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Title: Have you heard of Unspunnen?
Runtime: 1:45
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Every dozen years or so, crowds flock to the Unspunnen Festival that features the best of Swiss traditions: alphorn music, Schwingen wrestling, flag throwing and a feat of strength to see who can throw an 83.5kg stone the furthest. This year it's in Interlaken. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Nobel prize-winning Swiss surgeon celebrated

Title: Nobel prize-winning Swiss surgeon celebrated
Runtime: 1:55
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Theodor Kocher, who died 100 years ago, was the first Swiss to win a Nobel Prize in medicine and was the founder of modern surgery. He was internationally famous, thanks to his research into the thyroid gland. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Title: Japan's Swiss-style nuclear bunkers
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: With nearby North Korea stepping up missile launches and nuclear tests, people in Japan are preparing for the worst by building private nuclear shelters using Swiss technology. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Picking the jobless to harvest crops
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: The Swiss cabinet wants to help the unemployed in Switzerland through a preferential hiring system. As a result, farmers are supposed to report short-term jobs to the regional employment office. But for many their experience with unemployed workers has not been positive, and they prefer to employ harvest workers. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
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Galaktische Karriere eines Schweizers in den USA

Title: Galaktische Karriere eines Schweizers in den USA
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: From a small village in Switzerland to the American space agency. Thomas Zurbuchen was raised in a small village in canton Bern, and is now head of research at NASA. He lives in Washington, but hasn’t lost any of his Swiss values. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Switzerland's unfilled apprenticeship spots

Title: Switzerland's unfilled apprenticeship spots
Runtime: 3:36
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: A few years ago there weren't enough apprenticeships to meet demand, but nowadays there are training positions going unfilled in Switzerland. There are currently 11,822 vacant spots where young people could be learning a trade. Swiss national television, SRF reports on which sectors are struggling to attract youngsters and which are so successful that there aren't enough positions to go around. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

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Title: A life-changing art project
Runtime: 4:11
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week, Tama visits the Kidswest Association set up a decade ago in Bern, which introduces art to disadvantaged children and can even change their lives, as one former participant explains. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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Frozen bodies found in glacier identified

Title: Frozen bodies found in glacier identified
Runtime: 2:22
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: A Swiss woman whose parents went missing 75 years ago is relieved that their bodies have finally been found after years of searching for them. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

The missing couple were Marcelin Dumoulin, a shoemaker, and his wife Francine, a teacher. The parents of seven children also kept cattle. They disappeared on August 15, 1942 in the Glacier 3000 region, at a height of 2,600m (8,530ft), after going to tend to their cows.

Their daughter, Marceline Udry-Dumoulin, says she had never given up on finding her parents, even climbing the glacier three times to look for them. She was planning to go back there in August to mark the 75th year of their disappearance.

In mid July, a man operating a ski piste machine discovered body parts buried in the ice, along with backpacks, tin bowls and a glass bottle, as well as male and female shoes. Identification was carried out by cross-matching their DNA with that of relatives.

Marceline...

Title: Campaign against tripping accidents
Runtime: 1:41
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Slipping or falling down the stairs is the number one cause of accidents in Switzerland. Suva, the national accident insurance fund, is trying to keep people a bit safer using some unconventional methods. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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The Swiss fitness blogger working up a sweat in Turkey

Title: The Swiss fitness blogger working up a sweat in Turkey
Runtime: 5:57
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: It was love that first brought Doris Hofer to Turkey, where she then became one of the country’s leading fitness bloggers. The current political situation however, has her evaluating her options. An intimate portrait by Swiss public television, SRF, of a local online rising star. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
Doris Hofer is 41 years old and for the last 12 years has been a resident of Istanbul. A leading nutrition and fitness book author and blogger, she has an estimated quarter of a million people every day following her lead through her apps and social media pages. Online she is known as 'SquatGirl', motivating people to lead a healthier lifestyle through exercise and by improving their eating habits.
Hofer came to the country after marrying a Turkish businessman. She learned Turkish and studied to become a personal trainer. After her divorce, she started to blog, an activity that she has continued for the last three and a half years, and that has brought increased recognition,...

