Swiss artist Franziska Furter creates filigree drawings and sculptures that have something both beautiful and unsettling. She borrows images from nature, manga comics, films and found objects, often placed out of their original context. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
Swiss artist Franziska Furter creates filigree drawings and sculptures that have something both beautiful and unsettling. She borrows images from nature, manga comics, films and found objects, often placed out of their original context. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
Domestic violence is a leading cause of death of women around the world. One in five women is a victim, even in wealthy Switzerland. In Biel, hairdressers are helping battered women quit their partners. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
Domestic violence is a leading cause of death of women around the world. One in five women is a victim, even in wealthy Switzerland. In Biel, hairdressers are helping battered women quit their partners. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
André Reithebuch, a 22-year old carpenter from canton Glarus, was voted Switzerland's most handsome man in the final competition in Ticino over the weekend. But there was little time to celebrate. André swung into action straight away.
André Reithebuch, a 22-year old carpenter from canton Glarus, was voted Switzerland's most handsome man in the final competition in Ticino over the weekend. But there was little time to celebrate. André swung into action straight away.
The annual seedlings market in the grounds of Wildegg castle is a big success with passionate gardeners. For the Swiss association for the protection of rare breeds – Pro Specie Rara – it's the perfect event to raise awareness of Switzerland's special cultural heritage. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)
The annual seedlings market in the grounds of Wildegg castle is a big success with passionate gardeners. For the Swiss association for the protection of rare breeds – Pro Specie Rara – it's the perfect event to raise awareness of Switzerland's special cultural heritage. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)
After centuries of being hunted to the verge of extinction, the brown bear has made a comeback in Switzerland, only to be shot down for coming too close to human settlements. The environmental organisation WWF has now come up with a way of improving rubbish management in canton Graubünden, where bears now roam, in an effort to protect both the animals and local residents. (swissinfo archive 2008, Julie Hunt)
After centuries of being hunted to the verge of extinction, the brown bear has made a comeback in Switzerland, only to be shot down for coming too close to human settlements. The environmental organisation WWF has now come up with a way of improving rubbish management in canton Graubünden, where bears now roam, in an effort to protect both the animals and local residents. (swissinfo archive 2008, Julie Hunt)
