Switzerland
Swiss activists billed 90,000 francs for police costs
Police in Basel are billing two activists CHF 90,000 for the cost of an operation to remove them from a...
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Just how hot and dry will Swiss summers become in future?
With the rain and cooler temperatures in Switzerland right now, we may soon forget just how hot the summer of...
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What stereotypes do Swiss citizens living abroad face?
This content was published on August 21, 2026 - 18:49 “Ambassadors of Switzerland” or “freeloaders”? The image of Swiss citizens...
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Gstaad: Reiche Ausländer treiben Immobilienpreise in die Höhe
Das Gesetz wurde später mehrfach revidiert – und vor allem gelockert. Es widerspiegelt heute beispielhaft die Haltung der offiziellen Schweiz: Zum...
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Switzerland’s inflation problem is that it barely has one
Consumer prices declined in July, underscoring how different Switzerland’s inflation story is from much of the world. Over the month...
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Six big news stories from Switzerland you need to catch up on this week
From an unprecedented spike in Swiss fuel prices to a push for the new treaty with the EU to include...
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Expats struggle to explain Swiss neutrality abroad
‘Then I always explain that neutrality is not the same as indifference’ Keystone / Martial Trezzini Switzerland’s neutrality is not...
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Warum die Heimat für unser «Ich» so wichtig ist
Bei einem Besuch in Polen wird Beobachter-Kolumnist Christian Budnik die Bedeutung seiner Heimat bewusst. Doch nicht nur diese formt unsere...
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FJORD ***1/2 – was this film worthy of its Palme d’Or at Cannes this year?
21 August 2026 FJORD ***1/2 (vo Norwegian, English, Romanian) The question is: was this film worthy of its Palme d’Or...
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Five missing after fire ravages apartment block in Switzerland
A major fire broke out in Thusis, in Swiss canton of Graubünden, overnight into Friday. A building housing a restaurant...
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