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Swiss Review
October 4/26

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Swiss glaciers – melting in record time

Alpine glaciers were severely affected in the scorching summer of 2026. Their dramatic retreat is one of the most visually striking symptoms of…

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Authors deliver wake-up call on human rights

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Johan Manzambi | Footballer

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The Swiss Abroad spend the SwissCommunity Days in Brunnen

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Figures | Hot summer, hot parties and a rather cool neighbourhood

Switzerland in figures

Puzzle | Family Theissen, Slovakia

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Lukas Gretener | From an Apprenticeship to a Degree in Engineering

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Youth Services | Two adventure-packed weeks together

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Youth Service | Holiday Camps 2027: Save the date now

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SJAS | Memories and friendships that resonate far beyond summer

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SJAS | Summer Camp Programme 2027

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Swiss Review
October 4/26

Swiss glaciers – melting in record time

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Beavers are recreating wetlands destroyed by humans

Referendum looms on VAT hike to fund the state pension system

Tsunamis on Swiss lakes – “the danger is real”

Time is running out for Switzerland’s magnificent glaciers

The secret Alpine gold depots

Health insurance | “There is a systemic gap in healthcare coverage”

The December issue of the “Swiss Review” has been cancelled

Jean Ziegler, the man who dared to bite the hand that fed him

Exhibition | Remembering Blatten – remnants of a buried village

No more fireworks?

Swiss arms exports – should restrictions be loosened?

Lukas Bärfuss | A reckoning with Switzerland

Taxation of married couples – another vote to take place

The Ukrainian War Requiem – led by the Swiss conductor Michael Zaugg

eCdC makes it easier to manage your administrative formalities

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