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Swiss politician accused of drugging and raping women and child, burkini ban, maternity leave push
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- Swiss politician accused of drugging and raping women and child, burkini ban, maternity leave push
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- 1:36
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- 2 days ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland this week. 🇨🇭
Visit Swissinfo to read the latest.
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- Truth or tale: Is it true that forced labour exists in Swiss supply chains?
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- 1:54
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- 3 days ago
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- The US has just announced a new round of 12.5% tariffs on Switzerland over concerns about forced labour. 💰
These temporary tariffs, which will remain in place for 150 days, were introduced by US President Donald Trump after the Supreme Court overturned most of the tariffs imposed since his return to the White House.
But is forced labour really present in Swiss supply chains? Visit Swissinfo to find out.
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- How water is driving a pushback against authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan
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- 1:30
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- 4 days ago
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- Once regarded as Central Asia’s “island of democracy”, Kyrgyzstan has seen that reputation fade in recent years.
Now, water is strengthening local communities and encouraging cross-border cooperation, with Switzerland playing an important role.💧
#switzerland #swiss #kyrgyzstan #water #centralasia
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- Is it true that there are enough Swiss bunkers to shelter its population in case of a war?
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- 1:38
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- 5 days ago
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- Some of you have been asking whether it's true that everyone in Switzerland has access to a shelter space, and whether the country's bunkers could still protect the population in a modern war.
We went looking for answers.
Visit Swissinfo to find out more about the history of Switzerland's shelters and how they compare with those in other countries.
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- Inside the Ebola Outbreak: An MSF Humanitarian Worker’s Life in the DRC
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Trish Newport of MSF (Doctors Without Borders) Switzerland is Inside Geneva’s first summer profile this year.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Trish Newport
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- 26:32
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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Trish Newport of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Switzerland is Inside Geneva’s first summer profile this year.
“My grandma was a humanitarian she had worked in Malawi and I remember when I was about 10 years old she said to me, ‘When you grow up and you become a humanitarian, you should work for MSF because they really have strong values and ethics that you will appreciate,’” says Newport.
Originally from Canada, she has worked all over the world, in the most challenging environments.
“I worked a lot in acute malnutrition response for a number of years, including in Niger. It’s hard to see, but you can really do something, for example a little malnourished child comes in and, if they get Plumpy Nut and proper care for six weeks, they become a fat little cute kid and they go home,” she says.
Now she...
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- Switzerland expands as Europe contracts and neither is happy
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- A Swissinfo analysis unpacks how demographic change and workforce migration are transforming Europe and Switzerland. There is no viable roadmap for the future, limited winners, and profound disruptions on the horizon.
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- Does Switzerland have a king?
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- 1:14
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- 11 days ago
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- Did you know Switzerland has a king? The 31-year-old Lauwiner specialises in ownerless properties that form his “kingdom”. He has acquired numerous ownerless properties, including neighbourhood streets. Politicians have become concerned about what some have called “abuse”.
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- Life without Big Tech: a Swiss experiment
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Search for The Swiss Connection, wherever you get your podcasts.
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- The US plans to buy $10 million worth of Swiss cheese – just not from Switzerland
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Is Swiss cheese really from Switzerland? According to the USA, the answer is ‘no’ 🧀
US tariffs are being used to procure Swiss cheese produced by American farmers under a special provision to absorb surplus production and protect rural jobs.
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- Life without Big Tech: a Swiss experiment
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- 25:34
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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Switzerland wants greater digital sovereignty. But how easy is it to break free from Google, Apple and Microsoft? Two Swissinfo journalists attempted to replace Big Tech services with Swiss and other European alternatives. Their experiment revealed the hidden dependencies, frustrations and surprising freedoms of life without the tech giants.
Journalists: Sara Ibrahim (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/sara-ibrahim/) , Kristian Foss Brandt (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/kristian-foss-brandt/)
Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/jo-fahy/)
Audio editor: Michele Andina (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/michele-andina/)
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- Switzerland qualified for quarter-finals, accident insurance change, wage gap widening | Swiss news
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- The men's national team will be playing against Argentina in the World Cup's quarter-finals on Sunday night Swiss time.
