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Big vote, FIFA election, and Swiss-German lessons

This content was published on Feb 21, 2016 Here are the stories we’ll be watching the week of February 22.

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Skiing Sherpas

This content was published on Feb 21, 2016 They are experts in high places, but these Nepalese mountain guides have only recently been learning how to ski.

Lack of information tarnishes courts’ image

This content was published on Feb 20, 2016 According to political researcher Christoph Schwenkel, who helped conduct the study, overwhelmingly negative media coverage about court proceedings leads to a more negative image of the justice system among the public. He spoke with the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper on Saturday, before the study was released. “When you read about a cantonal court in the newspaper, it’s…

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Contemporary Chinese art makes a noise in Bern

This content was published on Feb 20, 2016 “Chinese Whispers”, which will feature some 150 works, provides an opportunity to explore the vastness of China through the eyes of Chinese artists, from Ai Weiwei to Zhuang Hui, and gain an insight into the Chinese art scene of the past 15 years. The exhibitions will document the ways in which Chinese artists have carved out…

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New sanctuary for old farm animals

This content was published on Feb 20, 2016

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Mobile ice rinks on trend

This content was published on Feb 19, 2016

Switzerland’s defence of the Dublin accords is not a coincidence

This content was published on Feb 19, 2016 Although Switzerland is not one of the main destination countries for asylum seekers, between 2009 and 2014 it was the country that transferred the most migrants to another EU state. This practice is part of the Dublin accords, signed in 1990 and adopted by Switzerland in December 2008. According to this agreement, an asylum application…

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Photographer Ernst Scheidegger dead at 92

This content was published on Feb 18, 2016 Zurich photographer Ernst Scheidegger died on Tuesday at the age of 92. He was well known for his portraits of the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

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Social media divided on religion in school

This content was published on Feb 18, 2016 Do pupils have a right to pray in state schools? swissinfo.ch received hundreds of comments on social media.

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The best Swiss photos of the year

This content was published on Feb 17, 2016 The picture taken during the raid of Zurich’s Baur au Lac hotel last May is the opposite of what one expects from photojournalism: someone or something covered up. Yet this image was taken at the beginning of what has become a series of revelations of cover ups and corruption hanging over football’s governing body. Each…

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