- ‘No point in staying here’: Swiss expats head home for schooling amid pandemic
- Under-fire Swiss attorney general offers to step down
- Will Covid-19 jumpstart the ‘gig economy’ in Switzerland?
- Can big pharma’s money solve the antibiotics crisis?
- A job in Zurich thanks to Swiss roots
- Martin Suter: when the writer becomes the story
- Racism in the US: a cautionary tale for Switzerland
- Switzerland re-opens its European borders
- Looking at the bright side of these dark times
- In space exploration, Switzerland punches above its weight
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These are some of the stories we’re following in the week of August 22.
(Keystone)
Monday
Do you live in an urban heat island? In cities, the temperature can be five degrees higher than in the countryside, but there are ways to cope – as spatial planners in the Swiss city of Sion explain. Did you know that one tree provides the same coolness as five air conditioners?
(Keystone)
Tuesday
As the US presidential election approaches, we look at how both the United States and Switzerland are ‘hybrid democracies’ – and what that means for elections, legislation and life satisfaction.
Also, a Zurich court will deliver its verdict on former bank employee tued whistleblower Rudolf Elmer. The defence team of the former Julius Bär banker says he should not be standing trial for breaking banking secrecy laws as he did not technically work for Julius Bär but a non-banking subsidi SWI swissinfo...
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(swissinfo.ch)
What does it take to run the best restaurant in the world? We go inside the Hôtel de Ville in Crissier.
The restaurant was named number one in the world by La Liste, a new ranking by the French foreign ministry. When chef Benoît Violier committed suicide earlier this year, his second-in-command and old friend Franck Giovannini had to step into his shoes. He's an anomaly in this high pressure profession. SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : inside the best restaurant in the world,inside the best restaurant in the world el celler de can roca, نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 302 تاريخ : يکشنبه 31 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 17:06
Aug 20, 2016 - 11:00Claudia Dummermuth is living her dream, thanks to her 700-square-metre lavender field in a residential neighbourhood near Zurich.Dummermuth uses the organic lavender to make essential oil, which goes into salves, soaps and bath salts, and also into lavender-flavoured jam and even a liqueur. Her idealism and love of lavender is evident in her motto: Grow slow and strong, like the plant. Surrounded by houses, her 700-square-metre field is located in Oberstammheim in canton Zurich.
The Mediterranean plant belongs to the mint family. The ancient Egyptians used Lavandula angustifolia to obtain precious essential oil for embalming mummies. The Romans, Greeks and Arabs used lavender for personal hygiene, as a laundry detergent, and as medicine. Thanks to its calming, anticonvulsant and balancing effect, today it is used in teas, tinctures, oils and creams to treat flatulence SWI swissinfo...
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Winning an Olympic medal takes years of practice, and in the case of some Swiss athletes, money out of their own pockets. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
Heidi Diethelm won a bronze medal for Switzerland in the women's 25m pistol shooting in Rio. To chase her Olympic dream, she had to put her personal finances on the line.
The competitor and mother-of-one had to quit her job two years before the Olympics and dip into her savings to survive. The CHF50,000-CHF75,000 she received in sponsoring was all earmarked for training, competitions and her team.
Mario Gyr has a similar story. He was a gold medallist in Rio in the men's coxless lightweight four rowing competition. He and his teammates didn’t seen any money until their first wins. He says that this is due to the fact that in Switzerland there is a policy of rewarding sport achievements.
A 2013 report highlighted how almost half of elite athletes SWI swissinfo...
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The City of London's financial sector is planning how to re-position itself with the EU
(Keystone)
The City of London has given up hope of universal access to the EU single market and is now seeking a bespoke deal for its different sectors to trade with Europe, with similar but stronger ties than Switzerland.
Teams across the City and Whitehall have been working over the summer to draw up a plan for Britain's exit from the EU.
Officials and representatives from the financial sector are getting ready to present their policy ideas in time for them to be considered by the cabinet committee for Brexit, chaired by Theresa May, the prime minister, when it meets in early September, people involved in the preparations told the Financial Times.
he City has come to the conclusion that a deal for the UK to emulate Norway's relationship with the EU is very difficult both politically and practic SWI swissinfo...
