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Swiss Army knife morphs with age

A century and a quarter after a cutler set out to supply Swiss soldiers with a survival tool, the Swiss Army knife adapts to the urban jungle.

Exchanging your foreign driver's licence for a Swiss driver's licence

Read Jessica of Swisstory's adventure in obtaining her Swiss driver's licence, with helpful checklist.

Enfin! A beauty refuge for women of colour

Expatica reader Carolyn Moncel searches for the best salons in Paris and Switzerland serving black women.

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04/11/2009 World's most prosperous nations are in Europe

The latest Legatum Prosperity Index has been released, with the old continent once more coming out on top but there are signs of potential weakness...

02/11/2009 'Peace cotton' smoothes its way into Benin

Organically grown cotton offers health and economic benefits to Beninese farmers.

01/11/2009 In Poland, honey grows on trees

A group of Polish enthusiasts are reviving a form of beekeeping that stretches back thousands of years but was abandoned more than a century ago:...

26/10/2009 Parents, care groups venture into children's digital limbo

Twenty years after the international community expanded the frontiers of protection for children, child carers and officialdom are slowly venturing...

25/10/2009 Britons find home is where the honey is

The ancient art of beekeeping is enjoying a renaissance in Britain, fuelled by concerns about the provenance of food and the desire to do something...

19/10/2009 Undocumented migrants open school

"Sans papiers" challenge Zurich’s asylum policy and run their own German language school.

14/10/2009 Next world war may be in cyberspace

The UN’s International Telecommunications Union warns the next world war could take place in cyberspace.

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Switzerland’s main cities

Switzerland’s main cities

Explore our guide to popular expat locations including Bern, Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lugano.

Finding the perfect family home in Zurich

Finding the perfect family home in Zurich

The Zurich branch manager of Network Relocation offers tips and info to help with the house hunt.

Switzerland country factbook

Switzerland country factbook

This in-depth profile of Switzerland includes geography, people, government, economy and transnational issues.

Insurance in Switzerland

Insurance in Switzerland

An introduction to compulsory and optional forms of insurance in Switzerland.