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Priceless knowledge  Swiss firms help build professional skills in Africa

The Swiss have made vocational training central to their diplomatic and business culture. This spells good news for the African continent.

By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard

Press review Boris Johnson: entertaining raconteur or dangerous liar?

Swiss newspapers are trying to work out what Prime Minister Boris Johnson will mean for Britain and its showdown with the European Union.

By Thomas Stephens

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Immigration to Switzerland drops

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Switzerland has highest underemployment rate in Europe

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3D printing could meet rising demand for heart valves 

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Ministry rebuked for taking tobacco money

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Swiss tourist chief warns against Europe-only strategy

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A hard-earned thirst Micro-breweries battle for space in growing Swiss beer market

Switzerland’s love of beer is driving a boom in local craft beer brewers. Now home to more than 1,000 breweries, is there a risk of market saturation?

By Samuel Jaberg

Living in Switzerland (3 of 5) Owning a home in Switzerland

In Switzerland, every second residential building is a single-family home. A portrait of life in Hägendorf, a small village in canton Solothurn.

By Benjamin von Wyl (text) and Ester Unterfinger (photos)

Problem groups How to rescue a loved one from a sect

Are you worried that someone you know is drifting away after joining a sect? Swiss helpline Infosekta answers some of our readers’ questions.

By Anand Chandrasekhar

Currency dilemma Swiss policymakers caught in crossfire over franc

The adage in financial markets is “do not fight the central bank”. But can central banks fight the US president? The SNB may be about to find out.

By Eva Szalay

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In this series, swissinfo.ch picture editors choose an image highlighting a news event of the past seven days.

50 year anniversary Switzerland and the first Moon landing

Switzerland is marking 50 years since man first set foot on the Moon. How did the event influence the country?

By David Eugster

Week in Numbers A giant festival, lake pollution and Swiss arms exports

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a figure of some sort. Here are some of the most interesting statistics this week.

Opinion What if our Moon did not exist?

Ten reasons we should appreciate the presence of our magnificent Moon by astrophysics professor Ben Moore.

By Ben Moore

Inside Geneva The delicate challenges of fighting Ebola

As it tries to get control of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the WHO is not short of ideas how it could do a better job.

By Imogen Foulkes

NASA insider ‘Is there life out there?’ This man’s in charge of trying to find out

Fifty years after the moon landing, what's next for NASA? The man at the head of the space agency's Science Mission Directorate tells swissinfo.ch.

By Tara Giroud

First moon landing The beautiful lunar toy from Bern

The first manned mission to the moon was also one giant leap for the University of Bern, which helped to clear up a misconception about the Big Bang.

By Dölf Barben, Swiss Revue

Fête des Vignerons Teenagers take to the stage in giant festival

A Rio carnival-scale festival is underway on the shores of Lake Geneva. Teenage actors and singers tell swissinfo.ch why they think it's cool.

By Julie Hunt

direct democracy series Switzerland – ‘a populist country in the best sense of the word’

Is “populism” something to be stamped out? German journalist Ralf Schuler, who recently wrote the book “Let us be populist”, thinks not.

By Domhnall O'Sullivan

72nd Locarno Film Festival New director brings Locarno Film Festival back to its roots

Lili Hinstin is marking her first year as artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival with one of the boldest and most exciting line-ups in years.

By Eduardo Simantob

Affordable property For sale: Rustic cottage with lake view. Price: CHF1

Nine stone cottages have gone on the market in Italian-speaking Switzerland at CHF1 ($1.01) each – on condition that the buyers do them up.

By Rino Scarcelli

Direct democracy series ‘Revolution will never start in Switzerland’

Populism isn’t just a right-wing phenomenon. A case in point: Tamara Funiciello, the outgoing president of Switzerland's Young Socialist Party.

By Domhnall O'Sullivan

LETTER FROM THE ALPS Switzerland: where you won’t meet the Swiss

If you’re planning a visit to the Swiss Alps, don’t expect many close encounters with the locals.

By Dale Bechtel

Swiss magnet Crypto foundations continue to thrive in Switzerland

Yet more overseas blockchain firms are setting up foundations in Switzerland. But what’s in it for them?

By Matthew Allen

Direct democracy series In Switzerland, populism thrives – but under control

In Switzerland, both populist and democratic ideals seem to thrive hand in hand. Why does the country buck the trend?

By Domhnall O'Sullivan