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Will transgenic co make its way to Switzerland as well? With TTIP, European countries may be forced to adopt US standards.
(Reuters)
The controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which is entering a decisive phase of negotiations, could have wide-ranging consequences for Switzerland, even though it won’t be a party to the treaty.
There is massive opposition to the agreement being discussed between the United States and the European Union despite assurances by govements that the accord will encourage economic growth and create jobs, not only in the US and EU but worldwide.
The deal aims to reduce customs tariffs, bureaucracy and barriers to investments which hinder exports and trade ties between the US and EU. But there have been fears that the TTIP will have an enormous impact on a wide range of norms affecting people on both sides of the Atlantic, fr SWI swissinfo...
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In Switzerland there are around 220 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants
(Keystone)
After an attack on a regional train in canton St Gallen, calls have multiplied to boost security. The system could possibly be improved, some people admit, pointing out that the number of police officers in Switzerland is proportionately lower than that in neighbouring countries. Is this statement true or false?
Increase the number of railway police (currently 300), check people at station entrances, reintroduce conductors on regional trains, introduce a wide range of technology: after the attack on Saturday there is no shortage of ideas on how to increase security.
Pierre Maudet, the Geneva councillor in charge of cantonal security, told Swiss public radio, RTS, that the authorities are constantly looking for ways to improve the system of surveillance and crime prevention, but they are aware that SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : does switzerland have a military,does switzerland have a king,does switzerland have free college,does switzerland have a minimum wage,does switzerland have guns,does switzerland have a navy,does switzerland have states,does switzerland have gun laws,does switzerland have a president,does switzerland have socialized medicine, نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 313 تاريخ : جمعه 29 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 9:50
Crowdfunding has the potential to bridge the geographical, economic and digital divide
(Keystone)
Would you pay in advance for something you’ve never seen if it’s for a good cause? Crowdfunding projects in Switzerland are giving Swiss consumers a taste for the exotic and helping small farmers find new markets.
Tobias Joos is sweaty and a bit out of breath. Nothing unusual for the part-time bike courier who delivers packages around Zurich city to supplement his income. But today is a bit different. Joos has a special delivery to make: ten boxes of spices from India that he sourced from small farmers through his crowdfunding project Crowd Container.
His team managed to raise almost CHF84,000 ($84,000) on Swiss crowdfunding platform Wemakeit through over 500 people who placed orders for a box of spices shipped directly from farmers in the India state of Kerala.
Joos is no ordin SWI swissinfo...
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Albert Roesti, the newly elected president of the conservative right Swiss People's Party, thanks delegates in April 2016
(Keystone)
Switzerland has been ranked fifth in a European study comparing support for populist parties and their influence.
The Swedish research think tank Timbro ranked Switzerland in the top five nations, behind behind Hungary, Greece, Poland and Italy, in its Authoritarian Populism Index 2016 due to the presence of the conservative right Swiss People’s Party in the govement and recent election results.
The People’s Party made large gains in the October 2015 parliamentary elections, increasing its share of the vote from 26.6% to 29.4%. The People’s Party are represented in the cabinet by two ministers – defence and finance.
“Switzerland and Austria are among the countries in which right-wing authoritarian parties established themselves the e SWI swissinfo...
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Leaders of Swiss political parties comment passionately on the first results of parliamentary elections for public television and radio. Like those in EU countries, the Swiss have confidence in audio-visual media.
(Keystone)
The existence of solid, well-financed public service media is a sign of an equally solid democracy. That’s one of the conclusions of a study led by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The study Trust in Media 2016 is based on data gathered twice annually as part of the European Commission’s Eurobarometer. The survey was done in 28 EU member countries (before Brexit), as well as five candidate countries (Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Turkey).
