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The Swiss Air-Rescue: Inside the most daring job in the Alps

The Swiss Times takes an inside look at Rega, the Swiss air-rescue team that saves people who can only be helped by helicopter.

Swiss incomes keep going up

While inflation keeps driving up the prices of Swiss housing, groceries and more; a new report found that Swiss employees' salaries are keeping pace.

T-Rex skeleton goes for 4.8M in Switzerland

One of the best-preserved t-rex skeletons in the world was sold at auction this week in Switzerland.

Burning snowmen and ladder races: Spring in Switzerland

Switzerland signals the beginning of spring with some of the most unusual and fun traditions in Europe.

Sounds of summer: The 2023 Swiss classical music scene

Switzerland isn’t all banking and watchmaking; it boasts a thriving classical music scene – all year round.

La bataille des lapins de Pâques en chocolat

L'automne dernier, la plus haute juridiction suisse a jugé que les lapins en chocolat emballés de feuilles d'or de Lindt & Sprüngli étaient protégés par la loi pour la fête de Pâques.

Montreux Jazz Festival: The birthplace of music legends

Every summer, thousands of people descend on the shores of Lake Geneva to experience one of the world’s greatest musical events – the Montreux Jazz Festival.

The Swiss cantons where expats don’t settle

Switzerland is a country that many foreigners call “home” – whether for a few years or for the rest of their lives.

Switzerland: So many guns, so little violence

Switzerland has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world. And yet, the country’s mass shooting rate is practically zero.

T-Rex for sale in Switzerland

One of the best-preserved t-rex skeletons in the world will be sold next month in a Swiss auction.

Berset ‘letting women down’ over pensions

While the French protests over retirement reached a fever pitch this week, the federal council proposed a reform to the Swiss pension system.

Switzerland and Google at odds

Hundreds Google’s employees this week walked out of its Zurich offices in protest.

Zurich will trial a 35-hour workweek

Zurich city employees will be evaluated on how productively they function on a 35-hour workweek.

Should Swiss-German be taught in Swiss-French schools?

A Swiss lawyer is calling on the canton of Vaud to have Swiss-German taught in local schoolS.

The ‘decolonization’ of African art in Swiss museums

As much as half of all artifacts from the Nigerian Benin kingdom kept in Swiss museums were stolen, according to a 2023 report.

Le problème de la semaine de 31 heures en Suisse

Les Suisses, très travailleurs, avaient l'habitude de "sourire" du fait que les Français, plus détendus, ne travaillaient que 35 heures par semaine... mais de nouvelles données montrent que le travailleur suisse moyen ne travaille qu'environ 31 heures par semaine.

Why Swiss borders were ‘rigged to blow’ at any moment

28 février 2023

Landlocked Switzerland has built clandestine bunkers, warehouses, and fortresses across the country, which can be accessed at the first sign of foreign invasion.

Guide de la culture de la randonnée en Suisse

24 février 2023

Dans un pays qui compte 62 416 km de sentiers balisés, il n'est pas surprenant que la randonnée soit le sport le plus populaire en Suisse.

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