The new CHF10, unveiledxa0with much fanfare(Swiss National Bank) Crisp, yellow, and ado ed with train tracks andxa0watchmaking supplies, the new CHF10 banknote will soon be in circulation across Switzerland. But what can you buy with it?xa0Revealed by the Swiss National Bankexte al link on Wednesday...

Following the recent abduction of a Swiss aid worker in Sudan, Swiss Public Television SRF asks whether it is safe for individuals to work in crisis countries, or should it be left to larger organisations? (SRF/swissinfo.ch)xa0Reports say Margrit S. was abducted on Saturday in Sudan’s northe Darfur ...

This content was published on October 9, 2017 11:00 AMOct 9, 2017 - 11:00 An exhibition of never-before-seen images of E esto Che Guevara has visited some dozen Swiss towns, as part of a celebration organised by the Swiss-Cuba Association to mark a half-century since the revolutionary’s death.The “¡...

(Keystone) Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you the week of October 9. (Thomas Ke /swissinfo.ch) MondayEighteen-year-old aspiring actress Runa Wehrli identifies as bisexual and has found acceptance from her family and artistic community. But as she explains as part of

(swissinfo.ch) Having left his native Broye in canton Fribourg 15 years ago, Raphael Knopf, 38, has since found happiness in the antipodes. Knopf has built his home in the wilds of New Zealand’s North Island, where he cultivates organic honey in harmony with the savage nature of his adopted country....

A total of 21 infantsxa0have been depositedxa0in baby boxes since the scheme was introduced in 2001(Keystone) In the last four years, three new mothers have made the long winding walk from Olten railway station or bus stand to the local hospital – thexa0Kantonsspital Olten.A small, slightly-hidden a...

At 18, Runa Wehrli is immersed in an "open and tolerant" artistic environment, and dreams of becoming anxa0actress.(Thomas Ke /swissinfo.ch) Loving a person rather than a man or a woman: this is Runa Wehrli's philosophy. At 18, she defines herself as bisexual and speaks about it openly. Her friends ...

An aerial view of Geneva in 1850 from the new immersive online 3D platform(Geneve 1850) You can now travel back in time to 1850 and walk the cobbled streets of Geneva and its imposing mediaeval defences thanks to a new online cityscape. Future educational applications are planned using the 3D model’...

A reflective Jacques Dubochet pictured at the University of Lausanne on Wednesday.(Keystone) A relaxed, happy, and humble Jacques Dubochet reflected on his achievements and career at the University of Lausanne hours after lea ing he had won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.Summing up his career, d...

Tama Vakeesan was bo in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. One of the things that gets her all worked up is bad driving: people driving too slowly or too close, and people who forget to indicate. Fasten your seatbelt and come for a ride with Tama, if you dare. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo....

Handguns require special permits in Switzerland(Keystone) Switzerland’s gun laws and high rates of gun ownership reflect the country’s deep-seated belief in the right to bear arms and the needs of its militia army. But recent votes and agreements with the European Union have launched debates over wh...

The village, situated on the weste shore, has anxa0official motto "joie de vivre at Lake Zurich"(Gemeinde Rüschlikon) Not Switzerland’s financial capital, nor inte ational centre, but a small lakeside community near Zurich has been named the most attractive place to live in the country.It’s raining ...

This content was published on October 3, 2017 1:59 PMOct 3, 2017 - 13:59 On the birthday of Swiss surrealist Meret Oppenheim, swissinfo.ch takes a look at some of her diverse oeuvre, which includes paintings, poems, lithographs, photographs and sculptures.Oppenheim was bo in Berlin on October 6, 191...

How much smell should people living next to farms be expected to endure? In Switzerland, this often contentious point is subject to a raft of guidelines – which are now under review. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)Officials have stuck their nose into the ongoing conflict between farmers and their residential ne...

The 'Arlequin assis', from 1923, one of the two Picasso works purchased by Canton Basel 50 years ago(Keystone) The greatest artist of the 20th century, a grassroots hippie movement, super-rich chemical industrialists, direct democracy: all the ingredients ofxa0a fairy-tale story in which, 50 years a...

This content was published on October 7, 2017 11:00 AMOct 7, 2017 - 11:00 A new development is springing up in the heart of Zurich city. Directly behind the tracks of the main station, the "Europaallee" stretches right up to district 4 of the old town. A mix of work space, apartments, hotels, restau...

This content was published on October 7, 2017 5:00 PMOct 7, 2017 - 17:00 It was a highlight for many participants of Geneva’s Democracy Week, for which a series of events were held last month: A special treasure hunt through the streets of the weste Swiss city in search of places and institutions th...

13. Zürich Film Festival This content was published on September 29, 2017 3:31 PMSep 29, 2017 - 15:31 The Zurich Film Festival has started, with Swiss tennis star Roger Federer gracing the opening night. Jake Gyllenhaal will receive the Gold Eye Award, andxa0Glenn Close will be guest of honour. The ...

This content was published on September 30, 2017 11:00 AMSep 30, 2017 - 11:00 A Chilean photographer who came to Switzerland as a young woman has used her experience of starting a new life far from home to portray the mode face of young migrants.Bo in Chile in 1960, photographer Vivian Olmi has live...

Employees test the quality of Nescaféxa0instant coffee at the Nestléxa0production site in Orbe(Keystone) Your fix of mo ing joe likely passed through Switzerland, since the country is the world’s trading hub for coffee. In fact, the Swiss export more coffee than chocolate or cheese.“Most coffee trad...