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Surviving Swiss cousin remembers Anne Frank

Seventy years after the death of Anne Frank in a concentration camp, Sofia Domino interviewed Swiss resident Buddy Elias, the last surviving direct relative of the teen celebrated for giving a voice to Holocaust victims through her famous diary.

Property

Airbnb 'takes homes off Geneva market for locals'

Owners of multiple properties in the Geneva area — in one case as many as 120 apartments — are renting them on a permanent basis to visitors through the Airbnb website, according to a report.

Ski resorts

Switzerland Tourism targets Chinese for skiing

Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes — the Chinese.

wrestling

Emmental town braces for wrestling onslaught

Should you happen to visit the medieval town of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern this weekend be forewarned: you won’t be alone.

Property

Many Swiss 'would sleep their way to a new flat'

A survey has shown that finding a place to live in Switzerland can cause so much desperation that one third of men say they would consider offering sex in order to secure somewhere.