https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Being afraid of growing old may shorten your life, the UN health agency said on Thursday, as new data highlighted the widespread prevalence of ageist attitudes worldwide. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160930/un-fear-of-ageing-shortens-your-life Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:05:17 +0200 un-fear-of-ageing-shortens-your-life <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Swiss Federal Office of Statistics has released new figures on life expectancy, but there are large differences between regions.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> https://www.thelocal.ch/20110404/105 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:22:34 +0200 105