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Swiss Broadcasting Corporation to cut 1,000 jobs by 2029

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SWI swissinfo.ch's parent company, will cut around 1,000 full-time positions by 2029.

SUV, other cars near Luzern, Switzerland

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SUVs account for over half of all new automobiles on Swiss roads

This content was published on Nov 21, 2024 More than half of all new cars registered in Switzerland last year was an SUV. This is causing problems for cities in particular.

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Assisted suicide: Sarco inventor defends himself against killing rumours

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 Sarco inventor Philip Nitschke has defended himself against rumours that one of his colleagues assisted in the suicide of a woman in Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland.

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Federer pens tribute to retiring Nadal

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has paid tribute to his retiring rival Rafa Nadal.

Real estate market still shows no signs of correction

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Swiss property market shows no signs of correction

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 The Swiss real estate market continues to show no signs of correction. In recent months, prices have continued to rise, while neighbouring countries such as Germany and France have seen considerable declines.

"Untitled" (1979), by Verena Loewensberg. One of the pioneers of Concrete art, the artist has long been in the shadow of his (male) peers, more savy in self-promotion. Loewensberg's oeuvre is finally being 'rediscovered'.

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From Dada to Concrete Art: when Zurich was a modernist battleground

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 A new book about the pioneers of Concretism fills a gap in the history of the most internationally influential Swiss art movement of the 20th century.

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Internet use in Switzerland differs according to gender

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 Internet use and its frequency differ significantly by gender in Switzerland. Men use the internet more frequently than women, according to the Federal Statistical Office.

Bryan Cyril Thurston in his studio: the ambivalent depiction of the artist by his son also points to the potentially anachronistic nature of 1970s activist Romanticism.

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Art, activism, and family legacy flow through a Swiss mountain pass

This content was published on Nov 19, 2024 A new documentary about British-Swiss artist Bryan Cyril Thurston makes a nuanced case for the power of art as a form of environmentalist activism.

Enjoyment plays the biggest role in eating

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Study reveals food culture differences between Switzerland and neighbours

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 Three-quarters of Swiss people consider eating to be a pleasurable, social activity, a new survey reveals. Healthy eating, however, plays a much less important role, it found.

A special exhibition of the returned heritage was opened in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Antica Capua. The artefacts will remain the property of the museum.

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Precious archaeological vases and coins returned to Italian museum

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 The Italian authorities have recovered over 2,500 precious ancient coins, vases and small sculptures that had been illegally dug up and sold in Switzerland, Eurojust announced on Monday.

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