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Dig It! LIVE in January - "Hack it back" vs "Snippy Snippy"
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World Radio Switzerland · Dig It! LIVE in January - "Hack it back" vs "Snippy Snippy" Today on the show our gardening expert Hester Macdonald talks about whether o...
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The Covid 19 Effect - ICN reports on trauma faced by nurses
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New evidence gathered by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) suggests COVID-19 is causing mass trauma among the world’s nurses. The number of confirmed nurse deaths now exceeds&nbs...
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Health Matters: How the RNA vaccine works
Health matters
Continuing her look at COVID-19 vaccination here in Switzerland, Dr Michelle takes a deeper dive to discuss the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna messenger RNA vaccines. Find out more on the Federal Offi...
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New Covid rules from Monday
The Federal Council has confirmed tighter Covid regulations - which will start on Monday 18th January and will last until the end of February. Non-essential shops are closed, bars and restaurant...
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Health Matters: The Covid Vaccine (13 January 2021)
Health matters
COVID vaccination has begun in Switzerland bringing some light at the end of the tunnel as we start 2021! Dr Michelle explains the Swiss vaccination strategy in this Health Matters before taking a ...
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Political parties call for stricter border controls
04:52The leaders of all the major political parties in Switzerland have sent a joint letter to the Federal Council, calling for stricter measures for anyone entering the country – including cross ...

Geneva pays out to help shut businesses
04:48In Geneva the canton has paid out nearly CHF 2m on rent that businesses shut down by the pandemic.

More schools being closed due to UK variant
04:45The more virulent and possible more deadly UK strain of the virus is closing schools in the country.

More vaccinations planned for Geneva
04:43Geneva has vaccinated 11,000 people and is vaccinating 1,000 people a day.

Dangerous Geneva buildings to be demolished
04:39The buildings in Servette in Geneva which had to be evacuated urgently in 2019 due to a risk of collapse will soon be demolished. Work should start next month, according to the Tribune de Gen&egrav...

Thousands head to the mountains over the weekend
04:36Crowds took to the mountains yesterday to take advantage of good snow and blue skies – but not seemingly caring about social distancing.
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Exotic close by - #Benvenuti in Ticino
June 9, 2020, 2:42 p.m.In the south of the Swiss Alps there is an exotic corner where you can experience new emotions in an inspiring environment. Now we can finally say: welcome to Ticino!
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