The Swiss government wants to include coverage for sexual assault in the Accident Insurance Act.
The wage gap has widened in the past ten years, and gender inequalities are noticed between women's and men's median salaries.
Read more on our website.
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- Are court cases a way to tackle climate change? #climatechange
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- Listen to the newest episode of our "The Swiss Connection" podcast, where host Jo Fahy talks to swissinfo.ch journalist Luigi Jorio about how ordinary people have been using the legal system to hold companies to account over their alleged contributions to climate change.
We find out how islanders from an Indonesian archipelago have challenged Swiss cement company Holcim in a court in Switzerland. Christina Voigt, one of the world’s leading experts in environmental law and climate litigation, joins us to explain why the courts are being used in this way and how effective it’s proving.
Tap the link listen to the episode, or look for "The Swiss Connection" wherever you get your podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/are-court-cases-a-way-to-tackle-climate-change/id346527215?i=1000775745695
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- Inside Geneva: Can a woman lead the #UN?
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- On Inside Geneva this week, Imogen Foulkes looks at the race to be the next UN Secretary-General. Is it time for a change?
Susana Malcorra of GWL Voices gave insight into what it is like to be a candidate for the role, and three of the candidates—Rebeca Grynspan, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, and Michelle Bachelet—took the stage at the Geneva Graduate Institute to discuss the role of the UN Secretary-General, multilateralism, and the challenges the UN faces.
Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ezy53SpE
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- Can a woman lead the UN?
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- 34:39
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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On Inside Geneva this week, we look at the race to be the next UN Secretary-General. Is it time for a change?
Susana Malcorra, candidate for UN Secretary-General 2016: 'I am deeply convinced this is a moment that requires a different type of leadership, and we have tested leadership nine leaders throughout 80 years that were all men.'
Geneva recently hosted three of the candidates – we hear from them. What are their plans?
Rebeca Grynspan, candidate for Secretary-General: 'My criteria of success as secretary general is that nobody will ask me again: Where is the UN?' If that question continues we will be irrelevant.'
What are the UN's challenges?
María Fernanda Espinosa, candidate for Secretary-General: 'I think the UN does not suffer from a crisis of purpose or principles enshrined in the Charter. ...
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- Are court cases a way to tackle climate change?
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- 20:09
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/fan_mail/new)
In this episode host Jo Fahy talks to swissinfo.ch journalist Luigi Jorio about how ordinary people have been using the legal system to hold companies to account over their alleged contributions to climate change. We find out how islanders from an Indonesian archipelago have challenged Swiss cement company Holcim in a court in Switzerland. Christina Voigt, one of the world’s leading experts in environmental law and climate litigation, joins us to explain why the courts are being used in this way and how effective it’s proving.
Journalist: Luigi Jorio (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/luigi-jorio/)
Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/jo-fahy/)
Audio editor: Michele Andina (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/michele-andina/)
Distribution and Marketing: Xin Zhang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/xin-zhang-70327481/)
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- Solar energy from railways shows first positive results in Switzerland
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- In Switzerland, the world’s first removable solar power plant installed along a railway is now in operation. Just over a year after the pilot project began, its founder reports positive results. This Swiss innovation is attracting interest in Italy, France, and Asia.
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- Trans woman detained, rebel Catholics excommunicated and Swiss wealth
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
Visit Swissinfo to read more.
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- Switzerland explicitly bans violent parenting
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- As of yesterday, Switzerland’s Civil Code explicitly prohibits all forms of violence in the upbringing of children.
However, the Pro Juventute Foundation reports that the number of enquiries from children regarding domestic violence has tripled in five years.
Visit Swissinfo to read more.
#switzerland #swiss #children #parenting #violence
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- When pharma turns a blind eye, can parents find a cure for their son’s rare disease?
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- This is the story of two parents racing against time to find a cure for their son’s rare disease, while pharma turns a blind eye.
