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Army ammunition at home, unlawful surveillance and a million-franc number plate
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- Army ammunition at home, unlawful surveillance and a million-franc number plate
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- 1:30
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- 6 months ago
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- Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s your weekly news roundup from Swissinfo.
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- Healthy Longevity: Myths vs Science Explained
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- 0:56
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- 6 months ago
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- Want a longer life that still feels like yours?
In the latest episode of our podcast The Swiss Connection, we sit down with psychologist Christina Röcke of the University of Zurich’s Healthy Longevity Center to unpack what actually fuels healthy aging and what’s just marketing noise.
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- Rethinking Aging: Science, Society, And The Stories We Tell
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- 20:26
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- 6 months ago
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Want a longer life that still feels like yours? We sit down with psychologist Christina Röcke (https://www.hlc.uzh.ch/de/people/directors/croecke.html) of the University of Zurich’s Healthy Longevity Center to unpack what actually fuels healthy aging—and what’s just marketing noise. From blue-zone myths to AI-driven biohacking, we trace why the longevity boom exploded and where the evidence really points: consistent movement, quality relationships, realistic stress strategies, and communities that make healthy choices simple.
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- Reactions to the ‘No’ vote on the inheritance tax initiative
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- 2:12
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- 6 months ago
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- Yesterday, Swiss citizens delivered a clear message at the polls and overwhelmingly rejected both national initiatives on the ballot.
🇨🇭 84.1% voted against introducing civic duty for all citizens.
🇨🇭 78.3% voted against a new tax on large inheritances.
Voter turnout reached 43%, and every canton firmly opposed both proposals. We gathered reactions from both supporters and opponents of the proposal and asked how the clear result should be interpreted.
👉 Find the details here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-democracy/inheritance-tax-civic-duty-initiatives-headed-for-defeat-as-swiss-cast-ballots/90522356
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- Swiss say no to inheritance tax for the super-rich and mandatory civic duty for all
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected both a proposal for a new tax on big inheritances and a call for all citizens to perform civic duty. 💰️🪖
Here’s what you need to know about the results of Sunday’s votes. 🗳️
Visit Swissinfo for all the details.
#ServiceCitoyen #Erbschaftssteue #AbstimmungSchweiz #ImpôtSurLesSuccessions #VotationSuisse #ServizioCivico #TassaDiSuccessione #VotazioneSvizzera #SwissVote #InheritanceTax #CivicDuty #Switzerland #Swiss
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- Swiss gifts to Trump, Gaza flotilla repatriation bill, online hate towards women politicians
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- The Swiss foreign ministry has sent to the 19 Swiss participants to the Gaza flotilla a bill to cover their consular protection costs.
Swiss parliamentarians have asked for an investigation to be carried out about the gifts the Swiss business leaders brought to Donald Trump during their tariff trade talks.
A study found that online hate deters young women from pursuing a career in politics.
Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Inside Geneva: is climate change the forgotten crisis?
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- 31:42
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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COP30 has ended without a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuels. Inside Geneva talks to some campaigners who remain surprisingly optimistic.
“I’m actually quite hopeful, and I think that the answer is probably coming from the countries and the communities that have the most to lose,” says Candy Ofime, from the Climate Justice Team at Amnesty International.
Indigenous peoples made their voices heard at COP30.
They have deep knowledge of land use and forest preservation, which can help us tackle global warming.
“The answer is us and that was part of the campaign that we had as indigenous peoples. [We said] ‘pay attention to the world.’ Basically the solution that many of us are looking for has already been happening in the indigenous local communities,” says Deborah Sanchez, from the Community Land Rights ...
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- How Michael Hall’s TOR Discovery Reframed Longevity Science
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- 18:22
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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We trace how a soil-derived drug led to the discovery of mTOR, why growth control sits at the core of aging biology, and where evidence ends for humans. Michael Hall’s quiet breakthroughs explain fasting, autophagy, and rapamycin without the hype.
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- Rubble and drones: in the no-go zone between Lebanon and Israel
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- We visited the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel to accompany a team of United Nations military observers on patrol on the Lebanese side.
