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The German experimental physicist Herwig Franz Schopper was the director general of CERN from 1981 to 1988. This February he turned 100 years old. In this video he looks back at some of his highl...
A new type of extreme sport is making people see red in the Alpine town of Lauterbrunnen: tandem BASE jumping. This is when someone leaps off a clifftop strapped to an experienced jumper wearing ...
Are comments censored at SWI swissinfo.ch? How do we moderate contributions? And what are the challenges? Thair Alsaadi, journalist and distribution specialist in the Arabic editorial team, answe...
New Roots has managed to grow from a market stall to a 4,000m2 factory in a span of eight years.
How does SWI swissinfo.ch find and vet sources? In the latest instalment of our “how we work” series, journalist Anand Chandrasekhar answers your questions. As part of the Swiss Broadcasting ...
Imagine travelling to an island paradise or being lulled by relaxing images before going under the knife. The use of virtual reality in medicine is becoming increasingly popular, including to red...
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians fled to Switzerland after Russia’s invasion two years ago. Many are still here. A look at the relief, uncertainty, determination and hope of some of those who su...
Should skiers be fined for tearing down Swiss mountain slopes at breakneck speeds? Every year, some 60,000 people get hurt skiing, costing CHF600 million ($676 million) in treatment bills. An acc...
Smart devices – from fridges that can order groceries to postal drones and self-driving cars – are on the horizon. They will require a new, faster network. Where does Switzerland stand on its...
On March 3, the Swiss will decide in two separate votes whether to raise the retirement age to 66 for both men and women, and whether to boost their pensions with thirteen pay-outs instead of the...
The Winter Olympics in St Moritz in eastern Switzerland got underway on February 11, 1928. Before then, winter events were linked with the Summer Games, so this was the first separate Winter Game...
During dance performances, the association Ecoute Voir (Listen See) offers workshops for visually impaired spectators. Over the course of an hour, participants are introduced to some of the key m...
Switzerland's becoming increasingly dependent on Slovenia's pharmaceutical industries. For decades, Novartis and Sandoz have been investing large sums of money into the Balkan nation, turning int...
SWI swissinfo.ch looks back at the long battle for universal suffrage in Switzerland. Women only gained the right to vote in federal elections after a referendum on February 7, 1971. Vaud became ...
How do we ensure that our content is correct? Is there censorship at SWI swissinfo.ch? Our editor-in-chief Mark Livingston answers your questions. SWI swissinfo.ch publishes in ten languages. We ...
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Switzerland is one of the most heavily armed countries in the world, and interest in weapons continues unabated. The annual Lausanne gun fair is an unmissable event for gun fans. The Beaulieu exh...
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The group photo of the seven-member Swiss Federal Council (executive body) is an annual ritual. It is not just a souvenir but also captures the mood and ambitions of the government through symbol...
From natural disasters to human-created drama, here are some of the most eye-catching and memorable images from the past 12 months in Switzerland. Landslides, fires and storms battered Switzerlan...
Since the mid-19th century, Swiss ministers have been receiving diplomatic gifts of all sorts from visiting dignitaries - some of them works of art. These are part of the Federal Art Collection, ...
SWI swissinfo.ch - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland, business, culture, sport, weather. swissinfo covers Switzerland from every angle in English with news and up-to-date information for a worldwide audience.
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Over the past two years archaeology students from the universities of Basel and Zurich and volunteer detectorists have unearthed thousands of Roman military artefacts littering a rolling meadow i...
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SWI swissinfo.ch - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland, business, culture, sport, weather. swissinfo covers Switzerland from every angle in English with news and up-to-date information for a worldwide audience.
SWI swissinfo.ch - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland, business, culture, sport, weather. swissinfo covers Switzerland from every angle in English with news and up-to-date information for a worldwide audience.
SWI swissinfo.ch - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland, business, culture, sport, weather. swissinfo covers Switzerland from every angle in English with news and up-to-date information for a worldwide audience.