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Winter energy woes cast shadow over Swiss ski season

Winter energy woes cast shadow over Swiss ski season

This content was published on Dec 5, 2022 Swiss resorts are gearing up for a bumper season. But soaring power prices have resort managers scrambling for ways to save energy.

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‘There is no such thing as an altruistic state’

This content was published on Dec 5, 2022 Swisspeace boss Laurent Goetschel discusses whether peacebuilding still has a place in a world where neutrality is being questioned?

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Two homelands: weaving relations between Switzerland and Brazil

This content was published on Dec 4, 2022 An exhibition in Basel recounts the life of successful Swiss emigrant Walter Wüthrich.

Fallout of Russia’s war felt in northern Europe

This content was published on Dec 3, 2022 SWI swissinfo.ch visits Spitsbergen in northern Norway and the Åland Islands, where Russia’s war on Ukraine is also having an impact.

The vote on European membership that ignited the Swiss People’s Party

This content was published on Dec 2, 2022 Thirty years on, how do Swiss People's Party supporters view Switzerland’s decision not to join the European Economic Area (EEA)?

Swiss Film Selection

SWI swissinfo.ch offers a selection of Swiss films in English chosen from the Swiss streaming platform Play Suisse.

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Coronavirus: the situation in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 5, 2022 The number of new Covid infections has stabilised but remains at a high level.

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Which invasive species are a problem where you live?

Many places in the world are coping with unwanted alien species, whether it's shellfish, predatory mammals, or plants that spread like wildfire.

Each day, SWI swissinfo.ch selects and presents content from our European public service media partners as part of a project of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

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UN aid system stretched thin as needs reach record high

This content was published on Dec 2, 2022 The UN expects humanitarian needs to soar next year but is facing a widening funding gap which impairs its ability to respond to unprecedented crises.

The runaway Swiss train disaster

This content was published on Dec 2, 2022 A documentary by Swiss public television, SRF, on a fatal runaway train accident in 2006 in the central Bernese Oberland.

Switzerland’s richest entrepreneur keeps low profile

This content was published on Dec 1, 2022 A portrait of the discreet Geneva-born entrepreneur Guillaume Pousaz, 41, founder of the start-up Checkout.com.

Could Elon Musk use Twitter to develop brain implants?

This content was published on Dec 1, 2022 Access to Twitter user data could help Musk's neurotechnology firm and put the privacy of Twitter users at risk, warns a Swiss researcher.

Expats bemoan lack of dining options in Swiss cities

This content was published on Nov 29, 2022 All four Swiss cities in the Expat City Ranking 2022 have gained places since last year – however, there’s still plenty of room for improvement.

Einsatz der Spezialeinheit AAD10 mit Helikopter und Schlauchboot

Meet the Swiss army’s elite soldiers

This content was published on Nov 29, 2022 Few people in Switzerland are aware of the existence of AAD10, an elite detachment that gets deployed only under government approval.

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Freedom of speech ‘doesn't exist’ in Venezuela

Freedom of speech ‘doesn't exist’ in Venezuela

This content was published on Nov 30, 2022 Venezuelan journalist Carlos Omobono used to be a TV star in his homeland. Today he continues to make his voice heard in exile in Italy.

Inside Geneva: What is the nuclear threat?

This content was published on Nov 29, 2022 Russia has hinted nuclear weapons could be used again. In this podcast episode, Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes asks experts how big the threat is.

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WorldSkills showcases the talents of the future

This content was published on Nov 27, 2022 Young Swiss apprentices work with many materials. But most precious are their knowledge and skills, as seen at the WorldSkills 2022 competition.

Archaeology helps debunk myths of Celtic Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 26, 2022 New digs uncover objects that give a clearer picture of how the Gauls lived.

Switzerland’s worst-ever gun massacre

This content was published on Nov 25, 2022 On September 27, 2001, a gunman carried out a deadly attack on the Zug regional parliament, shooting dead 14 politicians before killing himself.

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What chansonnier Mani Matter can (still) tell us about Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 24, 2022 Mani Matter, one of German-speaking Switzerland’s most popular musicians, died exactly 50 years ago. What’s behind his continuing popularity?

A hand reads pay calling for reparations for loss and damage at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit,

Switzerland denounces COP27 outcome

This content was published on Nov 20, 2022 The climate conference ended on Sunday with an agreement to set up a 'loss and damage' fund for developing countries.

Europe’s energy crisis