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News Switzerland » Culture: Switzerland is a country of four languages. Its ‘Nati’ will unite the people at the World Cup

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7160941/2026/06/02/switzerland-world-cup-fans/
Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique football culture ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Sins, Switzerland & the Crossroads of Culture

News channel or source: https://www.pbs.org/video/sins-switzerland-the-crossroads-of-culture-ALMhiL/
Published on: Wednesday 30 April 2025

Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village. Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village. While journeying with ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Swiss Seek Cultural Heritage Recognition From United Nations For Yodelling

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/swiss-seek-cultural-heritage-recognition-from-united-nations-for-yodelling/ar-AA1PQHBd
Published on: Tuesday 04 November 2025

Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could soon reap a response - from ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Basel Is Switzerland’s Culture Capital; the Alps Have Art Worth Traveling for, Too. See Our City-and-Country Guide

News channel or source: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/switzerland-travel-itinerary-netjets-2002391
Published on: Sunday 12 September 2021

It’s hardly a secret that Switzerland’s pastoral image belies a cutting-edge art scene, with Basel—the third-largest city and smallest canton, situated along the Rhine River right where the French, ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Euro 2025: How ‘small’ Switzerland came to host a tournament that could spark ‘cultural change’

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6460773/2025/07/01/switzerland-euro-2025-host/
Published on: Monday 30 June 2025

Sometimes Tatjana Haenni felt envious during her teenage years and her eyes would flit towards football’s traditional behemoths — Germany, France, Italy, Portugal or the Netherlands. “I was almost ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Swiss seek recognition from UN cultural agency as tradition turns modern

News channel or source: https://www.newstribune.com/news/2025/nov/16/swiss-seek-recognition-from-un-cultural-agency-as/
Published on: Saturday 15 November 2025

LUCERNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could ...

News Switzerland » Culture: The Swiss Difference: A Gun Culture That Works

News channel or source: https://time.com/archive/7151789/the-swiss-difference-a-gun-culture-that-works/
Published on: Wednesday 19 December 2012

Swiss marksmen shoot with their rifles at targets over 300 metres away in a field during the 'Eidgenoessisches Feldschiessen' on the Aeschlenalp near Bern June 6, 2009. The Eidgenoessisches ...

News Switzerland » Culture: Why Two Mass Shootings Will Not Change Swiss Gun Culture

News channel or source: https://time.com/archive/7151094/why-two-mass-shootings-will-not-change-swiss-gun-culture/
Published on: Sunday 03 March 2013

A police van leaves the Kronospan wood panel plant after a shooting on February 27, 2013 in Menznau, central Switzerland. A 42-year-old employee killed two workmates and wounded seven when he opened ...