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Libra Networks Why did Facebook's crypto project choose Geneva?

Facebook's Libra Networks entity has shone the international spotlight on Geneva's growing blockchain scene.

By Matthew Allen

Digital Pioneers: Peter Gloor The Swiss inventor whose story is the internet

Peter Gloor had a front-row seat to the early days of the World Wide Web. Today, he is driven by the desire to connect and improve the world. 

By Sarah Genner

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US state secretary Mike Pompeo to visit Switzerland

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Over a third of Swiss pupils behind on maths

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Johnson confirms leadership bid at event in Switzerland 

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Convicted ex-Swissmetal chief banned from Switzerland 

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Climate rallies take place across Switzerland 

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Opinion Are 16-year-olds mature enough to vote? No.

Student climate strikers are also calling for the voting age to be lowered. Politician Adrian Spahr is against such a move.

By Adrian Spahr

opinion It’s time to let 16 and 17-year-olds vote

Youth should be allowed access to the ballot box to make their voices heard on issues like climate change, argues a children's rights lawyer.

By Alexandra Dufresne

Price index Dating on the cheap remains a challenge in Zurich

The most expensive place for dinner? A movie? A taxi home? It’s Zurich, which has captured several of the top slots in a global ranking.

By Susan Misicka

Moken people Swiss recycling project empowers Thailand's sea nomads

A Swiss foundation works with the Moken people in southeast Asia to recycle piles of waste that line Thailand’s coast.

By Olivier Grivat, Ranong

Switzerland – EU Face-off continues between Brussels and Bern

A colder wind will soon blow from Brussels towards Switzerland, the European Union’s (EU) top civil servant has said.

By SRF & swissinfo.ch

Sinking fortunes UBS scrambles to revive its faltering investment bank

UBS needs to make savings at its investment banking unit following the “worst first-quarter environment in recent history”.

By Stephen Morris and David Crow

beetles, squirrels and palms How Switzerland is battling invasive species

Switzerland has waged war on invasive species. The fight is starting to bear fruit, but private citizens have to lend a hand.

By Luigi Jorio

#swisshistorypics American aerial photos show Switzerland in 1946

After the Second World War, American bombers took to the skies over Switzerland on a peaceful mission to capture photos from the air.

By Helen James

Out-of-this-world What the Swiss are doing in space

The space business is booming in Switzerland with about 100 companies involved, employing 2,500 people.

Mass tourism Who are the tourists on the Chinese mega-tour of Switzerland?

Members of the largest-ever group of Chinese tourists to visit Switzerland talk about the experience and the company that organised the trip.

By Ying Zhang, Dahai Shao, Patrick Boehler

Inside Geneva Has the UN lost the refugee debate in Europe?

People continue to die crossing the Mediterranean Sea but immigration is falling down the political agenda in Europe. Can the UN reclaim the debate?

By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva

Worst-case scenarios What a Swiss nuclear disaster could do to Europe

If there were a serious accident at one of Switzerland’s nuclear reactors, many of the radiation victims would be residents of other countries.

By Susan Misicka

Commuter life How to behave on a Swiss train

Jump on, ride to your stop, hop off — without offending anybody. Sounds easy, but it’s not, warns a guru of Swiss transport etiquette.

By Susan Misicka on the Bern-Winterthur line

Press review Vote reaction: ‘The Swiss prefer Schengen to guns’

Swiss newspapers have generally welcomed voters’ decision to tighten the country’s gun law, bringing it into line with the European Union.

By Thomas Stephens

World Health Assembly Push for drug pricing transparency strikes a nerve with industry

The 72nd World Health Assembly opens on Monday, but a draft resolution to end secrecy around drug pricing has already struck a nerve.

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Vote May 19, 2019 Gun lobby misses its target as Swiss voters approve tougher gun control

Voters have endorsed a controversial reform of Swiss gun law to bring it in line with security regulations of the EU.

By Urs Geiser

vote may 19, 2019 Switzerland votes ‘yes’ to overhaul corporate tax rules

Switzerland voted yes on Sunday to a reform of the corporate tax system that will scrap preferential treatment for multinational firms.

By Domhnall O'Sullivan

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