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A Swiss community living on 2,000 watts
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- A Swiss community living on 2,000 watts
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- 24:52
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- 3 months ago
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What does a good life look like when you cap your energy use at 2,000 watts? We take you inside Zurich’s "Hunziker Areal", a car‑free, cooperative neighbourhood turning a bold climate target into liveable daily routines. From shared workshops and tool libraries to efficient buildings and smart mobility, we unpack how design and community can shrink environmental impact while expanding comfort, connection, and choice.
If you would like to see the a video of the Hunziker Areal (https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/klimaanpassung/wie-sieht-das-leben-im-2000-watt-experiment-aus-einblicke-in-das-hunziker-areal-in-z%C3%BCrich/90383911) and read the collection on climate solutions (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/climate-adaptation/) , or to discover more stories, please visit Swissinfo Science (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/glaciers-permafrost/) .
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- How the Swiss franc became one of the world’s most trusted currencies #switzerland
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- 2:14
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- 3 months ago
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- From the monetary chaos of the 19th century to its status today as a global safe haven, this is the story of how the Swiss franc emerged and why it inspires such confidence.
Read more here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/history/how-the-swiss-franc-became-one-of-the-worlds-most-trusted-currencies/90960904
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- Rare Diseases: What They Are and Why Pharma Companies Aren’t Funding Treatments
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Today is World Rare Disease Day.
Some 300 million people in the world have a rare disease but taken individually, each disease has very few patients. In Switzerland, some 500,000 people in a population of nine million are said to have a rare disease.
Only 5% of these conditions have a treatment. Many pharmaceutical companies are hesitant to invest in developing new therapies because the small patient numbers make it difficult to recover their costs.
Ignored by the pharma industry, a growing number of parents are taking drug development for their children’s ultra-rare diseases into their own hands.
Visit Swissinfo to read about one Swiss couple who share what it takes to keep hope alive.
#RareDiseaseDay #RareDiseases #RareDiseaseAwareness #PatientAdvocacy #Switzerland #Swiss
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- Swiss doctor dies after 17 years without leave, Venezuela assets frozen and Geneva peace talks
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Visit Swissinfo to read the latest from Switzerland.
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- Unlocking The Mid‑Pleistocene: What Antarctic Ice Reveals About CO2 And Climate Shifts
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- We follow the 2,800-meter Antarctic ice core from Little Dome C to a -50°C lab in University of Bern, tracing how scientists extract ancient air to probe the Mid-Pleistocene transition and the limits of abrupt climate change. The story links field grit, laser sublimation, and CO2 records to the risks facing modern societies.
If you would like to see the Antarctic ice in a video and read the collection on this topic, and more stories, please visit Swissinfo Science.
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- What does Antarctic ice reveal about CO2 and climate shifts?
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- 27:25
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- 4 months ago
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We follow the 2,800-meter Antarctic ice core from Little Dome C to a -50°C lab in University of Bern, tracing how scientists extract ancient air to probe the Mid-Pleistocene transition and the limits of abrupt climate change. The story links field grit, laser sublimation, and CO2 records to the risks facing modern societies.
If you would like to see the Antarctic ice in a video (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/glaciers-permafrost/frozen-clues-how-antarctic-ice-reveals-our-climate-past/90072703) and read the collection on this topic (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/glaciers-permafrost/predicting-the-climate-of-the-future-with-1-2-million-year-old-ice/88702396) , and more stories, please visit Swissinfo Science (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/glaciers-permafrost/) .
Jounalist: Luigi Jorio (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/luigi-jorio/) and Michele An...
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- Overcrowded prisons, discounted meds and links between tobacco industry and Swiss universities
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- An investigation by a Swiss NGO has revealed links between the tobacco industry and several Swiss universities. Meanwhile, the Swiss parliament is discussing discounts on top seller drugs to bring down healthcare costs, and prisons all over the country are overcrowded.
Read more about it on our website: swissinfo.ch
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- Why parliamentary independence matters in North Macedonia
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The support for North Macedonia’s parliament is a flagship project of Swiss democracy promotion.
Switzerland’s official strategy describes it as 15 years of strengthening “administrative capacities and processes”. But what does this actually look like on the ground?
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- Could a Danish‑Style Sperm Donor Scandal Happen in Switzerland?
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Recently, the news emerged that a sperm donor in Denmark carrying a cancer-causing gene had conceived almost 200 children...Could something like that happen in Switzerland?
