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Nude in the city: undressing taboos in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 29, 2015 How are some people able to shrug off society’s expectations and walk around completely naked on the streets of a city?

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Swiss set up task force against people smuggling

This content was published on Aug 28, 2015 The aim is to “catch, arrest and sentence” the smuggling networks, Olivier Pecorini, vice-director of the Federal Office of Police (FEDPOL), told Swiss public radio, SRF on Friday. He said people smuggling to Europe had now become an “organised crime” and in order to combat this, whether at a European level or within Switzerland, cooperation…

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Pigeon-hunting hawk

This content was published on Aug 28, 2015

The Mattmark disaster: a dramatic page in Swiss history

This content was published on Aug 28, 2015 “You can go on living after being through that kind of disaster, but you’ll never be able to forget it,” says Martin Anthamatten, mayor of Saas-Almagell, the Valais community that includes Mattmark. He is sitting in a café just beside today’s dam, which has a magnificent view of the lake and the valley. Not only…

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‘Iraqi Odyssey’ to represent Switzerland at Oscars

This content was published on Aug 27, 2015 Born in Baghdad, the director Samir grew up in Switzerland. He tells the story of his globalised middle-class Iraqi family, scattered between Auckland, Moscow, Paris, London and Buffalo, New York. It shows Iraqis as secular, cultured and open to the world in contrast to how they are normally portrayed in the media. The culture office…

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US wants priority in FIFA official extradition

This content was published on Aug 27, 2015 Rocha, a Nicaraguan national, is among six FIFA officials currently in detention in Switzerland since May 27 due to US arrest warrants concerning corruption charges. A seventh FIFA official had agreed to be extradited to the US in July. “We have always said we will decide in September… We will decide on the U.S. request…

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Strong franc eats away at consumer confidence

This content was published on Aug 27, 2015 swissinfo.ch asks shoppers in Geneva what it is like living in a country where Big Macs comparatively cost more than anywhere else in the world.

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Lighting effects of a Swiss Modernist

This content was published on Aug 27, 2015 It is 50 years since the death of Le Corbusier, one of the world’s most famous architects and one of the most well-known Swiss in history.

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Pool attendant – a challenging job

This content was published on Aug 27, 2015

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Keeping the beat in Edinburgh

This content was published on Aug 26, 2015 The Swiss city of Basel is famous for its version of “Fasnacht”, the annual carnival. Some 3,000 active drummers are linked to these celebrations and the various city guilds’ parades. Drawing from this tradition, the Top Secret Drum Corps was formed in 1990 and has become one of the most sought-after groups of its kind.…

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