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FILM: LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL with its openness to the pu...
7 August 2026 Two brilliant festivals, one after the other, celebrating the arts...
How a tiny battery forced an emergency landing
On July 27th 2026 a routine Swiss flight from Zurich to New York was forced to m...
Switzerland’s bloodiest divide no longer seen as its gr...
Asked recently which conflict had historically posed the greatest threat to nati...
How the Big Mac Index overstates the Swiss franc’s stre...
For 40 years, The Economist has indulged in what it refers to as “burgernomics”:...
Mental illness remains the leading cause of disability-...
The number of people receiving vocational-rehabilitation support through Switzer...
Fireworks ban exemptions prompt accusations of double s...
Ahead of Switzerland’s national day on August 1st, fireworks have generally been...
Backers of the safe food initiative accuse government o...
The backers of Switzerland’s Safe Food initiative have lodged an appeal against ...
Moving to France – a cheaper life across the border
While Switzerland is debating how to curb immigration, some of its own residents...
FILM: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY ** For the hype and the...
31 July 2026 A bit of a foray into the effects of entertainment… SPIDER-MAN: BRA...
Swiss rail – squeezing more people onto ever busier trains
Switzerland’s railways are carrying more people than ever. In the second quarter...
Swiss national day: 4 things you ought to know
Every year on 1 August, Swiss celebrate the founding of their nation with barbec...
Geneva court suspends ban on full-cover swimwear
Long-sleeved swimwear may once again be worn in Geneva’s public swimming pools, ...
FILM: DE LA COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE **** an exhuberant film
24 July 2026 DE LA COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE **** (vo French, with English subtitles) He...
Swiss town to fine those who don’t wash up dog pee
Dog owners in Chiasso, a town in Italian-speaking Ticino, will soon have to clea...
Switzerland braces for fourth heatwave of the summer
The fourth heatwave this summer is approaching. It is not yet clear whether it w...
Swiss mothers push for six months of maternity leave
A petition signed by more than 110,000 people is calling for maternity leave in ...