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- Quagga mussel: An Invasive Species Is Rewriting Switzerland’s Waterscape
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- A fingernail‑sized invader is transforming Swiss lakes and the cost of clean water.
In the latest episode of our podcast The Swiss Connection, we track the quagga mussel from its arrival in the Rhine to its rapid spread through deep Swiss basins-stripping plankton, stressing fisheries and clogging water infrastructure.
Researchers from Eawag and the University of Konstanz explain the biology behind its takeover and what global case studies reveal about long‑term impacts.
Visit Swissinfo to read more on this story on Quagga mussels and science.
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- What’s our problem with immigration?
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- 31:36
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- 4 months ago
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On Inside Geneva this week, we unpick the divisive topic of migration and asylum. Why are some countries closing their doors?
“In Europe we are seeing one country after another erect barbed wire around their country and around a continent,” says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
When does restricting immigration turn into human rights violation?
“We believe it’s within the rights of any government to set immigration policies that they believe make sense for their country and electorate. But setting lawful immigration policies does not mean that you have the right to mistreat migrants,” says Philippe Bolopion, executive director at Human Rights Watch.
Is immigration really a threat to our jobs or services?
“Overall, most studies are clear that migrant workers a...
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- A new season of the Swiss Connection Science podcast is out now.
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Send a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2424338/open_sms)
An original SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng) trilingual podcast series in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche and Studio Ochenta.
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- Invasive Quagga mussel Is Rewriting Switzerland’s Waterscape
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- 13:32
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- 4 months ago
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A fingernail‑sized invader is transforming Swiss lakes and the cost of clean water. In this episode, we track the quagga mussel from its arrival in the Rhine to its rapid spread through deep Swiss basins—stripping plankton, stressing fisheries, and clogging water infrastructure. Researchers from Eawag and the University of Konstanz explain the biology behind its takeover and what global case studies reveal about long‑term impacts.
read more on this story on Quagga mussels (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/research-frontiers/can-the-spread-of-invasive-quagga-mussels-be-stopped-in-switzerland/88790790) and science (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/research-frontiers/) from SWI swissinfo (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/)
Journalist: Julie Hunt (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/julie-hunt/)
Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/auth...
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- Swiss Vote Explained: Why the Media Licence Fee Could Be Cut
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On March 8, the Swiss will vote on an initiative that wants to almost halve the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)’s television and radio licence fee for households and exempt companies from paying it.
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- Epstein links in Switzerland, exploited worker’s deportation threat, a carnival water pistol seized
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland you might have missed this week.
Visit Swissinfo to read the latest.
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- Truth or tale: Does Switzerland have strict laws on naming children?
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- A reader asked whether Switzerland has particularly strict laws on naming children compared to other countries. The answer: it’s complicated.
Visit Swissinfo to read more.
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- Switzerland Votes on Climate Fund to Expand Renewable Energy and Protect Biodiversity
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- A share of Switzerland’s wealth to protect the climate and nature?
A popular initiative wants to set up a federal fund to speed up the roll‑out of renewable energy and safeguard the country’s biodiversity. Critics say Switzerland is already doing its part for the climate and warn that the plan would drive public spending too high. Voters will have their say on March 8.
Visit Swissinfo to read more about the vote.
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- How AI is used in diagnostics
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Medical experts now use artificial intelligence to help them diagnose and monitor diseases. But does this mean AI will replace doctors?
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- Emergency aid payment for Crans-Montana victims, siren test and new offer in Zurich retirement homes
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- This week, all sirens were tested throughout Switzerland as part of the yearly nationwide safety check. Some however, didn't go off when expected...
Canton Valais has made the first 48 emergency aid payments for families affected by the tragedy in Crans-Montana.
Canton Zurich has approved a counter-proposal to authorise euthanasia in its care homes and hospitals... but not in prisons and psychiatric clinics.
Read more on our website: www.swissinfo.ch/eng
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- What is the future of International Geneva?
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- As global instability continues to grow, what does the future hold for International Geneva, and how is it preparing to navigate these challenges?
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- Switzerland Votes on Protecting Cash: What You Need to Know Before March 8
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On March 8, people in Switzerland will vote on whether access to cash should be guaranteed in the constitution. A popular initiative and the government’s own counterproposal are both on the ballot.
Visit Swissinfo to read our explainer.
