Viktoriia and Polina: physically in Bern, mentally in Ukraine
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Viktoriia Bilychenko and her daughter, Polina, are finding their way around Bern. But they constantly worry about their relatives back in Ukraine.
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Viktoriia Bilychenko and her daughter, Polina, fled the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv. This is how they are faring in Switzerland.
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In 1957, Swiss women voted for the first time in the village of Unterbäch – against the wishes of the authorities and many local people.
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More than 20 years have passed since the end of the war in Bosnia, but the country is still contaminated with landmines and cluster bombs.
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Calm, but not stable: insights into the lives of the Swiss Army's European Union Force observation team on the ground in Mostar.
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The days are long and the work strenuous. And yet every summer, thousands of Swiss farmers trek up to the ‘Alp’ (the high pasture) with their herds.
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A follow-up interview with the leader of Switzerland’s centre-right Radical Party to clarify her remarks about the Swiss old-age pension system.
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Due to high prices and a strong franc, some Swiss abroad say they can no longer afford to come home to visit on holidays.
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Swiss climatologist Thomas Stocker says the US's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will make climate protection more difficult.
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Switzerland has been reappointed to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the central drug policy-making body within the United Nations.
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In 2006, swissinfo.ch published this interview with historian and Turkey expert Hans-Lukas Kieser about how the Islamic sense of justice and European legislation came together. On October 4, 1926 the Swiss civil code came into force, without any major alterations, in Turkey. This came two years after the Republic of Turkey under Atatürk had abolished…
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The foreign ministry described the situation in Aleppo as “catastrophic”. It added that there are particularly alarming reports from the United Nations of extrajudicial executions and cases of missing civilians where violence is suspected. Given the current situation, it is essential that humanitarian aid is quickly sent to people in difficult-to-reach and under-siege areas, the…
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People seeking refuge get on with their lives, despite not knowing if they’ll be able to stay. We found out how one family is putting down roots.
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The Swiss army comprises almost 130,000 active members. When they do their military service, mountains of washing pile up.
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The internationally-known Swiss artist died on August 30, 1991, at the age of 66. He was most famous for his whimsical kinetic sculptures.
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They were calling for more action, ten years after equality between men and women had been enshrined in the constitution. The women were workers, graduates, civil servants, mothers and housewives from all over the country and from all language regions. The issues: the slow implementation of the equality article in the constitution and the need…
Should Switzerland take measures to support its struggling industries?
Industrial policies are back in fashion, not only in the United States but also in the EU. Should Switzerland, where various industries are struggling, draw inspiration from such policies?