Visit Swissinfo for the full report, including accounts from Swiss Captain Julien.
#Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #MiddleEastConflict #Beirut #War #Switzerland #Swiss #BlueLine
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- Disposable income, Zurich’s conversion therapy ban and gold coins stolen from a Swiss museum
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Most Swiss households have a disposable income below the national average, Zurich considers a ban on conversion therapies, and has Switzerland just had its own Louvre-style heist? Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Truth or tale: Could conscription solve military personnel shortages?
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- In recent years, a growing number of European countries have been revising their military conscription rules and ramping up defence spending.
But can conscription really solve long-term personnel shortages? We explore this question in the latest episode of our Truth or Tale series.
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#Switzerland #Swiss #Russia #MilitaryConscription #Conscription #Soldiers #Army #FactChecking
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- How AI Is Transforming Pharma | Listen to The Swiss Connection 🎧
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Can AI design new medicines? And what does it take to make that happen? 🤖💊
In the latest episode of The Swiss Connection, we follow a chemist’s journey from scribbling ideas in a notebook to using generative AI to create novel, IP-free molecules for specific targets. We also look at how Swiss pharma is reinventing drug discovery with AI at the centre.
Could life-saving drugs soon be designed on demand?
Search for The Swiss Connection wherever you get your podcasts!
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- Big Pharma steps up race for AI-discovered drugs
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- 17:06
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- 7 months ago
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What if the most valuable drug candidates aren’t found but designed on demand? We follow a chemist’s journey from a pencil-and-paper notebook to generative algorithms that propose novel, IP-free molecules tailored to specific targets, and we open the door to how Swiss pharma is rebuilding discovery around AI.
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- Northern lights, Swiss spermiogram and vegan canteen at Basel University
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Because of an unusually strong solar storm, Northern Lights were visible in Switzerland.
A recent study showed the Swiss locations were sperm quality is the lowest.
Students at the University of Basel have voted in favour of exclusively vegan catering on campus.
Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Inside Geneva Podcast: How Do You Report on the War in Gaza Without Access?
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- How do journalists report on the war in Gaza when they’re denied access?
In this episode of Inside Geneva, host Imogen Foulkes speaks with experts and reporters about press freedom, the risks faced by Palestinian journalists, and why foreign media have been shut out.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts to discover what this means for truth, accountability and the future of war reporting.
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- The Swiss Connection Podcast: How Sex and Gender Shape Drug Development
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A new episode of our science podcast, The Swiss Connection, is out now! 🎙️
We explore how sex and gender influence drug development: from male-heavy mouse studies to the contrasting results in Lecanemab’s Alzheimer’s trial. Leading experts reveal why regulators should keep approvals moving while demanding smarter trial design, better reporting, and answers after approval.
Search for The Swiss Connection wherever you get your podcasts.
#SciencePodcast #DrugDevelopment #AlzheimersResearch #GenderInScience #MedicalInnovation #ClinicalTrials #HealthPodcast #PharmaNews #ScienceMatters #PodcastRecommendation #GenderMedicine #Swiss #Switzerland
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- War and the press
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- 37:38
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/915097/fan_mail/new)
How do journalists report on war when they’re denied access?
“For the first time I think since the Second World War, Israel has not allowed foreign journalists to come into Gaza. This is unprecedented,” says Israeli journalist Meron Rapoport.
Palestinian journalists, who live in Gaza, have paid a terrible price for their reporting.
“Gaza has been a horror story. The Committee to Protect Journalists estimates that around 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the past two years,” says Nick Cumming-Bruce, contributor for the New York Times.
Many appear to have been deliberately targeted.
Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion, says: “I’ve been told by journalists that wearing a jacket marked ‘press’ doesn’t protect you. It actually makes you a ...
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- Women’s Health Meets Drug Design and Medical Research
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- 19:18
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- 7 months ago
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We trace how sex and gender shape drug development, from male-heavy mouse studies to the split results in Lecanemab’s Alzheimer’s trial. Experts explain why regulators should keep approvals moving while demanding smarter design, better reporting, and post-approval answers.