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- The Trends Shaping the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2026 | Listen to The Swiss Connection podcast 🎧
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Join host, Jo Fahy, and pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss, to weigh up the forces shaping pharma in 2026.
From AI’s real gains in clinics and labs, to the case for inclusive data, we also discuss the politics of who funds innovation, and why rare diseases and antibiotics deserve our focus.
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- The Board of Peace, war and impunity
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- 39:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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On Inside Geneva this week, we take an in-depth look at US President Donald Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’. Experts on conflict resolution are sceptical.
“The US circulated an invitation to about 60 countries to join a new board of peace that would not just focus on Gaza but would instead be a global conflict prevention organisation, complete with a pre-baked charter that looks a bit like President Trump took the protocols for a golf club in New Jersey,” says Richard Gowan from the International Crisis Group.
Still, the new board could be a challenge to the United Nations (UN).
“I don’t really think this is a credible international institution that will have the capacities of the UN, but I do think that it is a very worrying signal for the UN,” Gowan says.
We also hear about a new report on growing disrespec...
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- Bonus Episode - The Trends Shaping the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2026
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- 16:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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Join host, Jo Fahy, and pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss, to weigh up the forces shaping pharma in 2026. From AI’s real gains in clinics and labs, to the case for inclusive data, we also discuss the politics of who funds innovation, and why rare diseases and antibiotics deserve our focus.
SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/) is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.
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- Swiss vote on individual taxation: end of the ‘marriage tax penalty’?
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- On March 8, Swiss people will vote on individual taxation. The reform would mean that married couples are taxed separately like single people.
It’s a controversial issue that’s widening the gap between progressive and conservative groups.
Visit Swissinfo to read more about the arguments for and against it.
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- Lost CCTV images, UN experts back student protesters and Swiss plan against anti‑LGBTIQ+ hate crime
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- High on a Swiss hill: the oldest playable organ in the world
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Nearly 600 years old...and still playable! 🎶
Built in the 1430s, the organ in Sion is considered the oldest functioning organ in the world. Thanks to careful preservation and modern protection techniques, it has survived over the centuries and continues to draw visitors from around the globe to canton Valais.
Visit Swissinfo to read more about the history of this unique instrument.
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- Inside Switzerland’s Quiet Rise as a Longevity Hub | Listen to The Swiss Connection 🎧
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- In a special bonus episode of our podcast The Swiss Connection, our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluss.
We trace how Switzerland was uniquely positioned to become a global hub for healthier ageing. We also compare lifespan and health span, examine why access to clinics is so tightly guarded, and discuss why the pharmaceutical industry is moving cautiously in this growing field.
Search for The Swiss Connection wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Bonus Episode - Inside Switzerland’s Quiet Rise as a Longevity Hub
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- 26:13
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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How did longevity go from a social media trend to a focus of serious science?
In this special bonus episode our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss. We trace how Switzerland was uniquely positioned to become a global hub for healthier ageing. We also compare lifespan and health span, examine why access to clinics is so tightly guarded, and discuss why the pharmaceutical industry is moving cautiously in this growing field.
SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/) is a public service media company based in Bern, Switzerland.
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- Trump’s Davos outbursts, Crans‑Montana safety failings and a surprisingly clever cow
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Why Are Swiss Universities Stepping Up Their Efforts To Prevent Knowledge Espionage?
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Swiss research institutes may tighten the screening of foreign academics as the current patchwork system of controls contends with growing threats of spying by China, Russia and others targeting commercial and military capabilities.
Visit Swissinfo to read more about how Switzerland is navigating the delicate balance between attracting global talent and mitigating the risk of spying.
#Switzerland #espionage #security #Iran #China #Russia
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- Why Switzerland Is Failing to Reduce Food Waste
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Despite years of awareness campaigns and a national drive to cut waste, large amounts of edible food in Switzerland are still ending up in the bin.
🔗Visit Swissinfo to find out why Switzerland is falling far short of its targets to reduce the amount of edible food being thrown away.
#foodwaste #zerowaste #Switzerland #swiss
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- Can a science and diplomacy partnership save the world?
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- 31:47
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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On Inside Geneva this week: world leaders are gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, but do they have any answers?
“I think we are at an amazing moment in history. We have in our hands the opportunity to do well, to save our own environment, the planet, to take the right decisions to bring humanity onto a good path,” says Marilyne Andersen, Director General of the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA).
But will they take that path? Technology is racing ahead.
