THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 9, 2018 An alliance of non-governmental organisations has handed in a petition, containing 27,000 signatures, that calls on the Swiss government to […]
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 Volunteers unload aid from a truck before it is distributed to displaced people in Petobo […]
Source: The Local A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York, valued at […]
Swiss news in 10 languages By Fungai Mettler THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 3, 2018 Perseverance paid off for Fungai Mettler (Fungai Mettler ) Slogging away at a Swiss university for several years can often seem the easy part: when it comes to finding a job, foreign graduates […]
Swiss news in 10 languages THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 3, 2018 When it comes to supporting refugee integration in Switzerland, language education is one area of potential […]
By Julie Hunt THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 4, 2018 Motti and his mother at a “shidduch” matchmaking meeting(Film trailer) When “Wolkenbruchexternal link” premiered at this year’s Zurich Film Festivalexternal […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 24 September 2018 File photo: Depositphotos We asked our readers for advice on meeting new people in Switzerland. This is what you said. Making friends in […]
By Devendra Shintre, swissinfo.ch student blogger THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2018 A vacant bench on the banks of the beautiful Limmat river. Switzerland although beautiful […]
By Tony Ganzer, Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi and Leo Shearmur THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 Deadlines for international students are sometimes set earlier for […]
Source: DW The canton of St Gallen has become the second in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public. The Swiss also voted against […]
By Luca Beti THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 Eritrean refugee Solomon Aklilu is learning the roofing trade in Bern.(Luca Beti) Like many refugees in Switzerland, […]
Source: Aljazeera.com The Swiss region of St Gallen has voted in favour of a “burqa ban”, prohibiting all face-covering garments in public spaces, a decision that a local Islamic organisation has termed “Islamophobic”. In a referendum on Sunday in the northeastern canton of St Gallen, nearly 67 percent of voters approved […]
By Katy Romy THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 This 16-year-old married in 2017 in a refugee camp for Rohingya in Bangladesh. Her parents said they […]
AFP/The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 21 September 2018 The government of St Gallen says the proposed ‘burqa vote’ is unnecessary. File photo: Patrick Denker A second Swiss canton will vote Sunday […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga (right) and the director of the Federal Justice Office, Martin Dumermuth, presented the bill to the media. (Keystone) […]
By Kathrin Ammann THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 A Syrian girl walks past a hospital in Jarablus, northern Syria, in May. The three red […]
By Tony Ganzer, Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi and Leo Shearmur THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 The relatively high cost of living can be offset by exchanging […]
By Thomas Stephens THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 The ups and downs of life in Switzerland (Keystone) Switzerland is now the 44th best country to live […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 23 May 2018 Photo: Grillrad.ch Some people are at a loss when they retire, but Swiss engineer and sausage lover Gabriel Strebel didn’t waste any time. […]
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 3 September 2018 Syrian rebel fighters from the recently-formed “National Liberation Front” in Idlib province where the Swiss-made grenades were discovered. Photo: AFP New images appear […]