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Press Freedom Index Switzerland moves up in press freedom ranking amid global slide

Switzerland has risen up two places to fifth in this year’s World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries.

Vote June 10, 2018 Lucrative gambling business comes under public scrutiny

By Sonia Fenazzi and Urs Geiser

The stakes are high as Swiss voters contemplate a new gambling law, including a ban on using the websites of foreign casinos.

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• Arabic (ar) رهان بالمليارات في صناديق الاقتراع السويسرية
• German (de) Milliarden-Poker an den Schweizer Urnen
• French (fr) Un pari de plusieurs milliards dans les urnes suisses
• Italian (it) Una scommessa miliardaria nelle urne svizzere
• Portuguese (pt) Eleitores suíços votam regulamento dos cassinos
• Russian (ru) Швейцарцы проголосуют по закону об азартных играх

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How does Switzerland turn out enough skilled workers? Do Swiss universities fare well on the world stage? Answers here.

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier German president begins state visit to Switzerland

For sarin gas? Swiss authorities allowed isopropanol exports to Syria

Health Obesity on the decline among Swiss kids

Roman and Byzantine money Switzerland returns trafficked ancient coins to Serbia

Allergy hotspots Pollen allergy app launched as part of largest Swiss study of its kind

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• 24.04.2018 - 15:32 This content was published on April 24, 2018 3:32 PMAramco to Lift Oil-Trading Volume to 6 Million Barrels a Day
• 24.04.2018 - 02:52 This content was published on April 24, 2018 2:52 AMBonds Steady as Dollar Rally Cools; Stocks Mixed: Markets Wrap
• 24.04.2018 - 13:42 This content was published on April 24, 2018 1:42 PMWall Street Gender Gap Narrows, 5,000 Miles South of Wall Street
• 24.04.2018 - 12:32 This content was published on April 24, 2018 12:32 PMSing It From the Mountains, iPhone Supercycle Is Dead: Gadfly
• 24.04.2018 - 13:02 This content was published on April 24, 2018 1:02 PMApple Supplier AMS's Outlook Spurs Fears of Weak iPhone X Demand

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• 25.04.2018 - 06:33 This content was published on April 25, 2018 6:33 AMAhead of summit with North, South Koreans hope more for peace than unification
• 24.04.2018 - 16:22 This content was published on April 24, 2018 4:22 PMTrump and France's Macron seek new measures on Iran as deadline looms
• 24.04.2018 - 13:33 This content was published on April 24, 2018 1:33 PMToronto police eye deadly van attack suspect's 'cryptic message'
• 25.04.2018 - 05:00 This content was published on April 25, 2018 5:00 AMSouth Korea, U.S. expected to hold summit in mid-May - South Korean official
• 25.04.2018 - 05:11 This content was published on April 25, 2018 5:11 AMJapan seeks role in French-German marine surveillance plane project - sources

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Opinion Our environmental crisis is a social crisis

By Christoph Küffer

Although we have known the causes of our environmental problems and possible solutions for decades, not much has changed. Christoph Küffer asks why.

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the big rebuild Renovations set to transform International Geneva

By Simon Bradley

A dozen major renovation and new building projects are underway for Geneva-based international organisations.

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• Arabic (ar) عمليات تحديث تهدف إلى تغيير وجه جنيف الدولية

Vote June 10, 2018 Sovereign money: the answer to financial crises?

By Armando Mombelli

A controversial proposal for a sweeping reform of Switzerland's monetary system will be put to a nationwide vote on June 10.

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• Arabic (ar) "العملة الحقيقية": هل هي العلاج الجيّد لمُواجهة الأزمات المالية؟
• German (de) Vollgeld als umstrittenes Heilmittel gegen Finanzkrisen
• French (fr) Monnaie pleine: le bon remède contre les crises financières?
• Italian (it) Moneta intera: il rimedio giusto contro le crisi finanziarie?
• Russian (ru) Перейдет ли Швейцария на «живые деньги»?

share buy-back Sulzer shows how to avoid Russian sanctions

By Ralph Atkins & Henry Foy, Financial Times

When the US announced tough new sanctions against Russia this month, Swiss industrial group Sulzer acted quickly to avert disaster.

Staying mobile If you don’t book online, you’ll get left behind

To help the elderly use their online services, the Swiss Federal Railways has teamed up with a charity to offer training courses.