“Human rights, like every other field, are very much under the influence now of what’s happening in technology and science. It’s one of the destabilising factors right now,” says Jürg Lauber, Swiss ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva.
“I was absolutely sure that a robot can kill a human. We are living in a situation whe...
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- Inside Geneva Special: A bonfire of international law
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- 32:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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2026 has started with some momentous events. Israel has banned dozens of aid agencies. What are the consequences?
“We’re supporting one in five of the hospitals in the Gaza Strip, and one in three babies that are born in Gaza are assisted by our staff on the ground. We’re doing surgical support, wound care, physiotherapy, maternity and paediatric care,” says Chris Lockyear, Secretary General of Medecins sans Frontieres.
The US cut billions from foreign aid, then announced $2 billion for selected projects.
“[We saw] Tom Fletcher next to Jeremy Lewin, a 28-year-old with no experience in the humanitarian sector, who said, ‘Well, the humanitarian organisations have to adapt or die,’” adds Dorian Burkhalter, Swissinfo journalist.
The money has strings attached, humanitarian crises in Afghanistan or Yemen get no...
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- Deadly Crans‑Montana bar fire, Swiss freeze Maduro assets, Al Jazeera Arabic taken off air
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 🚨Update: The Valais Public Prosecutor's Office has remanded in custody Jacques Moretti, the manager of the Le Constellation bar, following the fatal fire on January 1.
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- Switzerland holds minute’s silence for victims of Crans-Montana fire
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Today at 2pm, Switzerland paused for a minute's silence dedicated to the victims of the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana in which 40 people died and 116 were injured.
The moment of silence took place on a national day of mourning.
Our thoughts are with everyone affected.
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- Looking back at 2025, and looking forward to 2026
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- 41:39
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- 5 months ago
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This week on Inside Geneva, we discuss the key stories of 2025 that we know will continue to make the news in 2026.
“The top story of 2025 has been the cuts to the humanitarian aid sector. We knew that, with Donald Trump returning to the White House, cuts were likely, but we did not expect them to be so brutal,” says Swissinfo journalist Dorian Burkhalter.
“I wanted to talk about Gaza, which has been one of the main issues I’ve been writing about for the past two years. It has been, in the words of many humanitarians, the most horrific humanitarian crisis they have seen in their careers,” adds Reuters journalist Emma Farge.
“My story of 2025 is climate change. The village of Blatten was completely wiped off the map by a combination of a weak glacier and an unstable mountainside,” says Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes.
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- Trapped in a basement: witness account of the blaze at Swiss ski resort bar
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- Around 40 people are dead and 115 seriously injured after a fire tore through the "Le Constellation" bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in southern Switzerland on January 1.
In this video, Laeticia Plass describes how she escaped the blaze.
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- New Year’s Eve party: around 40 dead and 115 seriously injured in blaze in Swiss ski resort bar
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Around 40 people are dead and 115 seriously injured after a fire tore through the "Le Constellation" bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in southern Switzerland on January 1, according to Valais cantonal police.
An investigation is continuing to determine the exact cause of one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.
The deadly New Year Eve’s fire was “one of the worst tragedies that our country has experienced”, Swiss President Guy Parmelin told a press conference at 5pm on Thursday. Many of the victims were young people, he noted.
Visit Swissinfo to read more.
#switzerland #swiss #cransmontana
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- Eurovision, US tariffs, landslides and Swiss yodelling: 2025 unwrapped
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Eurovision, US tariffs, landslides and Swiss yodelling 🎤🇺🇸🏔️🎶 🇨🇭
Here are some of the stories that made headlines this year in Switzerland.
Think we’ve missed something? Let us know in the comments.
#switzerland #swiss #eurovision #us #trump #tariffs #blatten #landslide #swissalps #euro25 #womensfootball #yodelling #unesco---
swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events.
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- Contaminated shark meat sold in Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Did you know you can find shark meat on the shelves of some Swiss grocery stores? It can be difficult for customers to know what fish they're buying and eating as they are rarely labeled as sharks. The Gallifrey Foundation is calling for a ban on all shark and ray products in Switzerland, especially since they are likely to contain heavy metals.
Read more on swissinfo.ch
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- Title
- Peace talks but the war grinds on
- Runtime
- 29:59
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/915097/fan_mail/new)
Inside Geneva joins aid workers staying in Ukraine this December.
