “We have launched this process because…

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Zurich hears recipes for ending jihadi recruitment

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Homegrown jihadism “is coming” to Switzerland, says a former Islamic extremist – unless young Muslims looking for answers online are given new ideas.

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Women’s tennis tour returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Organisers of the “Ladies Championships Gstaad” say the tour has confirmed their event will replace the previously scheduled tournament in Bad Gastein, Austria, on the calendar. Prize money will total $226,750 (CHF223,600). The Gstaad tournament will be played from July 11-18, immediately after Wimbledon. The men’s Swiss Open, which last year celebrated its centenary in…

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Nestlé’s controversial bestseller

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Nestlé’s infant formula was developed in the 1800s and went on to become a huge success. But in the 1970s it was the reason the company came under attack. The formula was said to cause infant illness, even death. An international campaign to boycott Nestlé was launched. A Swiss group joined the campaign, going even…

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Life after Fukushima

This content was published on Mar 11, 2016 Swiss photographer Dominic Nahr takes a moving look at how life has continued in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, as well as the consequences over time.

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