For more science stories (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/research-frontiers/) , visit our website swisinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/health-systems/switzerland-charts-new-course-on-gender-medicine-despite-headwinds/90213951) , and you can help other people to find our podcast by leaving us a five-star review.
Journalist: Jessica Davis Plüss (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/healthcare-innovation/longevity-clinics-modern-day-snake-oil-or-the-key-to-healthy-ageing/89101132)
Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/jo-fahy/)
Audio editor/video journalist: Mi...
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- Climate Experts in Switzerland: 1.5°C Target is Out of Reach
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a survey of climate scientists in Switzerland shows they no longer expect the world to limit warming to 1.5°C. On average, they expect warming of 2.5°C by 2100.
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#climatechange #climateaction #globalwarming #climatecrisis #Switzerland #Swiss #sustainability #climatejustice #climateemergency
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- The bise, the Swiss wind with a mind of its own
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Do you know what the bise is?
It’s a wind that blows only in Switzerland, and it’s notorious for leaving people with headaches and aches. 🌬️
But here’s what makes it unusual: while most winds in Switzerland blow from west to east, the bise does the exact opposite.
Read our article on Swissinfo to find out why.
#switzerland #swissalps #swissweather #mountains #weatherphenomenon #wind #bise #meteo
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- Should Switzerland replace compulsory military service with ‘citizen service’?
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- On November 30, the Swiss will vote on an initiative to reform military service.
The idea is to introduce compulsory civic service for all Swiss nationals residing in the country.
Visit Swissinfo to read more about what’s at stake in the vote.
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- Young Ukrainians seek Swiss protection, road deaths, Chefs lose residency over language test
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- A rise in young Ukrainian men applying for protection in Switzerland, a spike in road deaths and Michelin-starred Thai chefs expelled over a failed German test. Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Swiss investigation finds Israel used misleading 3D images in military videos
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Israel introduced a new form of propaganda in its war in Gaza that relied heavily on 3D images combined with real drone footage.
An international investigation, involving Switzerland’s public broadcaster SRF found that some of the images used to illustrate hospitals and buildings in Gaza – allegedly hiding command centres of the Palestinian militant group Hamas – are intended to look real but key elements were entirely fabricated.
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- Can New Alzheimer’s Drugs Really Make a Difference? Listen to The Swiss Connection Science Podcast
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- 0:18
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder.
In the latest episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluess explores the science, hope, and controversy surrounding new Alzheimer’s drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla.
With billions invested and global regulatory decisions diverging, what do these treatments mean for patients and healthcare systems?
Tune in now, wherever you get your podcasts.
#AlzheimersAwareness #DementiaSupport #BrainHealth #AlzheimersResearch #MemoryCare #AlzheimersDisease #CaregiverSupport #MentalHealthMatters #Neuroscience #SciencePodcast #HealthPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #MedicalNews #PodcastLife #NewPodcastAlert #SwissScience #Switzerland #Swiss---
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- Cracking the Alzheimer’s Code
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- 22:02
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder. In this episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluess explores the science, hope, and controversy surrounding new Alzheimer’s drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla. With billions invested and global regulatory decisions diverging, what do these treatments mean for patients and healthcare systems?
Visit SWI swissinfo.ch for more on this topic and a video on this story. (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/healthcare-innovation/longevity-clinics-modern-day-snake-oil-or-the-key-to-healthy-ageing/89101132) Please come to SWI swissinfo.ch for more of our science stories from Switzerland (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/science/) .
Journalist: Jessica Davis Plüss (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/healthcare-innovation/longevity-clinics-m...
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- All aboard? Let the yodelling begin with ‘Sämi the singing driver’ 🚌
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Bus driver and yodeller Sämi Zumbrunn turns every ride into an unforgettable experience.
Who better to act as ambassador for a Swiss tradition that could soon be on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list? We meet him in the Bernese Oberland.
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- New night train, voting rights for foreign residents and Switzerland as the place to be
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- Here are three stories from Switzerland you may have missed this week.
