http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Sun, 19 May 2013 02:01:59 GMT Copyright2013, swissinfo. 60 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 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?rss=true&cid=35767120 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:01:18 GMT The hammered dulcimer, the Hackbrett, is the heart and soul of Appenzell folk music. Traditionally it's played in a string ensemble. But it's not limited to folk. (Photo: swissinfo) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Instrument_unites_traditional_and_techno.html?cid=35767120&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?rss=true&cid=35847064 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:00 GMT There have been surprise personnel changes at the top of the newly merged Glencore Xstrata commodities giant during its first annual general meeting in Zug on Thursday. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Surprise_shake-up_marks_Glencore_Xstrata_meeting.html?cid=35847064&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Papers_rue_failings_of_house_arrest_system.html?rss=true&cid=35841050 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT Following the killing of a 19-year-old girl by a convicted murderer who was under home surveillance, Swiss newspapers on Thursday said the use of electronic tags for criminals needed to be re-examined. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Papers_rue_failings_of_house_arrest_system.html?cid=35841050&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Chinese_parents_drive_baby_milk_powder_boom.html?rss=true&cid=35819828 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:32 GMT Mistrust in China after the death of several babies, along with an expanding population and growing middle class, has led to surging demand for Western baby milk formula, presenting both an opportunity and a challenge to Swiss manufacturers. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Chinese_parents_drive_baby_milk_powder_boom.html?cid=35819828&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Red_Cross_hostages_freed_in_Yemen.html?rss=true&cid=35839944 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:34:00 GMT Three kidnapped employees of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – reportedly a Swiss, a Kenyan and a Yemeni – have been freed in Yemen, according to ICRC and Yemeni sources. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Red_Cross_hostages_freed_in_Yemen.html?cid=35839944&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Huge_colourless_diamond_goes_for_record_.html?rss=true&cid=35838984 Thu, 16 May 2013 06:09:52 GMT A pear-shaped colourless diamond – the largest ever offered at auction – has sold for a record CHF25.9 million ($26.7 million) in Geneva, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie’s said. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Huge_colourless_diamond_goes_for_record_.html?cid=35838984&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Cabinet_stops_short_of_regulating_housing_market.html?rss=true&cid=35836402 Wed, 15 May 2013 19:22:00 GMT The government has rejected proposals to limit higher rents on the housing market despite calls for affordable accommodation and complaints about a shortage of apartments as a result of increased immigration. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Cabinet_stops_short_of_regulating_housing_market.html?cid=35836402&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Blaise_Cendrars_-_a_restless_travel_writer_.html?rss=true&cid=35799948 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Blaise Cendrars’ Prose of the Trans-Siberian and the Little Jeanne de France was published a century ago. It was a journey around the world and in the mind. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Blaise_Cendrars_-_a_restless_travel_writer_.html?cid=35799948&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Business_is_anything_but_usual_with_Saudi_Arabia.html?rss=true&cid=35799506 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Saudi Arabia, a key player in the conflict in Syria, is an important Swiss trade partner but it regularly makes headlines due to human rights violations. Is conducting business with the desert state complicity, or another way of bringing about change? (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Business_is_anything_but_usual_with_Saudi_Arabia.html?cid=35799506&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/C-section_rates_create_a_stir.html?rss=true&cid=35720388 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Every third child in Switzerland is born by Caesarean section, one of the highest rates in the world. Particularly women in wealthy urban areas with a high density of private clinics request the surgery, a fact which riles critics. (Photo: Hartmut Schwarzbach / argus ) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/C-section_rates_create_a_stir.html?cid=35720388&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/content.html?rss=true&cid=35788980 Sun, 12 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT Dominique Jaccot, like the heads of around five per cent of Swiss households, is a single parent. She has built a new family around her son. In spite of the difficulties, she loves life and her calling as a mail deliverer in Neuchâtel. (Photo: Filipa Cordeiro, swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/detail/content.html?cid=35788980&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/A_colourful_journey_through_Switzerland.html?rss=true&cid=35755434 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:45 GMT If you close your eyes and think of Switzerland, what colours do you see? Maybe the white of snow, the yellow of the Post buses, or the red of geraniums? A new book created by Karen Ichters and Hadi Barkat offers a range of shades and hues. (Photo: Ichters et Barkat / Helvetiq) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/A_colourful_journey_through_Switzerland.html?cid=35755434&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Negotiating_the_crowded_field_of_mediation.html?rss=true&cid=35777806 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:33 GMT Most armed conflicts are resolved not by force but at the negotiating table. However, the growing number of mediation actors seen in recent years can be counterproductive, according to a recent study by Swiss authors. (Photo: Reuters) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Negotiating_the_crowded_field_of_mediation.html?cid=35777806&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_Ascension_procession_of_Beromuenster.html?rss=true&cid=35727088 Thu, 9 May 2013 09:00:51 GMT Decades ago, Ascension processions were widespread in the Catholic regions of Switzerland. Today, only canton Lucerne continues the tradition. The biggest, oldest and most well-known procession is held in and around the town of Beromünster. (Photo: Keystone) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/The_Ascension_procession_of_Beromuenster.html?cid=35727088&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Space_is_closer_than_you_think.html?rss=true&cid=35701028 Wed, 8 May 2013 09:00:29 GMT Switzerland could be joining the space race and the lucrative satellite launch business if an ambitious project involving a reusable shuttle and recycled passenger jets comes to fruition in the small city of Payerne. (Photo: S-3.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Space_is_closer_than_you_think.html?cid=35701028&rss=true http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/For_bi-national_couples,_it_s_I_Do_or_Adieu_.html?rss=true&cid=35713608 Tue, 7 May 2013 09:01:00 GMT A Swiss man meets the woman of his dreams while vacationing in Asia. What’s next for the happy pair? The choices are clear-cut but increasingly inflexible if they want to live in Switzerland, as many couples and advisors are finding out. (Photo: Courtesy of Mya Hejia) http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/For_bi-national_couples,_it_s_I_Do_or_Adieu_.html?cid=35713608&rss=true