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Federal Parliament transforms into forest of mythical creatures
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
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.
Un ingrédient actif de l'ecstasy aide à lutter contre le syndrome de stress post-traumatique (SSPT)
Le principe actif de l'ecstasy, la MDMA, est efficace dans le traitement du syndrome de stress post-traumatique.
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.
Les défenseurs du climat qui ont refusé de faire leur service militaire en Suisse sont acquittés
Switzerland's famously compulsory military was challenged when three climate activists refused to serve or pay fines based on their personal ecological beliefs.
Percer les secrets du port franc de Genève : Un paradis pour l'art inestimable et l'évasion fiscale
Le port franc de Genève détient la collection d'art la plus importante et la plus secrète au monde.
Sweet rewards: Lindt breaks $2.3B chocolate sales record
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.
Frigate affair: Switzerland transfers $138M to Taiwan
Switzerland has reimbursed Taiwan $138 million dollars in connection with the 'Frigate Affair' or the corrupt sale of French war ships.
Glacier 3000 gondola fails, tourists evacuated
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.
OPINION : L'armée suisse dans toute sa diversité
Une photo de militaires suisses pratiquant leur foi islamique a circulé dans les médias suisses et a suscité la conversation.
Suisse : L'IA est plus apte à diffuser des fausses nouvelles que les humains
Les tweets créés par Chat GPT sont plus clairs et plus crédibles que les tweets créés par des humains, même si les informations sont fausses, selon une nouvelle étude de 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.
The case for a Swiss national gun registry
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.
Women all over Switzerland strike for equality
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.
Seul un tiers des Suisses déclarent ne pas appartenir à une religion
De plus en plus de personnes en Suisse n'appartiennent à aucune religion ou église spécifique, mais ce nombre est bien inférieur à la moyenne européenne.
Pourquoi les vaches et la Suisse sont inextricablement liées
Du fromage au chocolat en passant par les hamburgers et les cloches, la vache est la mascotte officieuse de la Suisse.

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