Number one: Switzerland was ranked number one country to be living in, in case world chaos breaks out, by London-based consulting firm.
Number two: starting in April, Swiss Federal Railways plans to run a night train to Sweden thrice a week, if Parliament accepts the government's proposed funding for it.
Number three: canton Bern is assessing the possibility of allowing foreign residents to vote at the municipal level, becoming the 5th Swiss canton to do so.
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- Spell check: the Swiss origins of the European witch craze
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
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- As we get ready for the spookiest night of the year, we revisit one of our most haunting stories. 🧙♀️
Six hundred years ago a grisly witch hunt in the Simmental, a valley in canton Bern, was described in a book. This went on to become the blueprint for witch hunts throughout Europe.
Want to know more? Then read the full article on Swissinfo.
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #SpookySeason #Witch #HalloweenWitch #TrickOrTreat #Creepy #Switzerland #swiss
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- Swiss Longevity clinics: modern-day snake oil or the key to healthy ageing? Listen to our podcast 🎧
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- The new season of our Swiss Connection podcast is now live! 🎙️
Today's episode is all about longevity and the booming market for anti-ageing treatments.
The search for the elixir of life has been going on since time immemorial – and Switzerland has played a key role. Although scientists have yet to come up with a winning formula, the Alpine nation has a booming market for treatments, pills and gadgets that claim to slow ageing and help us live healthier, longer lives.
Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
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- E-ID in Switzerland: Why Do the Swiss Keep Voting on the Same Thing?
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- After September’s vote on the electronic ID, many of you asked: “Why do the Swiss keep voting on the same issues?” 🗳️
Watch this video to find out!
And visit Swissinfo to learn more about how Swiss direct democracy works.
#SwissDemocracy #VoteSwitzerland #SwissPolitics #DirectDemocracy #SwissReferendum #SwitzerlandVotes #DemocracyInAction #SwissCitizens #Switzerland
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- Taking the pulse of the UN at 80
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- 43:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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This week on Inside Geneva, we take the pulse of the United Nations as it turns 80.
“Someone celebrating their 80th birthday cannot be expected to be in tip-top shape. The UN is an old lady,” says Corinne Momal-Vanian, executive director at the Kofi Annan Foundation.
Some world leaders don’t have much time for the UN.
“All I got from the UN was an escalator that stopped halfway on the way up and a teleprompter that didn’t work,” said US President Donald Trump.
Others think it needs an injection of fresh ideas.
“We have to reimagine the UN, and reimagine multilateralism, from the point of confidence. And this confidence only comes once we account for the lived realities of people from the Global South,” says Prathit Singh, project coordinator at the Geneva Policy Outlook.
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- Swiss Longevity clinics: modern-day snake oil or the key to healthy ageing?
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- 22:38
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- 8 months ago
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The search for the elixir of life has been going on since time immemorial – and Switzerland has played a key role. Although scientists have yet to come up with a winning formula, the Alpine nation has a booming market for treatments, pills and gadgets that claim to slow ageing and help us live healthier, longer lives.
Visit SWI swissinfo.ch for more on this topic and a video on this story. (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/healthcare-innovation/longevity-clinics-modern-day-snake-oil-or-the-key-to-healthy-ageing/89101132) Please come to SWI swissinfo.ch for more of our science stories from Switzerland (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/topic/science/) .
Jounalist: Jessica Davis Plüss (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/healthcare-innovation/longevity-clinics-modern-day-snake-oil-or-the-key-to-healthy-ageing/89101132)
Host: Jo Fahy (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/author/jo-fa...
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- Storm Benjamin, Swiss village relocation and festive lights curfew
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Storm Benjamin batters Switzerland, Brienz villagers seek permanent relocation and a curfew on Christmas lights sparks debate. Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Swiss vote: taxing the rich to save the planet?
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- Should Inheritance Be Taxed to Fight Climate Change? 💰🌍
A new initiative in Switzerland proposes a 50% inheritance tax on fortunes over CHF 50million, aiming to fund the country’s green transition and tackle the climate crisis.
