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Radicalised jihadists pose biggest security threat

This content was published on May 4, 2015 An annual reportExternal link released on Monday by the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) shows the security situation in Switzerland has become more complex with radicalised jihadists still posing the gravest danger. The conflict in Ukraine is also a cause for major concern. The phenomenon of jihad-motivated travel is a serious security problem for Western states,…

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Swiss institutes draw record enrolment

This content was published on May 4, 2015 A record high number of students enrolled last year in Switzerland’s two technology universities and four research institutes.

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Muslim graves vandalised in Lausanne

This content was published on May 4, 2015 The Lausanne police confirmed the acts of vandalism, first reported in the news daily 20 Minutes. Damage discovered by police on Sunday afternoon included painted swastikas, overturned headstones and crushed flowers. An investigation is underway to find who did it. The graves were targeted based on the names on the headstones, according to a Lausanne…

Culture

The hills are alive … with Romansh monsters

This content was published on May 3, 2015 Featuring nightmarish creatures and a very confused human, Il Crestomat is the first online comic written in Romansh.

Culture

What the Swiss get up to on the day of rest

This content was published on May 2, 2015 We see children, women, men, with or without dogs, sledging, washing cars, in the forest, mopping, in the allotment – or simply doing nothing at all.

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Gays defy ban on giving blood

This content was published on May 1, 2015 Gay lobby groups are campaigning to overturn a rule that forbids male homosexuals to give blood in Switzerland.

Culture

Expo ready to feed ideas to millions of visitors

This content was published on May 1, 2015 The Milan Expo is to be the world’s biggest ever event on food. Switzerland’s pavilion challenges consumers to take responsibility for what and how they eat.

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People’s Party ad ruled discriminatory

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 The campaign, with a slogan that read “Kosovars are cutting the Swiss apart!” and the true story of two Swiss attacked with knives, were released in the print media during the run-up to the February 9, 2014 vote and also appeared in 2011 on the party’s website. On Thursday, a Bern regional court said People’s…

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Swiss climber sets Matterhorn record

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 Arnold’s record-setting climb was completed on April 22 – made public on Thursday – and beat the existing record by fellow Swiss Ueli Steck by ten minutes, according to Arnold’s sponsor Mammut. “I didn’t feel well at all initially,” Arnold said after the climb, in a press release. “I almost felt sick and thought about…

Demographics

Rape cases still cast a shadow on India tourism

This content was published on Apr 30, 2015 The first sentence under the “crime” section of the Swiss travel advisory to India warns potential travellers that “several rapes and sexual offences have been reported all over India and that foreigners are increasingly among the victims”. It also recommends that “women should be particularly vigilant” and are “less likely to be bothered if they…

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