Title: Red kites on the rise
Runtime: 1:51
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: There are more and more red kites in Switzerland, and the Swiss Ornithological Institute is investigating why. Swiss Public Television, SRF went behind the scenes to see how young birds are fitted with GPS trackers. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: How light pollution affects wildlife
Runtime: 3:25
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Areas that are not exposed to artificial light are becoming increasingly rare in our towns and cities. Light pollution can have a devastating impact on wildlife. Some species are extremely sensitive to light and can no longer inhabit areas that are too lit up. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Meet the little orange men of Switzerland

Title: Meet the little orange men of Switzerland
Runtime: 2:12
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Crossing the roads can be a peculiarity in itself! Join Diccon Bewes on the streets of Bern and marvel at the oddities of the Swiss traffic light system. (Diccon Bewes for swissinfo.ch)
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Switzerland: where buying eggs is no yoke

Title: Switzerland: where buying eggs is no yoke
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Who would have thought that an egg could say so much about a country? From pack sizes to colours, and an unusual flavouring to go with them, there's a lot of Swissness inside every shell. (Diccon Bewes for swissinfo.ch)
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Classical music gets personal in Switzerland

Title: Classical music gets personal in Switzerland
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: From a “pianist in a box” to an overnight performance with listeners in bed, Swiss classical music audiences are being introduced to new concepts.

In Davos, a pianist recently performed in a glass enclosure which only one person could enter at a time to enjoy the music. Others could watch – but not hear – from outside. Perhaps the world’s smallest concert hall, this mini venue was a symbolic act against an ongoing trend where cities from London to Geneva to Hamburg are competing to build the newest and best concert hall.

The so-called “One musician – one guest – one premiere” event was part of the 32nd edition of the Young Artists in Concert Festival, where 80 of the most promising musicians from all over the world are invited to the eastern Swiss town for two weeks to perform and network.
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Title: When Swiss kids are forced to go hiking
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week she teams up with singer, Marco Kunz, from Lucerne. They discuss what makes Swiss kids different from foreign kids growing up in Switzerland, everything from the type of sandwiches they take on school trips to TV viewing rights. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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The history and future of films in Locarno

Title: The history and future of films in Locarno
Runtime: 2:57
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Once a year, Locarno turns into a glamorous place. In 2017, the southern Swiss city is marking the 70th edition of its renowned international film festival. Marco Solari, the film festival's longtime president, shares his view on the event's past and future. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Finding smuggled goods on cross-border coaches

Title: Finding smuggled goods on cross-border coaches
Runtime: 4:32
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: The holiday period is a busy time for customs officers. People travelling by coach may have to face delays as the Swiss border guards don’t always wave the vehicles through, but conduct meticulous searches instead. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Wood food – a new eating trend
Runtime: 3:48
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Do beech sawdust and wood shavings belong in a tasty dish? Many Swiss think so. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Health insurance for pets: a booming business

Title: Health insurance for pets: a booming business
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: It's no surprise that veterinary insurance is booming in Switzerland. With more sophisticated treatments being used, taking the pet to the vet has become very expensive. (RTS, swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Neuchâtel tackles crystal meth problem
Runtime: 3:49
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Neuchâtel is Switzerland’s “crystal meth capital”, with the highest proportion of users of the highly addictive drug. The canton is now tackling the problem using a new strategy. (SRF/swisisnfo.ch)
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Title: Congolese do it in sunglasses
Runtime: 4:03
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. This week Tama talks to comedian, Charles Nguela, about how Congolese Swiss differ from Swiss natives. Something to do with being late and wearing sunglasses... (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Invisible solar energy
Runtime: 3:14
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: More and more houses are being built with solar panels on the roofs and photovoltaics embedded in the façades, which can deliver the entire energy needs of the inhabitants. The homes are designed to blend in with their surroundings. It addresses the need to find energy alternatives, but the technology is still expensive. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Iconic Swiss animals take centre stage
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Switzerland's "Big Four" iconic animals, the cow, ibex, marmot and Saint Bernard dog, are highlighted at a new exhibition at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich. Underneath each specimen on display is a discovery zone for children, where they can use binoculars to search for ibex or crawl through a marmot burrow. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: How safe is the Swiss capital?
Runtime: 2:54
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: International polls rank Bern as one of the safest capital cities to live in on the planet. swissinfo.ch found out what it means to feel secure there.

The city, with its thriving economy and excellent infrastructure, seems to offer a great quality of life. People appear to be pretty relaxed about personal safety, and burglar alarms on cars or houses are not commonplace. People often leave their belongings unattended while going for a swim in the pool or the river, while supermarkets leave goods outside the stores overnight.

From children to politicians, there’s a feeling in the air that Bern is a safe place to be, whether it’s about personal property or personal security.

Overall crime rates fell in 2016 by 2% compared with the year before, but the number of robberies increased by 10%. While most people we talked to thought there was nothing to fear in the Swiss capital, one woman described an attack she experienced. Even so, Bern is statist...

Title: Men helping at home with the children
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Men who do housework are becoming less of a rarity. However, it is still the women who do the lion’s share of household and family tasks, especially if children are involved. (SRF/swisisnfo.ch)
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Bird's-eye view - as precise as never before

Title: Bird's-eye view - as precise as never before
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: New aerial images record details of Switzerland with an accuracy of 10cm - thanks to the latest technology deployed by the Federal Office of Topography. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

The federal office has come a long way since the days - more than a century ago - when the first topographical surveys of Switzerland were made by mounting cameras on pigeons. Since aircraft have been used, the quality of images has continued to improve with every technological advance.