Supporters say it’s about climate justice, arguing that the wealthiest individuals, with their larger carbon footprints, should contribute more to sustainable solutions. The tax could generate billions for climate action.
But critics, including the Swiss federal government, warn it could push entrepreneurs and capital abroad, risking a loss in jobs and tax revenue.
What are your thoughts?
#InheritanceTax #ClimateJustice #SwissPolitics #TaxTheRich #GreenTransition #Sustainability #SwissNews #ClimateAction #WealthTax #DirectDemocracy #EconomicPolicy #SocialJustice #Taxation #FinanceNews #ClimateCrisis #SwissEconomy
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- Title
- Are Democracies Copying Russia's Repressive Playbook?
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- 30:54
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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On our Inside Geneva podcast this week, we ask: are other countries following Russia’s lead in cracking down on freedom of expression?
“I feel as though I’m monitoring a repression handbook used by the Russian government against its own civil society and, unfortunately, this handbook has been copied by other leaders in some democratic countries,” says Mariana Katzarova, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia.
Russian journalists warn us not to take our freedoms for granted.
“It’s been more than a year since I was released from prison. Every morning I open my eyes and I’m so thankful. I know ‘democracy’ and ‘press freedom’ can sound vague to people living ordinary lives but when it comes to your door and rings your bell, it’s too late,” says Alsu Kurmasheva, Russian journalist freed in a 2024 prisoner sw...
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- Swiss Gaza flotilla activists return, Ukrainian protection status, social media ban for minors
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Here are three stories from Switzerland you may have missed this week.
Number one: all 19 Swiss members of the Gaza flotilla have returned home this week after being expelled from Israel.
Number two: starting in November, Ukrainian refugees from seven western regions of the country will no longer be eligible for S protection status in Switzerland.
Number three: the head of the Association of School Principals in German-speaking Switzerland says social media should be banned for minors.
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- The three most discussed debates this September #switzerland
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- What were the three topics our users discussed most in September?
✈️ Alleged Russian drones and fighter jets in NATO airspace: do you see Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a threat to Europe?
💸 Swiss health insurance premiums are set to rise again. Should they be based on income?
🗣️ Some German-speaking cantons have decided to delay teaching French until secondary school. Is it important to learn a second national language early?
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- Locarno Pact Turns 100: What Can Modern Diplomacy Learn? #switzerland #peace
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- What the Locarno Pact Can Teach Us 100 Years On 🕊️
This week marks 100 years since the signing of the Locarno Pact, which brought a brief moment of peace after the First World War.
Take a look at this video to find out how Locarno became the ‘city of peace’.
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- Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 Years Later: What Do Japanese Teenagers Think About Nuclear Arms?
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Eighty years have passed since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In Japan, the post-war generation now makes up the majority of the population, raising the challenge of how to pass wartime memories on.
How do Japanese teenagers view nuclear weapons possession?
Head over to Swissinfo to find out.
#Hiroshima #Nagasaki #NuclearWeapons #NuclearDisarmament #History
#JapaneseHistory #Japan #Peace #Switzerland #Swiss
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- Unlocking climate secrets frozen for 1.2 million years #switzerland #climatechange
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Swiss scientists are drilling deep into Antarctic ice that is more than 1.2 million years old to reveal how Earth’s climate has changed over time. By analysing ancient air bubbles, the team at the University of Bern is uncovering greenhouse gas levels and glacial cycles from long before human influence.
These discoveries could help us understand natural climate shifts and offer powerful insight into today’s accelerating change and where our planet may be heading next.
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- Swiss Voters Approve e-ID: Reactions from Supporters and Opponents
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Swiss voters came out in favour of introducing an electronic ID on Sunday. The referendum committee’s campaign didn’t manage to sway public opinion: 50.4% backed the idea of a state-run e-ID.
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- Inside Geneva’s final summer profile: ICRC physiotherapist Rieke Hayes
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- 28:32
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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This week, in the final episode of our Summer Profiles series on the Inside Geneva podcast, host Imogen Foulkes talks to Irish physiotherapist Rieke Hayes, who now works in Gaza for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
“I think I went into physio with the classic idea – I’d have a little clinic, do outpatients, you know, back pain, neck pain. Turns out I really, really didn’t enjoy that setting at all once I was in it,” says Hayes.
