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Federal Parliament transforms into forest of mythical creatures

21 Oktober 2023

Glowing fairies, busy goblins and singing trees take over in Bern: For the traditional light spectacle, the Federal Palace will be transformed into a fairytale forest this year.

Zurich presents itself to around 15,000 people at Olma parade

16. Oktober 2023

Despite the rainy weather, the traditional parade of the guest canton of Zurich at the Olma attracted around 15,000 spectators to the old town of St.

Active ingredient in Ecstasy helps against PTSD

14 September 2023

The ecstasy active ingredient MDMA is effective in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.

100 Million Francs: The Federal Council buys a new jet

The Federal Council is upgrading and buying a new government aircraft for CHF 103 million.

Pay cuts for teachers allowed due to corona measures

The St. Gallen boarding school Rosenberg does not have to pay the wage cuts made to three teachers during the Corona measures in spring 2020.

Climate activists who refused Swiss military duty acquitted

Switzerland's famously compulsory military was challenged when three climate activists refused to serve or pay fines based on their personal ecological beliefs.

Entschlüsselung der Geheimnisse des Genfer Freihafens: Ein Zufluchtsort für unbezahlbare Kunst und Steuerhinterziehung

The Geneva Freeport holds the world's largest and most secretive art collection.

Süße Belohnungen: Lindt bricht $2,3 Milliarden Umsatzrekord mit Schokolade

The famous Swiss chocolatier says its impressive sales is due to consumers' elevated tastes and the rising cost of its products -- a trickle-down effect of more expensive cocoa.

Fregatten-Affäre: Schweiz übergibt $138M an Taiwan

Switzerland has reimbursed Taiwan $138 million dollars in connection with the 'Frigate Affair' or the corrupt sale of French war ships.

Glacier 3000 Gondel fällt aus, Touristen werden evakuiert

Mere months after tragedy struck Glacier 3000 when its famed restaurant spontaneously burned down, the gondola failed Thursday and 270 tourists had to be air lifted out.

STELLUNGNAHME: Das "vielfältige Militär" der Schweiz

In den Schweizer Medien kursiert ein Foto von Schweizer Militärangehörigen, die ihren islamischen Glauben praktizieren, das für Gesprächsstoff sorgt.

Switzerland: AI is more apt at spreading fake news than humans

Tweets created by Chat GPT are more clear and more believable than human-created tweets, even if the information is false, according to a new study from Zurich.

Red Cross President resigns amid political controversy

Following a press release about Italy's controversial right-wing ban on pregnancy surrogacy, the IFRC president says he is ready to step down from his international role.

Das Argument für ein nationales Waffenregister in der Schweiz

The Swiss federal government’s Weapons Commission is seeking to create a database that would account for all firearms in Switzerland.

Why the Swiss are less and less interested in news

Interest in news is declining in Switzerland. Less than half of Swiss people say they are still “very interested” in news, according to a new report from Reuters.

Frauen in der ganzen Schweiz streiken für die Gleichstellung

In the months since Switzerland narrowly voted to raise the women's retirement age to be in line with men, Swiss women have been pushing back, citing that their work is invisible.

Nur ein Drittel der Schweizerinnen und Schweizer sagt, sie gehören keiner Religion an

More and more people in Switzerland do not belong to any specific religion or church, but that number is well below the average in Europe.

Warum Kühe und die Schweiz untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind

Von Käse und Schokolade bis hin zu Burgern und Glocken: Die Kuh ist das inoffizielle Maskottchen der Schweiz.

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