The latest camera the topography office has installed in its airplane can record details with an accuracy of 10cm. It will photograph all of western Switzerland in the coming months, with the results expected to be online by the end of the year.
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Tributes pour in for Swiss pop music pioneer

Title: Tributes pour in for Swiss pop music pioneer
Runtime: 6:58
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Swiss pop star, Polo Hofer. The story and his importance for German-speaking Switzerland feature in many Swiss newspapers.

The singer, who founded the first rock band (Rumpelstilz) to sing in dialect, died from lung cancer at his home in Oberhofen on lake Thun.

Rumpelstilz rocketed to the top of the charts with their song, “Kiosk”. Hofer went on to form the Schmetterband, which also scored a huge chart success with “Alperose” in 1985. In 2008, the song was voted the biggest Swiss hit of all time.

Hofer had a turbulent relationship with his father, who once had him arrested to stop him performing. The singer also spent time in prison after stealing instruments from fellow musicians.

He lived life in the fast lane. Alcohol and drugs were his lifelong companions, and he campaigned for the legalisation of cannabis. He announced that he had incurable cancer in August 201...

Title: Me and my mum
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama’s mum, who was a structural draughtswoman back home in Colombo, found a job as a cleaner in Switzerland. She has given up on attempts to arrange a marriage for her daughter. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Under suspicion
Runtime: 5:55
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Her friend Mondher is also Swiss, but with Tunisian roots. He's a Muslim and doesn't look Swiss. That leads to all sorts of problems, as we find out in this episode. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: My big fat Tamil wedding
Runtime: 5:55
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Tama and her best friends, who are Kurdish and Bosnian, are all single. They say their perfect man would be Swiss born but must speak their language, practice their religion, share their food preferences and like their music. It's a lot to ask for. Find out from Tama what it’s like to be caught between two worlds. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Beatbox: nature's way
Runtime: 4:12
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Julian Sartorius, a drummer from Bern, left the recording studio and his drums behind and set off on a "sound hike" around Switzerland. The sounds he found along the way have now become his new album. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
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3 million people visit spectacular caves

Title: 3 million people visit spectacular caves
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Three million people have visited the Vallorbe Caves since the site opened in 1974. Even though visitor numbers remain steady, innovation is constantly required to continue to attract tourists. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Forging the dance talents of tomorrow
Runtime: 3:38
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: There is no magic formula to make it to the top in the world of dance. One thing that's for certain, is that it needs innate talent and relentless hard work. The Zurich Dance Academy trains young dancers with an all-round approach that has brought the school international acclaim. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch)

Diana Georgia Ionescu from Romania and Michele Esposito from Italy have a few things in common: they are both 17-year-olds for whom dance is their life, but they don’t have wealthy parents who can afford to support their dreams. The two teenagers were finalists in the 2017 ‘Prix de Lausanne’ dance competition.

The prestigious Swiss competition was established in 1973, and is a stepping stone for many to a stage career. During the last edition at the beginning of February, out of the 67 candidates from 35 different countries who applied, 20 young talents reached the finals.

Among the winners was Diana, who took ...

Title: Chipping along with the urban golfers
Runtime: 3:37
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: There are now eight urban golf clubs in Switzerland, and it's not just a fad - there are now European championships in the sport. Swiss Public Television caught up with members of the Frauenfeld Urban Golf Club to find out why golfing in towns, which started 17 years ago, has taken off. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Romeo and Juliet in the shadow of the Matterhorn

Title: Romeo and Juliet in the shadow of the Matterhorn
Runtime: 4:10
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Against the magnificent backdrop of the Alps, an open-air version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliette” is being performed this summer in Zermatt. The secret star of the performance is the Matterhorn, as countless love stories are associated with the famous mountain. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Famous Swiss artists at show run by volunteers

Title: Famous Swiss artists at show run by volunteers
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Volunteers have organised an exhibition featuring works by famous Swiss artists, which is expected to attract 30 thousand visitors. The works are on display in two school buildings in Trubschachen in the Emmental. The exhibition is the brainchild of a teacher, a journalist and a retired priest, and many local people have volunteered their services to make it a success. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Domestic violence: more people seek help

Title: Domestic violence: more people seek help
Runtime: 3:28
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Last year, victim support centres in Switzerland responded to over 35,000 calls from people living in fear of domestic violence, more than double the number of reported cases from 15 years ago. It’s not clear whether the surge is due an increase in awareness or due to an escalation of this phenomenon. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
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Title: A pop art revival in Aargau
Runtime: 3:36
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: The pop art movement emerged in America in the 1960s and soon made its way to Switzerland. It stood for everything that was new.The Aargauer Kunstmuseum is now staging an exhibition of Swiss pop art. Two artists talk about their work. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: A new habitat for sand martins
Runtime: 2:56
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: A gravel pit owner in canton Aargau has created a nesting place for sand martins, to try to boost the number of these endangered birds, and he's urging fellow pit owners to follow suite. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Where to start a company: Berlin or Zurich?