Her first posting was unexpected.
“I got this email: would you be willing to go to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in two weeks’ time? I didn’t know what DPRK was, so, yes, North Korea, and I went, of course, yes.”
Now, she works in Gaza, treating patients with spinal injuries.
“It’s very complicated for someone wi...
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- Swiss voters back e-ID and abolish rental tax
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Swiss citizens have approved the introduction of an electronic proof of identity (e-ID) and the abolition of the rental tax for homeowners.
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- Ban on gender surgery for minors, 100% US tariff on Swiss drugs and flat-rate passport fee
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- A ban on gender-affirming surgery for minors, a 100% US tariff on drug imports and a flat fee for naturalisation. Here are three stories from Switzerland this week.
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- Title
- Is Swiss Neutrality Still a Thing? | Your Questions Answered
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Neutrality in Switzerland: still relevant today? 🇨🇭🧀
And what does Swiss cheese have to do with it? Watch this video to find out and head over to SWI swissinfo.ch for more answers to your questions.
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- Freedoms for cats, climate change's impact on health, World record wine popping
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Animal welfare groups asked canton Zurich to regulate its outdoor feline population but the government refused to introduce compulsory measures for neutering and chipping.
Heatwaves are becoming a health concern: a new study shows that several thousands people lost their lives across Europes because of climate change.
Switzerland holds a new Guinness World Record for most bottles of wine opened simultaneously!
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- Title
- From Cows’ Horns to Women’s Rights: Switzerland’s Most Bizarre Votes
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Switzerland’s Weirdest Votes 🇨🇭
Switzerland holds more referendums than any other country in the world and some of them are truly unique.
Over the years, Swiss citizens have voted on everything from marriage laws that once restricted women’s rights, to whether farmers should be allowed to keep their cows’ horns, and even the maximum stake allowed in casinos.
In this video, we take a closer look at some of the most bizarre votes in Swiss history.
On September 28, the Swiss will head to the polls once again to decide on two major issues: the introduction of a digital identity (e-ID) and the abolition of the rental value tax for homeowners
Visit swissinfo to read more about these votes.
#Switzerland #SwissReferendum #SwissPolitics #DirectDemocracy #eID #PropertyTax #SwissNews #SwissCows #WomensRights #VoteCH #SwissDemocracy #SwissLife #SwissInnovation
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- What Happens When You Discover Your 8th Cousin Lives in Switzerland?
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- When Juliette found out her grandmother's mother was Swiss, she started building her family tree to find out exactly where the Vosti came from. She then set out on a journey to visit the place where her great-great-grandfather emigrated from: Gerra Verzasca. There she met her 8th cousins Linda and Remo who kindly shared more insight into their common family tree.
Read all about their family reunion: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-abroad/swiss-genealogy-emigration-from-verzasca-to-australia/89853858
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- Title
- Is the UN still relevant at 80?
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- 31:09
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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The United Nations General Assembly has officially opened and the organisation marked its 80th anniversary. Inside Geneva asks whether the body remains relevant.
“If you're a refugee in Bangladesh, or seeking protection in South Sudan, the UN may be imperfect but it’s still relevant,” says Richard Gowan from the International Crisis Group.
The UN is bigger than many of us think.
“We do sometimes forget that the UN still has 60,000 peacekeepers deployed around the world and that it continues to run vast humanitarian operations. So the UN isn’t dead, but I think it’s drifting,” he says.
But what about the UN’s original role – resolving conflicts and promoting peace?
“US President Donald Trump said he wants the UN to refocus on peace and security. But in reality, the US, along with...
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- How Neutrality Shapes the Swiss Franc | Your Questions Answered
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- What impact does Swiss neutrality have on the strength of its currency? And where does this unique policy come from? We break it all down in this video.
Got a question about Swiss neutrality? Drop it in the comments!
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