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(Keystone) Here’s a look back at some memorable statistics from swissinfo.ch stories over the past year,...

From climate change to the Green wave in the national elections: in 2019, our relationship with nature was more often than not at the centre of major public debates. The year began with Greta Thu...

The Palais des Nations in Geneva was built between 1929 and 1936 to house the League of Nations, which was increasingly und...

Seven Swiss cities feature in the Expat City Ranking 2019exteal link by InterNations. They all come in the top 20 in the world for quality of life, receiving mostly high marks for safety, local tran...

Ueli Maurer reviews guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 29(Keystone /...

htmlcode-atmen our detailed map Abbreviations used: BDP - Conservative Democratic Party; CSP - Christian Social Party of Switzerland; CVP...

US President Donald Trumpat the WEF Congress Center on January 25, 2018 (© KEYSTONE / LAURENT GILLIERON) United States President Donald Trump will attend the aual meeting of the World Economi...

Lake Brenets in the canton of Neuchâtel during the exceptional drought that hit Switzerland in the summer of this year. (KEYSTONE / ANTHONY ANEX) Over 40°C in the cities, long periods of drought...

This content was published on January 26, 2018 5:00 PMJan 26, 2018 - 17:00 The aual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has always attracted movers and shakers from a wide range of countries and fields. This year, however, the number of A-list guests was particularly high, with one attendee in particular happy to grab theheadlines.Presidents, prime ministers, kings and queens have all gathered this week in the mountain resort of Davos in easte Switzerland, as well aseconomists and business leaders.In addition to actual royalty, such as King Felipe of Spain and Queen Rania of Jordan, several members of the showbiz royal family have also been sighted, such ...

(PatitucciPhoto) Looking into the New Year? Not quite: ski tourers take in the Alpine world around them after making it to the top of the Bisho, in this image by Swiss photographers, Dan and Janine Patitucci. The Bisho is one of the Alps easiest 4,000 metre peaks to climb. What makes it easy for climbers makes it ideal for ski tourers, and that is a very long, evenly angled approach. The summit is a quick scramble up steep snow with an impressive view of the Weissho’s North Face. Here, Bruno Schaub and Stefano Girolimetto enjoy the rewards of a very long day. bisho Swiss topo map showing Bisho Bisho At work and play We are fortunate to call the mountains our workplace and still...

Not strong enough: An initiative aimed at making health insurance companies pay for fitness lessons failed to collect enough signatures and didn't make it to a nationwide vote (Keystone/Gaetan Bally) Health matters were top of the list of people’s conces in Switzerland over the past 12 months, as an overview of political efforts outside parliament shows. Under the country’s political system of direct democracy, legislation is not a privilege of the elected representatives and the govement. Citizens have the right to challenge laws in referendums and they can propose changes to the constitution by collecting at least 100,000 signatures over 18 months to force a nationwide vote on an iss...

On 1 January, 1942, a document was signed by 26 states, coining theterm "United Nations". The Declaration of the United Nations exteal linkpledged that their govements wouldcontinue fighting together against the Axis Powers. Swiss Public Television, RTS, takes a closer look at attempts to make historic documents like these available to a wider public. (RTS/swissinfo.ch) The Geneva archives are testament to efforts to establish peace through diplomacy.The League of Nations wasthe predecessor of the United Nations, and was the firstinteational organisation that set out to achieve world peace.The 26 years of the League's history are summed up in 15 million pages. These documents will soon be av...

In May, voters saidfarewell to nuclear power and hello to renewable energies(Keystone) Politics: Big projects shelvedHealth insurance premiums are rising again, the pensions system is still a work in progress, and corporate tax reform remains blocked. 2017 has been a lost year for Swiss politics. Well, almost – there is also some new energy.The political right logged its first defeat of the year with plans to reform corporate taxes. Switzerland must tax its companies in line with inteational standards. But if Swiss taxes on companies that operate inteationally are too punishing, these businesses will move elsewhere, taking jobs with...

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrives for anotherround of peace talks in Geneva, December 13, 2017.(Keystone) These were the words of Jan Egeland, the chair of the UN’s humanitarian taskforce for Syriaexteal link, just before Christmas. Emerging from a taskforce meeting he said he has asked key UN member states (the US, Russia, China, Egypt, Turkey, the UK and half a dozen more) to do more.“I think…they should be able to have influence commensurate with their military and economic investment in Syria and at times I wonder really why isn’t there more influence?”It’s a very good question, and one many are asking. What ...

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A demonstratoris detained by police during a protest rallyin Moscowearlier this year.(Keystone / EPA / Maxim Shipenkov) The automatic exchange of tax information (AIE) between countries is generally seen as an effective way of cracking down on tax cheats. But what if a country uses the data to politically oppress its citizens? It’s a buin...

Here are the stories to look forward to on swissinfo.ch for the week begiing September 25, 2017. (Keystone) MondayWe’ll havereactions from the September 24 votes - 'no' to pension reform and 'yes' tofood security. What will political pundits say about launching another attempt to ensure there is enoughmoney in the state coffers to payfor...

While expats considered Switzerland’s leisure options, such as Zurich’s techno parade, to be average, they appreciated the country’s security and stability (Keystone) In expat heaven, safety levels are Swiss, leisure options are South African, teachers are Fiish and neighbours are Mexican. In expat hell, safety levels areSouth African, leisure options are Fiish,teachers are Mexicanand...