http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Fri, 24 May 2013 04:48:16 GMT Copyright2013, swissinfo. 60 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Gender_testing_to_help_avoid_genetic_diseases_.html?rss=true&cid=35928780 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:31:41 GMT A new test called Microsort will allow couples with certain serious hereditary disorders to choose the sex of their baby in order to reduce the chance of passing on an active form of their disease. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Gender_testing_to_help_avoid_genetic_diseases_.html?cid=35928780&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Old_music_becomes_new_art_.html?rss=true&cid=35885120 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:06 GMT On a sunny day in Basel, delicate tunes waft through the windows of the Schola Cantorum, the world’s oldest institution for the study of “old music”. Eighty years on, that term - and the school’s role - is constantly being re-defined. (Photo: swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Old_music_becomes_new_art_.html?cid=35885120&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_bassoons_revenge.html?rss=true&cid=35813372 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT With help from Swiss experts, world-renowned musician Lyndon Watts sought to feature his instrument and resurrect one of the greatest models ever made: the legendary Savary bassoon, once considered the “Stradivarius of bassoons”. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_bassoons_revenge.html?cid=35813372&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Switzerland_is_first_European_stop_for_Chinese_PM.html?rss=true&cid=35918980 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:00 GMT The new Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has chosen to make Switzerland his first European destination, emphasising the historically good relationship between the two countries, which earlier this month agreed on a free trade pact. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Switzerland_is_first_European_stop_for_Chinese_PM.html?cid=35918980&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Amnesty_flags_Swiss_asylum_law.html?rss=true&cid=35915292 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT In its annual report, the human rights organisation Amnesty International cited Switzerland’s stricter asylum laws and ongoing discrimination against minorities as concerns while noting progress in the treatment of deported asylum seekers. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Amnesty_flags_Swiss_asylum_law.html?cid=35915292&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Cabinet_drafts_unique_law_on_dictators_assets_.html?rss=true&cid=35908606 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT Cabinet has presented a draft bill setting the rules for the freezing and restoring of assets obtained illegally by foreign dictators and deposited in Switzerland. If approved by parliament, it will be the first law of its kind in the world. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Cabinet_drafts_unique_law_on_dictators_assets_.html?cid=35908606&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Court_ruling_on_holiday_homes_sparks_controversy.html?rss=true&cid=35910134 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:00 GMT Switzerland’s highest court has decided that the limits on new holiday homes adopted by Swiss voters last year would apply to building permits issued as of March 2012. Builders will be forced to immediately halt construction on affected homes. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Court_ruling_on_holiday_homes_sparks_controversy.html?cid=35910134&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Resettling_the_vulnerable_who_cannot_go_home.html?rss=true&cid=35828070 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT Resettlement in the West for the most vulnerable of the more than 1.5 million people who have fled Syria is as good as winning the lottery. For its part, Switzerland has only taken a handful and there are obstacles to opening the door wider. (Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Resettling_the_vulnerable_who_cannot_go_home.html?cid=35828070&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Driver_error_likely_cause_of_fatal_bus_crash.html?rss=true&cid=35897472 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:00 GMT A fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of 28 people, including 22 schoolchildren, last year was almost certainly caused by illness to the driver or by his inattention, according to a report by Swiss investigators. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Driver_error_likely_cause_of_fatal_bus_crash.html?cid=35897472&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Alcohol_abuse_linked_to_domestic_violence.html?rss=true&cid=35887680 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:00 GMT Alcohol plays a role in many cases of domestic violence in Switzerland. Almost every second woman who is subject to abuse says that alcohol consumption is a problem in her relationship, according to a study. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Alcohol_abuse_linked_to_domestic_violence.html?cid=35887680&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?rss=true&cid=35872666 Tue, 21 May 2013 08:23:00 GMT As support for the free movement of workers accord with the European Union is waning, Swiss employers and unions are agreed on combating labour market abuses and tightening controls. But they are at loggerheads over the issue of minimum wages. (Photo: RDB) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Labour_agreement_faces_social_test.html?cid=35872666&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?rss=true&cid=35834902 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:03 GMT A number of countries are ready to pay a high price to entice international organisations to move away from Geneva. Hosting a branch of the United Nations or other major organisations offers prestige and generates a lot of money. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Relocation_tempts_international_organisations_.html?cid=35834902&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?rss=true&cid=35864360 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:03 GMT The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Battle_begins_against_drones_and_killer_robots.html?cid=35864360&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?rss=true&cid=35875552 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:23:00 GMT Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Switzerland_take_silver_at_world_championships.html?cid=35875552&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?rss=true&cid=35873440 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:58:31 GMT The European Court of Justice could settle differences between Switzerland and the European Union over their future bilateral relationship, a top Swiss diplomat has told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. (Photo: G. Fessy @CJUE) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Swiss_diplomat_defends_European_Court_solution.html?cid=35873440&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?rss=true&cid=35758298 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:18 GMT Although his profession is teaching business, Reto Marthaler’s passion is gymnastics. He spends hundreds of hours per year organising local and regional boys’ programmes. The sport is on his mind “every day, every hour, every second”. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/It_s_a_great_feeling_to_fly,_to_twist,_to_rotate.html?cid=35758298&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?rss=true&cid=35870280 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:00 GMT Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Minister_says_end_to_US_tax_dispute_in_sight.html?cid=35870280&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?rss=true&cid=35833140 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:09 GMT Umbilical cord blood holds precious stem cells. At some Swiss hospitals, mothers can donate their baby's supply to research. But some labs have privatised the practice, and not everyone is sure it’s worth the cost. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Cord_blood_sound_investment_or_pricey_frill.html?cid=35833140&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?rss=true&cid=35864398 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:04 GMT Where can you find yodelling courses for CEO's, a tragic musical performed on the shores of a lake, and a guitarist who sings that laughing is good for you? In Switzerland, of course, where all the world's a stage! (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Modern_Swiss_music_draws_on_the_past.html?cid=35864398&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?rss=true&cid=35817222 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:09 GMT More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Keeping_a_printing_tradition_alive.html?cid=35817222&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?rss=true&cid=35866306 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:00 GMT Under pressure from the European Union the Swiss government has outlined plans to scrap controversial tax privileges for international firms. But the reform risks undermining the complex federal fiscal system and leading to a major drop in revenue. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Swiss_set_to_tackle_divisive_fiscal_reform.html?cid=35866306&rss=true