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Producing for diverse audiences is part of the job at an inteational broadcaster(Keystone / Salvatore Di Nolfi) ...

The aual photo of the Swiss Federal Council for 2020, with federal chancellor Walter Thuherr on the far left(Swiss Fede...

Switzerland will only stump up cohesion contribution if it no longer feels discriminated against by the EU.(sda-ats) ...

Switzerland's seven cabinet members welcome the Indian president in September 2019. Foreign policy strategy aims to involve...

The stand of the Biel-based brand Milus at the last Baselworld watch fair in March 2019.(Keystone / Georgios Kefalas) ...

Most people in Switzerland would support a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems, for example, drones that can shoot people.A poll commissioned by the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots showed that 72%...

A motorway underpass means the gutting of this district in Zurich and the loss of more affordable apartments.(© Keystone / Gaetan Bally)...

A 'drone marshal' in action during a race by Lake Zurich in October 2018(Keystone) Francesco Bortoluzzi of the swi...

Inebriated policemen discussing “dynamiters" and “anarchist bombers” over a few drinks in a cartoon.(zvg) These a...

The chief animator of the hit film trilogy “How to train your Dragon” is Swiss. Simon Otto, who has lived in the United States for 21 years, comes from St Gallen in easte Switz...

Once an ordinary mountain village, an Egyptian billionaire’s vision to construct Switzerland’s largest tourist resort changed the landscape of the central Swiss town of Andermatt and the l...

China Is leading the world towardsan electric car future (Robyn Beck / AFP) Switzerland has a new strategy to promote greater use of electric vehicles, but the Alpine nation remains far behind ...

Brainstorming: Participants must figure outhow to weave a narrative through a scientific idea. (Eleonora Aquilini/Exposure Science Film Hackathon) Participants in a unique ‘hackathon’-style eve...

While thesefoot-shaped plates helped women cross gratingsoutside a German department store in the 1960s, women at the SBC were asked to leave high-heeled shoes at home (Keystone) Since its cre...

The author saved a month’s worth of plastic waste, pictured here. Less than half could be recycled.(swissinfo.ch) Switzerland consumes three times as much plastic as other European countries, but recycles 30% less. Bans on plastic in the EU and China may change that.The Swiss appetite for plastic is cons...

Orphans eatlunchin Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.More than four million children have lost at least one parent in Congo over the past two decades(Keystone) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has boycotted a United Nations conference in Geneva that reaped hundreds of millions of dollars to help...

Benoît Schwarz delivers a stone during the A-Division European Curling Championships 2017(Keystone) A record 171 athletes will be representing Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, which start on Friday. But only a few can make a living from their sport. They need a job and a company willing to be flexible over training and competition needs. Enter the new “athlete-friendly companies” label.Curler Benoît Schwarzexteal link, a bronze medallist at the World Men’s Curling Championship last year, is among those going to South Korea. He trains 25 hours a week and feels top fit, but he is lagging behind on the career front, despit...

Following the death of Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish fuiture retailer IKEA, a closer lookat how his products influenced the way in which people live today in Switzerland.(SRF/swissinfo.chexteal link)For decades the Swedish businessman lived in Switzerland, where he benefited from lump-sum taxation.He was one of the richest people in the world, and his family remains the wealthiest in Switzerland – as reported by Swiss business magazine Bilanz in November.After Ingvar Kamprad retued to Sweden, his sons Peter, Jonas and Mathias continued to run the business from Switzerland.At IKEA, Kampradremained steadfast in his goal of bringing quality products to people of limited means. "A beaut...

Public broadcasting models around the world vary greatly in terms of funding models and govement influence.(swissinfo.ch) On March 4, Switzerland will decide on the future of its public service radio and TV. If voters tu out in favour of abolishing the licence fees that finance public broadcasters, the Swiss media scene will change drastically. What’s the situation for public media around the world?SWI swissinfo.ch tapped its inteational network to find out what kinds of media systems exist elsewhere and how they are maintained.Switzerland’s federal govement should stay out of the media altogether. So say those promoting the "No Billag" ...

Getting rid of rubbish isn't just a cosmetic issue: it's can be aserious strategic challenge forcity authorities.(Keystone) If you think Swiss streets are clean, meet the digital system that could make them even cleaner by counting and categorising different types of trash, paving the road for cheaper and more efficient urban sanitation both in Switzerland and abroad.Even instereotypically tidy Switzerland, managing urban waste is not just a logistical burden – it’s also a strategic challenge. In the absence of a standard measure of cleanliness, Swiss cities must each work out their own approach to deciding how much time and money to inv...