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Youth violence on the decline in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 Over the past five years there has been a significant decline in violent as well as non-violent crimes among youths.

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Heidi trailer

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015

Swiss apprenticeships, now in English

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 The apprenticeships are being offered in the central Swiss canton of Zug, home to the headquarters of many international firms. Roche Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson and Glencore are among the multinationals collaborating with the vocational educational company, Bildxzug, which is paid to organise the training. The apprenticeship system offers a combination of practical office experience…

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Classic Swiss novel lights up the silver screen

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 The children’s classic, written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri in 1881, tells how the young orphan, Heidi, is sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps, where they learn to love each other. Heidi befriends a local goatherd named Peter. The book has been adapted dozens of times for film and television.…

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The changing faces of a timeless Swiss icon

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 It’s not easy being a child actor. What became of some of the dozens of young girls who played Heidi?

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The little girl who conquered the big screen

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 Heidi, that supernaturally joyful and optimistic Swiss icon, is back where she belongs: in cinemas. But does the world really need another film?

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‘The ‘saviour child’ is a really popular motif’

This content was published on Dec 7, 2015 At a time of great social and political uncertainty in Europe, two nostalgic Swiss children’s classics have opened in cinemas. A coincidence?

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Madoff, jazz and a cabinet reshuffle

This content was published on Dec 6, 2015 Here are the top stories we’re following in the week beginning December 7.

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Swiss border guards working overtime this winter

This content was published on Dec 5, 2015 In an interview on Saturday, Jürg Noth, Head of the Swiss Border Guard (SBG), gave the Tages Anzeiger his perspective on what has been a tumultuous year for immigration issues, both in Switzerland and the rest of Europe.

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The machines making tiny music boxes

This content was published on Dec 5, 2015 The founder Charles Reuge began work in Geneva, where some of the first music boxes were made at the turn of the 19th century. Their principle remains the same today. A mechanical movement turns a cylinder or a metallic disk fitted with pins, which pluck the tuned teeth of a steel comb in a certain…

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