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Globus Riots: when the Swiss youth took to the streets

This content was published on Jun 29, 2023 Clashes between protestors and police in the centre of Zurich 55 years ago are seen as a watershed moment in recent Swiss history.

Will nuclear waste ever be as welcome in Switzerland as it is in Sweden?

This content was published on Oct 14, 2022 A site has finally been chosen to store Switzerland’s nuclear waste. But why didn't the locals have a say in the matter?

Swiss museum examines collection of Nazi-era art dealer

This content was published on Oct 12, 2022 "Taking stock means being accountable" - Bern's museum of fine arts is holding an exhibition on the controversial Gurlitt art collection.

Gurlitt at the Kunstmuseum Bern

This content was published on Oct 12, 2022

Nagra Timeline

This content was published on Oct 6, 2022

Alpine battles: Swiss sheep fight invasive shrub

This content was published on Aug 14, 2022 Green alder, a fast-growing shrub, is threatening Alpine pastures. Can a native sheep breed turn the tables?

How an experimental housing model pushed communal living to the limits

This content was published on Jul 2, 2022 A hundred years ago a Swiss 'Free Village' was seen as a testing ground for an ideological third way between socialism and capitalism.

Dictators’ funds in Switzerland – the biggest scandals

This content was published on Jun 2, 2022 From Marcos to Yanukovych via Mubarak, a rogues’ gallery of former leaders who have stashed their stolen cash in Switzerland.

Swiss Press Photo 2022 winners – in pictures

This content was published on Apr 28, 2022 A selection of images from this year’s Swiss Press Photo 2022 winners.

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Viktor Vekselberg

Meet the oligarchs: Switzerland’s awkward guests

This content was published on Mar 25, 2022 The Swiss authorities and media are busy hunting down links between Switzerland and sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

Swiss successes, risks and failures mediating peace abroad

This content was published on Mar 22, 2022 Peace policy expert Markus Heiniger explains how the Swiss became specialists in ending conflicts.

Pioneering female designers finally take centre stage

This content was published on Feb 24, 2022 Overlooked or misunderstood, women designers' contributions often haven't received the attention they deserve. An exhibition wants to rectify this.

Concrete: the building material of the 20th century

This content was published on Feb 3, 2022 Architecture fans wax nostalgic about concrete; for others it's the epitome of coldness and ugliness.

What to do with abandoned stables? A thorny issue in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 29, 2022 In Switzerland's mountainous regions, many stables stand empty. Should they be demolished or converted?

From stable to house

This content was published on Jan 28, 2022

Swiss recognition of former Soviet republics took 15 minutes

This content was published on Jan 28, 2022 Documents from 1991 show that Switzerland swiftly recognised the new countries emerging out of the former Soviet Union. Now it's more complicated.

Pictures from the End of the USSR

This content was published on Jan 28, 2022

1993-2022: the evolving Swiss government

This content was published on Jan 3, 2022 Each year Switzerland publishes an official photograph of the cabinet. The style and tone of the image often reflect wider changes.

2021: the year in Swiss cartoons

This content was published on Dec 26, 2021 A look back at some of the best drawings of the year, from the pandemic to COP26.

How the bubble house movement took hold in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 21, 2021 From a flat extension to futuristic worlds, Swiss architects were swept up in the bubble architecture movement in the 1960s.