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Laurence Boillat Meet the woman who investigates domestic violence and political assassinations

What’s it like to be an expert investigator on international crimes? We talk to Laurence Boillat, a Swiss prosecutor who likes to get things done. 

By Julia Crawford

On this day The day Palestinian militants attacked Zurich Airport

Fifty years ago, an airplane about to take off from Zurich for Tel Aviv was attacked by four armed Palestinian militants.

By Andrea Tognina

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Swiss-Italian border patrols target illegal immigration

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Greek anarchists attack Swiss embassy

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Federal Court rejects opposition to Armenia genocide memorial

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Ministers make the case for tax and pension reform package

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Defence Minister: Swiss must be ready for global threats

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Taxation Swiss solutions to wealth tax conundrums

Switzerland is a particularly interesting laboratory because each of its local governments imposes its own rate of wealth tax.

By Martin Sandbu, Financial Times

employment problems Older jobless struggle to find work

An estimated 100,000 people in Switzerland are jobless and on welfare. Many of them are over 50. We find out why.

Verbier Art Summit Rethinking art in the context of global turmoil

How do you make art more inclusive and reflective of political and social realities? This was the subject of the recent Verbier Art Summit.

By Paula Dupraz-Dobias, in Verbier

Obituaries World remembers Bruno Ganz

The death of Swiss acting star Bruno Ganz has made global headlines, as articles consider his talent, legacy and what he was like as a person.

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Take a look Picture of the week

In this series, swissinfo.ch picture editors choose an image highlighting a news event of the past seven days.

From a distance Historian casts doubt on Swiss reverence of direct democracy

The symbolic value of citizen’s participation in decision-making should not be underestimated, but its importance is often exaggerated in Switzerland.

By Urs Geiser

In photos: Schaffhausen The woman who guards a Swiss town

The small town of Schaffhausen, on the border with Germany, is being guarded by a woman for the first time.

By Ester Unterfinger

Week in Numbers Aerial photography, ‘voice phishing’ and quotas for Brits

Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

By swissinfo.ch

Biel-Bienne Can participatory democracy raise voter turnouts?

Citizens in Biel are among the least likely in Switzerland to get out and vote. Local authorities want to change this.

By Alain Meyer, Bienne

Advances Swiss cancer research yields breast-saving fat, better detection

The incidence of breast cancer in Switzerland is high, but research offers hope – especially the finding that cancer cells can be converted into fat.

By Susan Misicka

Intrusion test Hackers wanted for Swiss e-voting system

Now open: Registration for anyone who wants to help reveal cracks in Switzerland’s future e-voting system – and maybe earn a cash bounty.

By Susan Misicka

teaching and learning Changes ahead for homeschooling families

There are 1,000 children being homeschooled in Switzerland, 600 of them in the western Swiss canton of Vaud, but the rules there could be tightened.

By Julie Hunt (text and video), Kai Reusser (graphics)

Peshawar to Zurich How you move a priceless 1.5-ton Buddha across continents

The loan of a three-metre tall, 2,000-year-old Buddha statue proved to be a bigger challenge than anticipated for Zurich’s Rietberg museum. 

By Anand Chandrasekhar

Extreme conditions Swiss architect makes a mark in Antarctica

What does an Antarctic architect do? Gianluca Rendina designs “buildings” capable of withstanding extreme temperatures and icy, furious winds.  

By Claudio Moschin

Swiss drone valley Startup makes life-saving robots inspired by flies

The drones of Lausanne start-up Flyability can reach inaccessible areas, reducing not only costs but also the risk of a fatal accident.

By Armando Mombelli

Conservation Using Swiss AI and drones to count African wildlife

After a promising first run in Namibia, a Swiss project could aid savanna conservation using drones and automatic image analysis.

By Susan Misicka

In photos Swiss film producer honoured at Berlin Film Festival

Arthur Cohn was recently recognised for his career achievements with the Cinema for Peace award at the Berlin Film Festival.

University policies Should academics be taking the plane for short trips?

The University of Basel is considering a proposal for students to take the train rather than fly for short-haul academic trips.

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

Past and present Religious groups advocate ‘conversion therapy’ for homosexuals

Meet the Swiss people who had to deny they were gay.