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UN Human Rights Council China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure

China and its alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region was at the centre of the 40th UN Human Rights Council session.

By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva

WORLD WATER DAY The ‘virtual’ water that the Swiss consume abroad

A Swiss resident consumes 4,200 litres of water per day - just over the global average.

By Luigi Jorio

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#WeAreSwissAbroad Swiss Abroad Clubs, we want to talk with you

swissinfo.ch will be visiting six Swiss Abroad clubs ahead of October's parliamentary elections. We are looking to holding a roundtable talk in June.

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Swiss investment fund founder released from Angolan prison

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Swiss officials silent on jet flight to Venezuela

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Basel stadium could be renamed ‘Roger Federer Arena’

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Switzerland waives post-Brexit visa requirement for British nationals

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Boy stabbed in Basel: motive still unclear

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Art therapy How patients in Swiss psychiatric clinics painted their experience

An exhibition traces how early Swiss psychiatric patients used art to come to terms with life inside an institution.

By Katy Romy (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Images)

Baselworld China slowdown and European populism unnerve luxury watchmakers

A stuttering start to the year for exports of Swiss watches has put brands on alert ahead as the Baselworld fair opens in Basel this week.

By Maxine Kelly, Financial Times

Climate finance Banks accused of massive fossil fuel investments

In the past three years, UBS and Credit Suisse contributed $83 billion to a $1.9 trillion flow of fossil fuel company funding, say NGOs.

By Matthew Allen

Stockpiling Swiss companies make contingency plans amid Brexit uncertainty

As the Brexit saga continues, Swiss companies are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Troubling trend Anti-Jewish conspiracy theories make a comeback

Last year, cases of anti-Semitism rose in French-speaking Switzerland. The phenomenon is also noticeable in the German-speaking part of the country.

By Sibilla Bondolfi

Airborne adventure Record-setting balloon flight marks 20th anniversary

How a Swiss scientist from a family of adventurers pulled off his round-the-world balloon challenge.

Bless you! Why are allergies on the rise in Switzerland?

Soon, even people living high up in the Swiss Alps will no longer be safe from allergies like hay fever.

By Sibilla Bondolfi

2019 parliamentary elections Europe, not the economy, will decide Swiss political fate

Almost everywhere in the world, the state of the economy is seen as the decisive factor determining the outcome of elections. Not so in Switzerland.

By Claude Longchamp

Trendy and sustainable The new chic: pre-loved watches

With the rise of e-commerce and retro fashion trends, watches are finding a second life around new wrists.

By Samuel Jaberg

Human rights Swiss parliament's move to deport terrorists draws criticism

Parliament faces widespread criticism over its decision to seek the automatic deportation of convicted terrorists even if their lives are at risk.

Inside Geneva UN Human Rights Council: an answer to burning injustice?

Year after year, people travel to Geneva to the United Nations Human Rights Council to draw attention to injustices. What difference does it make?

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Over the past five decades, the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has been the home of many scientific discoveries.

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We’ve come up with ten major differences between the generations in Switzerland.

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Media under pressure Proposed UN convention aims to better protect journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) explains why it believes a new treaty is needed to protect media workers’ rights worldwide.

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Notional rental value Home owners and tenants wary of reform plans

A new attempt is underway in Switzerland to do away with tax breaks for home owners who live in their own property.

By Olivier Pauchard

International Geneva Red Cross develops war video games – with rules

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is developing video games as a training tool to teach the rules of war.

Swiss research Softer, processed foods changed the way ancient humans spoke

Language is part of our culture, but has it also developed with the food that we eat? Two researchers at the University of Zurich think so.

By Balthasar Bickel and Steven Moran, University of Zurich

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