The first finding: radio, whether public or private, is the champion of all categories when it comes to its credibility with citizens. Across the continent, 55% have confidence in radio, though this confid SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : strong commitment to public service,strong passion for public service,strong local leadership quality public services,journalism has a strong public service mission, نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 285 تاريخ : چهارشنبه 27 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 16:23
Ethnic flavour boosts tourism in Kosovo
(swissinfo.ch )
Kosovo is a country on the mend after the 1999 war. But high unemployment and widespread poverty have spurred many Kosovars to leave. Switzerland is one of the countries trying to help tu the job market around. Can it work?
At first sight, it’s not clear why the Swiss are still so worried about Kosovo. Stepping out of Pristina’s mode inteational airport, you see rolling green hills and a stream of taxis waiting to whisk you away along mode highways.
The country is at peace and there are few signs of the destruction that took place in 1999, during the war between ethnic Serbs and Albanian Kosovars. Pockmarked roads and charred and mortar blasted buildings are a thing of the past. Minarets have been restored, and tourism is a major objective.
“Exciting destination”
Apart from weste Kosovo, some of Kosovo’s SWI swissinfo...
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There are a growing number of licensed young Swiss athletes, especially girls. What’s behind this increase? (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
If you look back over the last 20 years, the Swiss athletics delegation in Rio has never been so strong. It’s no coincidence considering that the number of licensed athletes has been rising.
The number of girls has seen a 20% jump in the last five years.
Experts say this is down to a widespread campaign to attract the best young athletes to the sport in the form of the UBS Kids Cup, organised by the Swiss Athletics Federation and Weltklasse Zürich.
Through regional competitions, the UBS Kids Cup enables the most talented athletes under the age of 15 to qualify until they reach the national finals in Zurich’s Letzigrund stadium. SWI swissinfo...
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The 2016 European Gymnastics Championships drew 31,000 spectators to Be over a two-week period.
(swissinfo.ch)
Is it better for a city’s bottom line and image to host a smaller contest like the European Gymnastics Championships instead of a mega event like the Olympics? Here are some factors to consider.
Not much is left of the headquarters of the European Gymnastics Championships, held this past May and June in the Swiss capital, Be. The organising committee for the EC 2016 spent more than 18 months on the top floor of the House of Sport, a building just outside Be that houses Swiss Olympic, the umbrella organisation for Swiss sport. And the first seeds of the competition were planted way back in 2012.
At the end of July only two people remained in the office to close up shop. Along with some rented computers and a coffee machine, there were still leftover posters depicting SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : pros and cons of hosting sporting events,pros and cons of hosting major sporting events,pros and cons of hosting international sporting events, نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 288 تاريخ : چهارشنبه 27 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 0:47
Khadem al-Qubaisi has been under investigation in Abu Dhabi for months, according to govement insiders
(Keystone)
Swiss criminal authorities are probing a well-connected former top Abu Dhabi finance official over an alleged inteational conspiracy to embezzle money from Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund.
Investigators suspect Khadem al-Qubaisi, ex-head of the emirate govement’s Inteational Petroleum Investment Company, of fraud, money laundering and corruption, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times.
Mr Qubaisi has long been regarded as close to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Manchester City football club’s owner and a brother of Sheikh Khalifa, Abu Dhabi’s ruler and United Arab Emirates president.
Details of the Swiss investigation, which also targets a subordinate of Mr Qubaisi and two former 1MDB officials, come just weeks after US authorities produced a da SWI swissinfo...
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Officials are still piecing together what happened at the Salez train station in northeaste Switzerland when a man attacked a group of passengers, injuring several. One died of her injuries, as did the attacker
(Keystone)
The name of the person believed responsible for a deadly attack on train passengers in northeaste Switzerland has not been released. Here are the reasons why.
So far, Swiss police have provided the age, gender and nationality of the attacker – a 27-year-old Swiss male. No further information has been released to the media. This is common practice in Swiss law enforcement, designed to protect the privacy of an individual and the person’s family.
Joualists are also asked to respect such privacy guidelines. A handbook of best practices published by the Swiss press council states that the public’s right to information must be carefully weighed against the SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : why no names on yankees jersey,why no names on baseball jerseys,why no names on back of yankee uniforms,why no names on rugby shirts,why no middle name,why no last name on facebook,why man with no name, نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 401 تاريخ : سه شنبه 26 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 19:43
Could Swiss medical teaching go the way of the US?
