Swiss food giant Nestlé is marking its 150th birthday this year. Reason to celebrate? The Nestlé baby milk scandal has over the decades kept the multinational in the negative spotlight. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Nestlé's infant formula was developed in the 1800s and went on to become a huge success. But in...

Homegrown jihadism “is coming” to Switzerland, argues a former Islamic extremist – unless new ideologies are presented to young Muslims.xa0 Young people in the country have vanished from their homes and gone to join jihadi movements. And a Winterthur mosque has been pinpointed as a potential source ...

According to Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, the death penalty is not an effective answer to terrorism (Keystone) The newest inca ation of the United Nations’ top human rights body is marking its xa0ten year anniversary, and while the 47-nation Human Rights Council is an improvement on its...

“The Swissmakers” is one of the most successful Swiss films of all time. A satire on immigration, writer-director Rolf Lyssy talks about why it was so popular and why it stands the test of time. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch) It is estimated that when “The Swissmakers” came in cinemas in 1978 one in e...

The driverless Navia shuttle, debuted at Lausanne's Federal Technology Institute EPFL in 2012, was the first of its kind in the world and inspired startups like BestMile. (Keystone) For Claude Florin, the idea of an autonomous car started tragically, when his father was struck and killed by a driver...

Workers collect palm oil fruits outside a palm oil factoryxa0 Conservationists have welcomed the decision to have palm oil in products declared, but more isxa0needed to preserve dwindling orangutan habitat in Sumatra and Bo eo. The battle to save orangutans has brought together Zurich Zoo, NGOs and ...

Wages for similarly qualified men and women vary greatly across economic sectors, with women on the losing end. Though progress has been made in addressing inequalities, they remain significant as the world marks Inte ational Women’s Day on March 8. In Switzerland, women ea on average 16.5% less tha...

The driverless Navia shuttle, debuted at Lausanne's Federal Technology Institute EPFL in 2012, was the first of its kind in the world and inspired startups like BestMile. (Keystone) For Claude Florin, the idea of an autonomous car started tragically, when his father was struck and killed by a driver...

Adam Deen and Prem Mahadevan know what they’re talking about when it comes to jihadi terror networks. One used to be an Islamist extremist, and the other advises gove ments on the inner workings of groups like ISIS. Here’s what they think works – and doesn’t – to stop terror recruitment.xa0 Worshipe...

Only 870 refugees from Greece and Italy have been resettled to other countries – and none to Switzerland – despite the European Union’s pledge to distribute some 160,000 refugees in a show of solidarity last year. Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga confirmed a first group of 1,500 refugees w...

One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Swiss-based Novartis, is in robust health at the age of 20. But it went through a painful birth on March 7, 1996. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The company formed when Ciba Geigy and Sandoz merged and analysts say it’s a big success. The merger cost around 1...

Here are the stories we’ll be watching the week of March 7: (Keystone) Monday All eyes will be on an emergency EU summit with Turkey on the migration crisis. On the table, how to tackle the bottleneck of migrants in Greece. We take a closer look at the overall numbers. (Keystone) Tuesday The auto in...

What makes a mother-tongue German speaker try to lea a Swiss German dialect? We go inside the classroom to find out, and we visit an unusual crèche in Zurich that's taking an innovative approach to inclusive lea ing with young children. Have you lea t how to speak a dialect? How easy do you think it...

Ariane de Rothschild has been chief executive of the private bank since 2015 (Keystone) As we cross the Geneva head office of Edmond de Rothschild, the private bank and asset management group, on our way to lunch, Ariane de Rothschild opens a door. “I’ll just show you the birds,” she says. We enter ...

Justice Minister Sommaruga (centre) and Economics Minister Schneider-Ammann (right) during Friday's news conference in Be (Keystone) The Swiss cabinet has proposed to use a unilateral safeguard clause to curb immigration if it is unable to reach agreement with the European Union on limiting influxes...

Mar 5, 2016 - 11:00Whether it’s a one-eyed teddy bear, a jammed zipper or a broken toaster, you can have it fixed – for free – at one of Switzerland’s ‘Repair Cafés’.xa0On regularly scheduled dates all over the country, volunteers of all ages donate their time, tools and expertise to repairing elect...

Justice Minister Sommaruga (centre) and Economics Minister Schneider-Ammann (right) during Friday's news conference in Be (Keystone) The Swiss cabinet has proposed to use a unilateral safeguard clause to curb immigration if it is unable to reach agreement with the European Union on limiting influxes...

New citizens queue up to get their photo taken with the Geneva councilor in charge of immigration, Pierre Maudet (centre), after an oath ceremony (swissinfo.ch) Demand for Swiss passports jumped 19% in 2015 and is expected to remain high this year amid immigration uncertainties and stricter applicat...

At the Geneva Inte ational Motor Show, it’s common to see stick thin fashion models striking poses in front of flashy new cars. It may be old fashioned, but is it offensive? (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)xa0 Car show models force car companies to think hard about the image they want to project. A Nissan...

Is a Trump versus Clinton showdown inevitable? Who’s to blame for the Trump phenomenon? It’s a question being posed by the Swiss media about the presidential candidate’s air of inevitability after key primary elections in the United States, and answers range from the Republican Party’s ineptitude to...