Erik has asparagine synthetase deficiency (ASNSD), a rare neurometabolic condition with no available treatment. Because so few cases exist, major pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to invest in finding a cure.
But Mariann Vegh and her husband, Balázs Karancsi, refused to give up. They are now working to raise funds and galvanise research in the hope of finding a treatment in time for their son.
Watch the full documentary and follow their story.
#switzerland #swiss #raredisease #research #children
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- Mother in Switzerland leads global research push to find cure for son’s rare disease
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Mariann’s son Erik has Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency (ASNSD), an extremely rare genetic disease with no known treatment. With little interest from major pharmaceutical companies due to its rarity, Mariann and her husband have taken matters into their own hands.
Determined to find a cure, they have mobilised scientists and researchers from Switzerland and across the globe in a race against time.
Watch the full documentary to discover their story, the challenges of rare disease research and the fight to bring hope where none yet exists.
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- Mariann refuses to accept that her son's disease is incurable
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- 23:57
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Finding a cure for a rare disease requires unmatched dedication. See how parental advocacy is driving urgent medical research.
This video documents the personal journey of Mariann, a mother fighting for her child, Erik, and the critical search for a treatment. We take you inside the laboratory to see current research efforts firsthand and highlight the community support shown at various fundraising events. This story is for anyone seeking to understand the reality of rare disease advocacy in Switzerland and the relentless pursuit of medical breakthroughs.
Learn how families are taking action when standard options are not enough. By focusing on scientific progress and parental motivation, we shed light on what it truly takes to push rare disease research forward.
Visit the website of the ASNSD Research Association to see who is working on the different projects and what their goal is: https://www.asnsdresearch.org/about-us
This vide...
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- Swiss glaciers run out of winter reserves unusually early this year
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Today marks the point at which Swiss glaciers are expected to have used up their winter reserves. 🏔️
It’s an unusually early milestone, driven not only by the current heatwave but also by months of unfavourable conditions. 🔥❄️
This year, June 29 has been identified as the ‘glacier loss day’ for 2026, though for now this remains a calculated estimate. The final figure will only be confirmed at the end of the melting season and could still shift slightly.
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- She Refused to Give Up: One Mothers’s Fight to Cure a Rare Childhood Disease
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Mariann Vegh’s son, Erik, is living with Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency (ASNSD) – a rare neurometabolic condition that has no cure.
But Mariann and her husband refused to give up. Today, they’re at the forefront of a growing research push to find a cure.
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- Hottest June day in Switzerland, fewer EU migrants, Swiss aid for Venezuela quakes
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- What do you think about this week's stories? Let us know in the comments.
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- Books to make you think
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- 29:41
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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This week, Inside Geneva presents the newest instalment of our “Books to make you think” series.
We talk to an author who had a ringside seat as the US development agency USAID was being destroyed.
“The people who so recklessly tore down the agency [...] are still sitting in high government positions and have not been held accountable for their actions, so I intentionally named names in the book and explained exactly who was responsible and why,” says Nicholas Enrich, author of Into the Wood Chipper.
“USAID was destroyed by people who really had no idea what they were doing, and because of the vindictive ego of Elon Musk,” continues Enrich.
And we hear about a forensic analysis of the language used by US media to report the war in Gaza.
“The New York Times referred to the killing of Israe...
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- Truth or Tale: Are Foreign Women More Violent Than Swiss Men?
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Ahead of the population cap vote, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party claimed on social media that foreign women are more violent than Swiss men. But is that what the official statistics show? 📊
We fact-checked this claim in the latest episode of our Truth or Tale series. 🔍️
Visit Swissinfo to find out more about domestic violence in Switzerland and abroad.
#switzerland #swiss #domesticviolence #women #gender
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- At Art Basel, art is business – at Basel Social Club, it’s a party
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Since 2022, Basel Social Club has offered a free-spirited counterpoint to Art Basel. Rejecting exclusivity and privilege, this initiative by local art professionals reinvents itself every year, transforming unconventional spaces into anarchic open-doors environments where art and fun mingle freely.