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• Spanish (es) Al abordaje del tren de la modernidad
• Chinese (zh) 如果不会在线订票，就要落后于时代

#WeAreSwissAbroad Thomas Amsler: Loves lobster, misses Bratwurst

By Susan Misicka

After living in coastal Massachusetts for over 50 years, Swiss architect Thomas Amsler says he loves New England, but misses Swiss sausages.

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• German (de) Er liebt Hummer und vermisst die Bratwurst
• French (fr) Il se régale de homard mais regrette les saucisses à rôtir
• Italian (it) Tra l'amore per le aragoste e la nostalgia delle salsicce svizzere

Week Ahead Hard cash, gambling and welfare fraud

These are some of the stories we’re following in the week of April 23. 

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.

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• Arabic (ar) صورة الأسبوع
• German (de) Bild der Woche
• Spanish (es) Foto de la semana
• French (fr) L'image de la semaine
• Italian (it) L'immagine della settimana
• Japanese (ja) 今週の写真
• Portuguese (pt) Imagem da semana
• Russian (ru) Фотография недели
• Chinese (zh) 本周图片

Worker training Can England learn from Swiss apprenticeships?

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

English businesses would benefit from a Swiss-style apprenticeship system that starts earlier and lasts longer, say Swiss experts.

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Helvetica Switzerland - through the lens of a German photographer

By Andreas Herzau (photos) and Thomas Kern (text)

A new book, capturing Switzerland through the lens of a German photographer, gives an insight into how Germans view the Alpine nation.

Week in numbers Drab summer, hot jazz, weak franc

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

Ancient mariners Rhine river sailors meet again

A group of sailors get together again, 50 years after they started their apprenticeships in Basel. Can they still sling their hooks?

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• Arabic (ar) بحارة نهر الراين يلتقون بعد مرور خمسة عقود

The life of a mediator ‘We are constantly surrounded by people yet always alone’

By Kathrin Ammann

Swiss mediator Julian Hottinger lives out of his suitcase and negotiates for days on end – ‘even with the devil’ if necessary.

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• Arabic (ar) "رُغم أننا محاطون بالأشخاص باستمرار لكننا وحيدون دائماً"
• German (de) "Wir sind dauernd umgeben von Menschen und doch immer alleine"
• Spanish (es) “Siempre rodeados, pero siempre solos”
• French (fr) «Il y a toujours du monde autour de nous mais nous sommes toujours seuls»
• Italian (it) "Siamo costantemente circondati da persone eppure sempre soli"
• Japanese (ja) 「常に人に囲まれながらも孤独な存在」
• Portuguese (pt) "Estamos sempre cercados de pessoas e, ainda assim, estamos sempre sós"
• Russian (ru) Швейцарский посредник: наедине со всеми?
• Chinese (zh) “我们总是被很多人围着，但我们依然很孤独”

100-year anniversary Celebrating Hodler’s harmonious vision

By Helen James (images) and Simon Bradley (text)

On May 19, 1918, Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler passed away in his lakeside apartment in Geneva.

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• Spanish (es) Celebración de la armoniosa visión de Hodler
• Portuguese (pt) Exposição celebra a natureza paralela de Hodler

Gurlitt collection Nazi art theft exhibition puts stolen masterpieces on display

By Jo Fahy

The second part of an extraordinary exhibition showing off art stolen under the Nazi regime, has opened in Bern.

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• Arabic (ar) متحف الفنون الجميلة في برن يعرض الجزء الثاني من مجموعة غورليت
• German (de) Raubkunst wird in Bern ausgestellt
• Spanish (es) II Muestra de arte robado por los nazis

Agronomic research Odour sensors to combat plant pests

Swiss scientists are developing a system that detects warning signals emitted by plants attacked by pests.

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• French (fr) Des capteurs d'odeurs pour lutter contre les ravageurs

True Talk How eating disorders take hold

Rosanna talks about her battle with anorexia and how society contributed to her eating disorder.

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Career change How to do an apprenticeship when you are over 40

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

It’s still quite rare, but people can change career and start an apprenticeship in their 40s or 50s.

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• Arabic (ar) الإلتحاق بتدريب مِهني بعد سن الأربعين
• Russian (ru) Как получить новую профессию, когда тебе за 40?

Building giants Swiss tower blocks are on the rise

By Helen James

The stigma attached to living in a high-rise is being shrugged off and high-end apartment blocks are increasingly appearing across Switzerland.

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• Spanish (es) Aumentan las torres de departamentos en Suiza
• Chinese (zh) 在瑞士住高楼成为新时尚