Title: Where to start a company: Berlin or Zurich?
Runtime: 3:41
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: What are conditions generally like for start-ups in Switzerland? Swiss Public Television compares Zurich with the European start-up mecca, Berlin. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
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Switzerland vs France – the shopping basket price challenge

Title: Switzerland vs France – the shopping basket price challenge
Runtime: 0:49
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Our snapshot comparison of a 14-item list of basic groceries has revealed a +€27.74 (CHF30.38) difference between Switzerland (COOP supermarket in Lausanne) and France (Carrefour supermarket in Ferney Voltaire, near Geneva). The Swiss basket of items was +91% more expensive. Our mini poll took place at the end of June.
You can read more about these whopping consumer price differences and the issue of cross-border shopping in an article, "What to do about Switzerland’s eye-watering prices?", to be found here: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/cross-border-shopping_what-to-do-about-switzerland-s-eye-watering-prices-/43314506

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Title: A moving homage to Bruno Manser
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: 17 years ago, Bruno Manser, a Swiss campaigner for the rights of the Penan nomads of Sarawak, Malaysia, disappeared without a trace. A new film tells his story. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

He had lived with the nomads for six years before fleeing the country with a bounty on his head. He spent the 1990s advocating on behalf of the Penan through his organisation, the Bruno Manser Fund, by giving lectures, writing books and by appearing in films and on television.

A new documentary film “The Borneo Case” shows how his struggle is being continued by his friends and allies. The story, filmed over 25 years, documents the destruction of more than 90% of Sarawak’s forests and investigates where the profits from the destruction went. It begins with Bruno Manser's disappearance in the jungles of Borneo in May 2000. Manser was officially declared dead in Switzerland in 2005.
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Title: Fighting poverty with a magazine
Runtime: 3:59
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: The aim of the Surprise magazine is to give a face and a voice to people marginalised by poverty. The publication is now celebrating its 400th edition. Swiss Public Television accompanied one of the vendors to find out how selling the magazine changes their lives. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: How plants communicate with each other
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: How do plants speak to each other? Biologists at the universites of Neuchâtel and Lausanne are trying to find out. They are also studying how plants defend themselves against animals. It seems that chemical and electrical signals are nature's main tools. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Fear of terror can trigger mass panic
Runtime: 3:35
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: It's festival season in Switzerland and organisers of big events are on high alert in case of terror attacks. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Researchers in Zurich are warning that if audiences at major events fear terror attacks, even a small bang can trigger mass panic, and organisers need to have escape plans in place in case of a stampede. In May this year, 22 people were killed after a bomb went off at a concert given by American singer, Ariana Grande, in Manchester, Britain. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Wolves: welcome or worrying?
Runtime: 3:15
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Every year, 4,000-6,000 Swiss sheep die after falling down mountains, becoming ill or being struck by lightning. In comparison, the number of sheep killed by wolves is small. Still, many are calling for canton Valais in south-western Switzerland to be a predator-free zone.

Raised for meat, milk and wool, Swiss sheep numbered about 340,000 in 2016. Of these, 389 were killed by wolves. The Swiss wolf population is estimated at 30-35 individuals.

Now a local initiative wants to eliminate species like wolf, bear and lynx – animals that are protected under the Bern Convention. We ask locals whether there’s room for the wolf in their backyards. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Advantage: humans, but for how long?
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: A group of architects, robotics researchers, material scientists and digital fabrication specialists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich are putting several new digital building technologies into practice.

For the first time, a house is being built, from planning to construction, entirely using digital techniques. The aim is to make future construction technologies more sustainable and efficient, while increasing creative potential.

It starts with so-called 'Mesh Mould' technology, using a two-metre high robot. The 'In situ Fabricator' moves autonomously via caterpillar tracks, then welds together a wire mesh that is filled with concrete.

The work is taking place at NEST (Next Evolution in Sustainable Building Technologies), a research construction site by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, known as Empa, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, or Eawag.

Chocolate industry makes pact to improve conditions

Title: Chocolate industry makes pact to improve conditions
Runtime: 2:46
Date posted: 9 years ago
Description: Switzerland’s chocolate producers have launched the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa, a joint project to bring about a more sustainable industry and better conditions for cocoa producers. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)
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Title: Driving out the devil in Switzerland
Runtime: 1:18
Date posted: 9 years ago
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