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- New study on masculinity in Switzerland, postponed peace talks, misconduct by On supplier
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The University of Zurich has published a study on masculinity in Switzerland, highlighting high "Factor M" scores among young men.
The NGO Public Eye has published a report with misconduct allegations about an Indonesian supplier of Swiss footwear On.
JD Vance and Mohammad Ghalibaf postponed their meeting in Switzerland where they were planning on holding peace talks.
Find out more Swiss news on our website.
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- Spain bets on AI and automation to power its fruit and vegetable industry
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Spain is Switzerland’s top supplier of fruit and vegetables and the country is now turning to new technology to transform the sector. 🍅
However, higher wages, tighter regulations and competition from outside Europe are eroding its dominance. Could the era of cheap tomatoes from Spain be over?
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- Reactions to Swiss ‘No to ten million’ immigration initiative vote
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- How are supporters and opponents reacting after Swiss voters rejected the Swiss People’s Party’s "No to ten million" immigration initiative? Swissinfo spoke with representatives from both sides following Sunday's vote.
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- Is it possible to live and work without Big Tech?
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Would you give up Big Tech for a whole month?
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- Could the 2026 G7 cause similar problems for Geneva as in 2003?
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Ahead of a G7 summit in Evian, France, in June, Swiss authorities have been focused on how to ensure the security of transiting delegations and how to manage a big protest against the summit.
Visit Swissinfo to read more.
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- What’s the point of foreign aid?
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- 1:00:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we host a debate on a key question: what’s the point of foreign aid?
“What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less.
“What’s the point of mobilising taxpayers’ money and sending it to faraway countries to assist vulnerable people? And how do you sell that to your own taxpayers?” says Gilles Carbonnier, former Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
There are more conflicts and greater needs, yet donor countries want to spend less.
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- US tariff threat to Switzerland, feminicide recognised and baby born on bus
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Visit Swissinfo to read more!
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- Swiss scientists identify root barrier that helps plants withstand drought
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Researchers in Switzerland have discovered a mechanism that enables plants to store water more efficiently and better tolerate drought – an advance that could help strengthen global food security.
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- Global energy turmoil: how resilient is Switzerland?
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Switzerland produces no oil or gas of its own, yet its emergency fuel reserves could keep the country running for months.
What would happen in the event of a global supply shock?
#switzerland #swiss #oil #gas #hormuz
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- Is aid failing?
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- 37:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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On this week's Inside Geneva podcast episode, we take stock of aid cuts and what they mean for new crises such as Ebola.
“It is a catastrophe. It is not an opportunity. But now we have an obligation to transform the system: there’s no other way the humanitarian system can survive this crisis without any change,” says Professor Karl Blanchet from the University of Geneva.
A new report says aid delivery must change, but huge cuts are not the way.
“The suspension of funding by major donors, not only the United States but also the UK, Germany and others, [means that] there are going to be excess deaths. Millions of people are going to die who should not have died because of these funding cuts,” says Professor Esperanza Martinez from the Australian National University.
What happens in a crisis like Ebola if aid fundi...
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- Why Switzerland is considered a land of coffee
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- No coffee beans grow in Switzerland. Yet the country is the world’s second-largest exporter of coffee. How is that possible?
Switzerland imports large quantities of green coffee beans and roasts them domestically. This process constitutes a “substantial transformation” of the product. Under international trade law, the coffee can therefore be classified as Swiss.
But the coffee business also has a darker side. Historically, it is closely tied to colonialism. While Switzerland never had colonies of its own, Swiss entrepreneurs were involved in plantations, trade networks and the transport of enslaved people.
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- Truth or tale: can pharma companies set prices for new drugs as high as they want?
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- When a pharmaceutical company launches a new drug, they have an exclusive right to produce and sell it for a period of time. This gives them a lot of power to name their price. However, there are limits to this.
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- Can CERN’s $19bn effort to rewrite physics survive a fracturing world?
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The CERN particle physics research laboratory outside Geneva is pursuing its next chapter. ⚛️
The lab’s next-generation particle collider, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), has the backing of the scientific community and has passed a feasibility study conducted by 1,500 experts.
