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Crash report
Driver error likely cause of fatal bus crash
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. [...]
Harmful correlation
Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence
Keeping company
Labour agreement faces social test
Syrian refugee crisis
Refugees struggle to survive in new Lebanese homes
Traumatised by the horrors of war, waves of Syrians continue to pour into Lebanon despite difficult living conditions in the tiny Mediterranean country – a quarter of the size of Switzerland with a population of four million. [...]
Neither war nor peace
Battle begins against drones and killer robots
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
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. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
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. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Aerial mapping
Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones
Switzerland’s flying robots used for 3D aerial mapping have been a global commercial success. But security and privacy concerns could curb the enthusiasm of a sector which is in full swing.
[...]Cancer discovery
New imaging gives insight into tumours’ travels
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In depth
Skin cancer is on the rise
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Switzerland has the highest rate of skin cancer in Europe, with some 2,000 cases being diagnosed every year.
Men seem to be particularly vulnerable. Over the past two decades, detection rates have sharply increased and melanoma is now the fourth most prevalent cancer in Switzerland. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
Skin cancer rates sharply increase
Some 2,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Switzerland every year, making the country the most affected by this cancer in Europe. [...]
Novartis awaits cancer drug ruling in India
India’s Supreme Court is to rule later this month on patent protection for a cancer drug in a bitter legal battle involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. [...]
New cancer hope
A promising substance is being developed in groundbreaking research at a Basel lab. [...]
The Cell Tamer
Carlo Catapano is an expert in experimental therapeutics and his work at the Oncological Institute in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland, could offer new hope to cancer patients around the world. [...]
