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Zurich versus Berlin: Which German-speaking city is better to live in?

After Swiss-born Eurovision winner Nemo told reporters he preferred Berlin to Zurich, we compare the two European cities, taking in living costs, quality of life factors, and cultural highlights.

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Two feared dead as small plane crashes into Lake Constance

Two people are feared dead after a small airplane crashed into Lake Constance on Tuesday on its way from Zurich to Hamburg.

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European experiments with sex drive ins

The Swiss city of Zurich is to open a sex drive-in on Monday approved by voters to help get prostitution off the streets. Similar initiatives already exist in Germany.

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New rules drive suicide firm to Switzerland

A German assisted suicide organisation said on Friday it had opened an office in Switzerland for fear of possible prosecution at home.

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Man with no memory dodges extradition, appears in Zurich

A Scottish man suffering complete amnesia who had been staying in a retirement home near Heidelberg for more than two years before he fled when authorities tried to send him to the UK, has shown up in Switzerland.