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A contentious Swiss prohibition on facial coverings in public spaces widely known as the "burqa ban" will take effect on Jan. 1, the government said on Wednesday.

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Writer Bonnie Tsui travels to three Swiss cities to take part in the country's beloved tradition of river swimming.

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This month, a climate change study looked at whether we could shoot diamonds into the sky to cool the planet down. But is it too risky?

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Why is Lausanne Switzerland’s dance capital? Why is Zurich home to one of the world’s most important poster collections? And why did Picasso give three paintings to Basel as a gift? Switzerland is ...