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Where New Year’s celebrations are double the fun

This content was published on Jan 2, 2016 The Clauses recently made an exceptional visit to the city of Zurich, appearing at the Ernst Hohl Cultural Foundation at an exhibitionExternal link featuring national customs from Switzerland and Austria. Their trademark are the spectacular – and labour-intensive – headdresses decorated with scenes from rural life. The Clauses typically move in groups of six: two…

Stylized drawing of an old couple and the swiss map with cheese, milk, money, shamrock and a man doing workout

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Why the Swiss live longer

This content was published on Jan 1, 2016 Since the beginning of the 20th century life expectancy from birth in Switzerland has almost doubled. In this period, it rose from 49 to 85 for women and from 46 to 81 for men. According the World Health Statistics 2015 report, Switzerland is just behind Japan with an average life expectancy of 83 years. That’s…

Young radical Islamist travellers detained

This content was published on Dec 30, 2015 A Winterthur prosecutor confirmed that the two suspects were detained at Zurich airport upon their arrival from Turkey on Tuesday. The two suspects had apparently left Switzerland last December. They are investigated for their alleged support of Islamic militant groups, banned under Swiss law. The city of Winterthur has made the headlines in the past…

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Swiss hand over evidence in FIFA inquiry

This content was published on Dec 30, 2015 The office said the documents relate to bank accounts allegedly used by officials of the world football’s governing body (FIFA) to grant promotion and advertising rights for football tournaments in Latin America and the US. “Consisting of bank documents, the evidence will be used in criminal proceedings against high-ranking FIFA officials,” a statement External linksaid…

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Swiss still eat too much salt

This content was published on Dec 30, 2015 The salt content of bread has been reduced in Switzerland – in a voluntary measure worked out between the industry and the government. But with Swiss salt intake still too high, are such steps the way forward?

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Permits ended for foreign workers in strip clubs

This content was published on Dec 29, 2015 The Swiss government in 2016 will stop issuing special permits that have allowed women from outside the European Union to work in Swiss strip clubs.

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Ageing with a glass too many

This content was published on Dec 29, 2015 Although there is a downward trend in the amount of alcohol the average person in Switzerland drinks, high risk consumption is on the rise. According to the Swiss Alcohol Board, the average Swiss went from a yearly consumption of 8.3 litres of pure alcohol in 2013 down to 8.1 litres in 2014. But a study…

Geneva lowers threat level

This content was published on Dec 28, 2015 The decisionExternal link to take the security level down a notch, from three to two out of a scale of five, was taken by the department of security and the economy, at the suggestion of the Geneva cantonal police and following consultation with federal authorities. A number of diplomatic, commercial and religious events in Geneva…

Swiss seeking personal happiness in 2016

This content was published on Dec 28, 2015 The almost 9,500 people surveyed in Switzerland said that happiness in their marriages, families and personal relationships was more important than success, money or the euro crisis. Increasingly, respondents see themselves as responsible for achieving their expectations, and expect less from representatives of science and business, the survey by swissfutureExternal link found. According to the…

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