What is rather less settled is how to pay for it.
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- New rules for civilian service? – Switzerland votes
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- In 2025, a record number of people were accepted into civilian service. The Swiss government and a majority in parliament believe that the high number of admissions to civilian service is problematic. The Swiss parliament wants to make it more difficult to switch from military to civilian service. There was a referendum against this proposal. Now the decision will be put to a vote on June 14.
Read more about the topic: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/swiss-voters-to-decide-on-stricter-rules-for-conscientious-objection/91272953
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- Helvetistan, a key alliance for Switzerland
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Helvetistan is an informal name that refers to a group of countries whose voice Switzerland represents at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), two of the world's main multilateral financial institutions.
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- Who controls landmines and drones?
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- 32:23
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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On Inside Geneva, we look at weapons contamination and the harm it causes.
“We have at least one casualty every single day in Afghanistan – someone killed or injured –and it is most likely a child,” says Nick Pond, from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
From old conflicts to new.
“Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe and billions of square metres of land are suspected to be contaminated, which means they can’t be farmed,” says Paul Heslop, from the UN Mine Action, Ukraine.
And from old weapons to new.
“This is proliferating well beyond Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia are the two leaders in drone technology, but the level of proliferation is scary,” says Sean Moorhouse, from Mine Action, UN Development Programme.
In response to Russian aggression, the Balt...
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- Where Switzerland gets its oil and gas
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Switzerland produces no fossil fuels of its own, yet oil remains its biggest energy source. From US and Nigerian crude to Norwegian and Algerian gas flowing through Europe, the country depends on a complex global web of suppliers to keep homes heated, cars moving and industry running. This video explains how it all works.
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- Artificial placenta, persecution of Yenish and Sinti, and poll about immigration vote
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The three news stories from Switzerland you shouldn't have missed this week:
1. The House of Representatives declared the Swiss persecution of Yenish and Sinti people to be a 'crime against humanity'.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/treatment-of-sinti-and-yenish-is-a-crime-against-humanity/91326089
2. Researchers at the University of Bern will soon be able to test how medicines taken by pregnant women are transmitted to the unborn child, thanks to an artificial placenta made of fresh cells.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/new-treatments/artificial-placenta-clarifies-risks-of-medication-for-pregnant-women/91340839
3. A recent survey showed that a majority of people questioned support the 'No to 10 million' immigration initiative launched by the Swiss People's Party, on which the Swiss will vote on June 14.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-democracy/a-majority-in-favour-of-the-no-switzerland-for-10-million-initiative/91333616
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- Inside Geneva: Challenges to press freedom
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we mark Press Freedom Day. Is there anything to celebrate?
Increasingly, journalists are being attacked for reporting the facts. What does press freedom and freedom of expression mean?
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- Challenges to press freedom
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- 46:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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On Inside Geneva this week, we mark Press Freedom Day. Is there anything to celebrate?
Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression: “The role of journalists has never been under such pressure, and the sector itself is suffering. So these are very, very important times to take a deep breath and make sure that freedom of expression, and media freedom as part of that, is protected, because it is an extremely important pillar of democracy.”
Increasingly, journalists are being attacked simply for reporting the facts.
Antoine Bernard, Reporters Without Borders: “We are in times where facts have become a target; hence, journalists have become more of a target, and this means that they are the ones who are suffering most from the growing polarisation of the public debate.”
And are people manipulating press ...
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- When is a democracy a ‘real’ democracy?
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- What defines a democracy in practice, not just on paper? Globally, the gap between formal institutions and lived experience is raising questions about how democratic some systems really are.
Determining whether a country is democratic can seem straightforward. Are there elections? Are the results respected? Do independent courts guarantee fair and impartial trials? Can people speak freely without fear?
In reality, the picture is less clear. Some countries hold elections but shape the system to limit genuine competition. Others enshrine freedoms – of speech, the press and protest – in their constitutions, yet fail to uphold them in practice.
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- What will be the next obesity blockbuster?
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The latest weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro have changed the lives of many people with obesity. What will the next generation of obesity drugs look like?
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