(Keystone)
Switzerland has a high number of doctors per capita, so why does everyone think there’s a shortage?
When you have two small children like I do, you are happy that you can get an appointment quickly with your local children’s doctor or general practitioner. Even hospital appointments can be sorted out fast in Switzerland.
Indeed, with 4.0 doctors per 1,000 of the population, Switzerland comes in at 7th on the OECD listings for 2013 (neighbour Austria heads the rankings at 5.0). This puts it on a par with Germany and France - and it far outstrips the Anglo-American world in this respect.
But scratch under the surface and you will see that around 30% of doctors practicing in Switzerland have foreign qualifications. This rises to 40% in hospitals. This is because the country itself doesn’t produce enough home-trained do SWI swissinfo...
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Here are the stories we’re following the week of August 15.
(Keystone)
Monday
Switzerland’s system of direct democracy is recognised for its involvement of citizens in decision-making – whether it’s a big issue like asylum policy, or a seemingly minor one like installing streetlights in a 250-person town. The ability of citizens to have their say has left the Romansh-speaking commune of Surrein in the dark since 1977 – but that’s all about to change with the people’s latest vote.
(Keystone)
Tuesday
Amid the dazzle of major sporting events like the Olympics, it’s easy to forget about the years of planning, steep costs and logistical feats involved in accommodating thousands of athletes and spectators. Using the experience of the Swiss capital Be, which recently hosted the European Gymnastics Championships, we take a look at why cities jump at the chance to host sporting events – while risking ending up in the red.
(Keystone)
Wednesday
Switzerland is one of th SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 294 تاريخ : دوشنبه 25 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 17:02
Khadem al-Qubaisi has been under investigation in Abu Dhabi for months, according to govement insiders
(Keystone)
Swiss criminal authorities are probing a well-connected former top Abu Dhabi finance official over an alleged inteational conspiracy to embezzle money from Malaysia’s 1MDB wealth fund.
Investigators suspect Khadem al-Qubaisi, ex-head of the emirate govement’s Inteational Petroleum Investment Company, of fraud, money laundering and corruption, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times.
Mr Qubaisi has long been regarded as close to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Manchester City football club’s owner and a brother of Sheikh Khalifa, Abu Dhabi’s ruler and United Arab Emirates president.
Details of the Swiss investigation, which also targets a subordinate of Mr Qubaisi and two former 1MDB officials, come just weeks after US authorities produced a damning account of how billions of dollars were allegedly looted from the Malaysian fund. The Swiss pr SWI swissinfo...
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Surrein is the last Swiss village without streetlights
(Keystone)
Direct democracy kept the people of one Swiss alpine village in the dark for over 40 years. What made them finally see the light?
There could be someone standing just in front of me, but if there is I can't see them. The night in the village of Surrein is pitch black. There are only a couple of tiny orange-tinged lights blinking in the distance - waing lantes from a construction site. Otherwise, it's dark. Silent too, except for the gentle gurgling of the river running through the valley.
Surrein, population 250, is the last Swiss village without streetlights. But this will soon change, bringing the place and its people into the mode world. The few streets in the village have been dug up to make room to lay power lines in the stony ground. By the end of the year, the work should be complete - each street illuminated with the latest generation of lighting. The first time in its history that the village will be l SWI swissinfo...
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(swissinfo.ch)
As a Westeer, what's it like to live in Egypt or China? Two global citizens share their experiences and advice.
Documentary maker Sandra Gysi splits her time between Switzerland and Egypt. She says Zurich is more efficient, but Cairo is the better place to go dancing. Meanwhile, Niklaus Mueller is studying for his MBA in Shanghai. In addition to leaing Mandarin, he's figured out how to make dumplings.
What about you? Have you ever lived abroad? Contact the producer of this podcast on Twitter @SMisicka SWI swissinfo...
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برچسب : نویسنده : کاوه محمدزادگان swissinfo1 بازدید : 272 تاريخ : يکشنبه 24 مرداد 1395 ساعت: 17:14
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