The intriguing history of the ‘Black Madonna’
Source: BBC News By Alastair Sooke 19 July 2018 Most people coming face to face for the first time with Dutch artist Maerten van Heemskerck’s 16th-Century oil painting of the […]
‘Sensational discovery’ 2,000-year-old papyrus medical mystery solved
This content was published on July 16, 2018 The papyrus contains a previously unknown medical text from late antiquity, describing a condition called “hysterical apnoea”(Hasselblad H5D/ University of Basel) Scientists […]
Expat life: Why do Swiss people move abroad?
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 10, 2018 Around one in seven Swiss expats is an ‘explorer’, who finds it easy to settle down in their new […]
Politician offers kids 2,000 Swiss sausages after outcry over pork-free school picnic
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 6 July 2018 Switzerland’s finest Cervelat. Photo: Popo le Chien – CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Right-wing politician Andrea Glarner has offered to donate 2,000 Cervelat […]
Somali mother first to be sentenced under new law in Switzerland for genital mutilation of daughters
Alex Macbeth alex.macbeth@thelocal.com @alexmacbethtoc 16 July 2018 A court in Neuchâtel last week found a Somali mother guilty of submitting her two daughters to female genital mutilation in a landmark […]
Syrian nightmare: Detained Islamic State woman and child seek return to Switzerland
This content was published on July 14, 2018 The Swiss Muslim woman being interviewed by SRF at the Kurdish camp in northeast Syria. (SRF-SWI) A Swiss Muslim woman, captured […]
Limit drinking: Swiss experts recommend lower alcohol intake
Jul 11, 2018 – A standard glass refers to the quantity of beer, wine or schnapps normally served in a restaurant. (Keystone) Men should drink no more than two glasses […]
Double trouble; Xhaka tackles Swiss football official over dual national controversy
This content was published on July 8, 2018 Granit Xhaka says he is disappointed and angry about comments by Swiss football federation general secretary Alex Miescher suggesting players should drop […]
Switzerland: Anti-Semitism: Protection of Jewish and Muslim minorities to be strengthened
This content was published on July 4, 2018 The Jewish community has expressed concern about the security situation at synagogues in Switzerland. (Keystone) The government plans to earmark CHF500,000 […]
Man in Iran: ‘Iranians crave European culture’
By Jessica Pfister and Werner De Schepper, Schweizer Illustrierte This content was published on July 2, 2018 Philippe Welti, former Swiss ambassador to Iran (Joseph Kakshouri / Schweizer Illustrierte) […]
Citizenship: More than one in five Swiss has dual nationality
This content was published on July 1, 2018 Italy leads the way in second nationality followed by France, Germany and Turkey. (Keystone) Since 2010, the number of Swiss citizens possessing another country’s passport has increased by 40%. According to the NZZ am Sonntag paper, a total of 916,000 Swiss citizens […]
Integration : What asylum seekers learn about life, work and love in Switzerland
By May Elmahdi This content was published on June 29, 2018 An asylum seeker learns German in his temporary accommodation(Keystone) Integrating into Swiss society and understanding its unique culture, […]
Inside Geneva : Who’s in charge in today’s wars?
By Imogen Foulkes This content was published on June 25, 2018 It is key for humanitarian organisations to be able to talk to ‘non-state’ armed groups to try to […]
Switzerland: Opinion Shaqiri and Xhaka as Quantum Phenomenon
By Daniel Warner June 25, 2018 Switzerland’s midfielder Granit Xhaka makes the double-eagle gesture.(© KEYSTONE / LAURENT GILLIERON) Watching Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka score for Switzerland and celebrate […]
Countries wanting to tackle migration should follow Switzerland’s lead and boost local economies rather than punish individuals
Switzerland wants to give Tunisians an incentive to stay home rather than leave for Europe, but instead of building walls it’s investing in promoting tourism to the region to create jobs […]
Pope, in Geneva, says Christians must work together on peace
Source: Associated Press By JAMEY KEATEN and FRANCES D’EMILIO GENEVA (AP) — Pope Francis journeyed Thursday to the well-heeled city of Geneva to encourage all Christians, despite their differences, to […]
Papal explainer: Pope Francis’ Geneva trip in a nutshell
By Simon Bradley This content was published on June 20, 2018 Pope Francis waves to a crowd at the Vatican on June 2, 2018 (Keystone) The pope is flying into Geneva […]
Iran’s president to visit Switzerland, Austria amid nuclear deal row
Reuters International This content was published on June 18, 2018 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey May […]
What politicians can learn from Swiss cows
By Daniel Warner This content was published on June 18, 2018 Fighting to be queen for a summer(Keystone) My favorite was number 73. She had a certain dignity about […]
Migration: Refugees and locals learn to live together in Swiss town
By Julia Crawford This content was published on June 18, 2018 http://www.swissinfo.ch The small Swiss town of Bex has had an asylum seekers’ centre since 1982 and some refugees […]