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) supports tens of thousands of people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
Marcel van Maastrigt, UNHCR, Odessa: ‘At two in the afternoon you might have an air alert, and at three in the afternoon people in shops and restaurants are putting up Christmas decorations, because they want to continue their life. I think it's understandable.’
MSF (Doctors without Borders) works in hospitals on the front line.
Robin Meldrum, MSF, Ukraine: ‘Today I had electricity in my flat a few hours in the afternoon when I was at work, not here at home. The electricity is going to be off until about 11:00 until 2:00 in the morning. I'll have 3 or 4 hours of electricity tomorrow but it's wearing, it's tiring.’
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- Would Inheritance Taxes Drive Millionaires Out of Switzerland? | Truth or Tale
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Would inheritance taxes trigger a mass exodus of millionaires from Switzerland? 🧐
After Swiss voters rejected a proposal to introduce a 50% tax on inheritances over CHF50 million, some of you started debating whether taxing the wealthy really drives them abroad, with some claiming it’s already happening in places like Norway and the United Kingdom.
Visit Swissinfo to find out what the experts say and check out examples from Norway and the UK.
#finance #tax #inheritancetax #wealth #money #millionaire #switzerland #swiss #vote
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- Mariana Katzarova: Torture, Political Repression and Arbitrary Detention in Contemporary Russia
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- “I’m not the story of persecution. The story is the Russian people,” says Mariana Katzarova, the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on Russia.
We joined Katzarova on her journey from Geneva to Brussels as she met UN and EU stakeholders and collected testimonies from Ukrainian and Russian survivors of torture.
Watch our closeUp mini-documentary for a rare insight into one of the UN’s toughest jobs.
#humanrights #freedom #justice #socialjustice #activism #torture #Russia #Putin #politicalrepression #Ukraine #Switzerland #Swiss
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swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events.
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- Mariana Katzarova: A Mandate for the Russian People
- Runtime
- 16:09
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- “I’m not the story of persecution. The story is the Russian people.” A new episode of Swissinfo’s mini-documentary series follows Mariana Katzarova, the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia, as she exposes the reality of torture, political repression and arbitrary detention in today’s Russia.
The film follows Katzarova from UN Human Rights Council sessions, meetings at the European parliament in Brussels where she gathers testimonies from Ukrainian and Russian survivors of torture. It offers a rare insight into how international accountability mechanisms work.
#MarianaKatzarova #Russia #HumanRights #UN #Ukraine #Torture #PoliticalPrisoners #SWIswissinfo #closeUp #Chechnya #WarCrimes #UkrainianPOWs #SpecialRapporteur #HumanRightsDocumentary
Directed by Elena Servettaz
Filmed and edited by Carlo Pisani
Additional filming and editing: Céline Stegmüller and Michele Andina
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- Special announcement: Season wrap for longevity, please try out Lost Cells
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- 3:43
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/fan_mail/new)
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- Title
- Understanding the Blatten mountainslide disaster
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next.
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- Title
- Swiss yodelling gets UNESCO status, Basel–Malmö night train axed, SpaceX antennas for Leuk
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week in Switzerland: yodelling has officially joined UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage, Swiss parliament has scrapped funding for the night train to Sweden and a Swiss town will soon host 40 SpaceX antennas.
What do you think about this week's stories? Let us know in the comments.
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- Title
- Is offering a Rolex to a foreign official considered bribery under Swiss law? #switzerland #trump
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A meeting in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and executives from Swiss companies has prompted questions about whether the gifts they brought — a Rolex desk clock and an engraved gold bar — could be seen as inappropriate.
A reader asked if it could even be considered bribery. Find out the answer in out latest instalment of our "Truth or tale'" video series. The full article is available here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/is-offering-a-rolex-to-a-foreign-official-considered-bribery-under-swiss-law/90585126
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- Title
- Inside Geneva: Are we throwing away international law?
- Runtime
- 38:02
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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On Inside Geneva this week: what does international law mean to you?
“When your government is not there to uphold your rights, it’s that safety net – to think that there’s something else out there, other sets of rules that can help right wrongs and bring about some form of justice as well,” says Kasmira Jefford, editor at Geneva Solutions.
The Geneva conventions, bans on torture and landmines: global rules that should protect us. And international courts to ensure accountability.
“I think there's a different expectation, a different hope for international law today. We now have many rules that are far more ambitious than they used to be,” says Nico Krisch, professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute.
But do they work?
“All the justices saying X about Gaza, about Ne...
