Rollerskaters from Estonia open the parade of the 8th World Youth Music Festival Zurich 2024 in Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse. Keystone / Gaetan Bally Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Switzerland is struggling with overtourism in some places, for example in the Verzasca Valley, where...
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Amherd to the Swiss Abroad on August 1: ‘You shape the image of Switzerland’
Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. National Day address from the President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd to the Swiss diaspora around the world. This content was published on July 31, 2024 – 09:00 In an increasingly polarised world, we need people...
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Switzerland Today
Ageism, mental fitness and polarisation: how Switzerland sees the US presidential race When he first became senator in 1972, at the age of 30, Joe Biden was one of the youngest to hold that position in the United States. Over 50 years later, the president pulled out of the presidential race amidst widespread criticism...
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Switzerland Today
Swiss parliament snubs European court climate ruling. After the Senate, the Swiss House of Representatives has criticised the climate ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to reject a ruling ordering Switzerland to do more to combat global warming. In April, the European Court of Human Rights...
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“Red and white as usual?” asked newspaper Blick, fearing another predictable Swiss sports kit. “No! The new team clothing for Swiss athletes at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a veritable festival of colours.” One thing was clear at the unveiling in Zurich yesterday by Swiss Olympic partners On and Ochsner Sport: “never before...
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Amusing travel journal reveals Switzerland of 1837
“Where is the Jungfrau?” Mylord and Mylady struggle to navigate the Swiss mountains. Deutsches Tagebucharchiv German theologian Carl August Wildenhahn documented his journey through 19th century Switzerland with humorous observations and comic strip-style pictures. This content was published on May 11, 2024 – 11:00 Gabriel Heim, Blog des Schweizerischen Nationalmuseums In the early summer of...
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Switzerland Today – SWI swissinfo.ch
Who are the happiest people in the world? Finland remains the happiest country in the world, taking the title for the seventh year in a row, according to a UN-commissioned World Happiness ReportExternal link released today. Switzerland dropped one place to ninth. Nordic countries took the top slots, with Denmark, Iceland and Sweden following Finland. Switzerland’s happiness...
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Are you a slow talker? Then, you’ll feel at home in Bern according to the research. How do you say candy in Swiss German? Täfeli or Zückerli? What about doll? Is it Bääbi or Puppe? That depends of course on where you live in the Swiss German part of the country. Now apparently, it seems...