Yoga therapy involves addresing physical and mental problems with exercises and breath work(ammentorp/123RF) Downward-facing dog can do wonders for your well-being but there is more to yoga than

At the beginning of 2009 a professional qualification for stage dancers was introduced in Switzerland. It's something that's been attractingxa0inte ational students to the country, and to this ballet school in Basel. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)The three-year

As the US National Archives releases thousands of files covering the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, this is how the Swiss reacted to his death, from the halls of gove ment to the streets. (SRF/rts.ch/swissinfo.ch) Rarely had th

How soon until we are voting, legislating and ruling by smartphone?(Keystone) As voters around the world become more tech-savvy and more demanding, states are experimenting with new forms of digi

“Unfamiliar Familiarities” is the latest exhibition by the Swiss Foundation of Photography.xa0Visitors to the exhibitionexte al link, currently on show in Lausanne, are presented with five completely different travel reports which go beyond easily acc

This content was published on October 26, 2017 10:47 AMOct 26, 2017 - 10:47 Known for directing Hollywood blockbusters ‘Good Will Hunting’ and ‘Milk’, Gus Van Sant will now feature in the first retrospective of his work in Switz

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerlandxa0to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she visits the Swiss federal parliament building in the capital, Be , and meets up withxa0politicians withxa0migrant backgrounds, including Corrado Pardinixa0and Sibel Arslan

Attentively listening: participants at the forum in Be (Silvia Schönenberger) There are few opportunities for immigrants in Switzerland, who have not become naturalised citizens to participate p

The constitution calls for every effort to be made to care for and integrate people with disabilities into society, like this group of girls.(Keystone) People with disabilities and placed under f

Campus Biotech in Geneva - a symbol of how attractive French-speaking Switzerland is for life science firms(Keystone) ADC Therapeutics, a Vaud-based start-up that specialises in cutting-edge canc

For over 30 years, Santiago Calatrava has been designing buildings in his office in Zurich which are writing architectural history. The Spanish-Swiss architect is now planning the world’s tallest building: an observation tower in Dubai – and is pushi

The potato harvest is less taxing on farmers, thanks to cheaper fuel for farm vehicles.xa0(Keystone/Gaetan Bally) No other profession in Switzerland has such a strong political lobby. And it pays o

nina 1 Nina in Vancouver During her studies, Nina Bader fell in love with Vancouver. She also found herself a job and a partner in the Canadian city. The 27-year old likes the relaxed lifestyle of t

Swiss firms are waiting to see which Britain Theresa May leads out from the shadows of negotiations(Keystone) While Switzerland is not involved in Britain’s divorce from the European Union, many

This content was published on October 20, 2017 12:04 PMOct 20, 2017 - 12:04 The high-pressure system over central Europe is coming to an end, and with it, the unusually warm autumn days and clear skies.Many Swiss spent the first

(Keystone) The demographics of Switzerland’s immigrant workforce are changing; unlike during the post-war decades, most new arrivals today are university educated. Swissinfo.ch takes a look at th

Swiss engineer, Frédéric Gue e, has dedicated half his life to making machines that clear land mines. He has now developed what he believes is the best minesweeper in existence. (SRF/swissinfoexte al link.ch) Gue e is the director of the non-profit Digger Foundationexte al link in Tavannes in the Ju...

Paediatric palliative care ensures supportxa0for children with incurable illnesses, and for their families.(Getty Images) In Switzerland, support services for children suffering from incurable diseases, and for their families, have been slow to develop. Change is on the way, but one of the few Swiss...

The picturesque hamlet of Taveyanne in the Vaudoise Alps is a place frozen in time.xa0(RTS/swissinfo.ch)Above the clouds at 1,649 metres (5,400 feet), it’s a listed historical monument, with its timber chalets and wooden shingle roofs. Its residents have to manage without mains electricity.xa0To gua...