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Baselworld 2019 Start-ups out to conquer the watch-making world

With several traditional watch-makers not in attendance, Baselworld has this year launched a platform to showcase industry start-ups.

By Samuel Jaberg and Carlo Pisani, Basel

20 years of relations How Switzerland lost and regained its Chinese ‘friend’

Relations between Switzerland and China today are very close. Exactly 20 years ago things were very different.

By Olivier Pauchard with input from Matt Allen

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Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah to face Swiss trial

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Almost 60,000 Swiss dwellings unoccupied last year

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Initiatives launched to protect wildlife and landscapes

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Tunisia and Switzerland sign social security agreement

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Swiss watch-making presented for UNESCO recognition

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Anarchists in Switzerland ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’

In 1898 the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was killed in Geneva by an Italian anarchist - a dramatic case that aroused strong feelings around the world.

By Regula Bochsler

'Make Swiss democracy safe again' How e-voting became a fight for democracy

After years of tests, Swiss e-voting is at a crossroads. The government wants to extend it; a cross-party campaign wants to stop it altogether.

By Domhnall O'Sullivan

Profit warning Big data key for commodity traders’ future

Report forecasts margins to fall further unless industry invests in new technology.

By Neil Hume and David Sheppard

Council of the Swiss Abroad PostFinance faces renewed criticism by expat Swiss

The expatriate Swiss community has called for equal access to the services of PostFinance, but it stopped short of suing the state-owned company.

By Urs Geiser

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Here’s a round-up of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories from Switzerland.

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

Photography What does Swiss security look like?

Switzerland is one of the world's safest countries. But who should be protected from what, and what does this protection look like?

By Salvatore Vitale (Fotografie), Daniel Rihs (Bildredaktion / Text)

UN Human Rights Council China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure

China and its alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region was at the centre of the 40th UN Human Rights Council session.

By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva

WORLD WATER DAY The ‘virtual’ water that the Swiss consume abroad

A Swiss resident consumes 4,200 litres of water per day - just over the global average.

By Luigi Jorio

Art therapy How patients in Swiss psychiatric clinics painted their experience

An exhibition traces how early Swiss psychiatric patients used art to come to terms with life inside an institution.

By Katy Romy (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Images)

Baselworld China slowdown and European populism unnerve luxury watchmakers

A stuttering start to the year for exports of Swiss watches has put brands on alert ahead as the Baselworld fair opens in Basel this week.

By Maxine Kelly, Financial Times

Climate finance Banks accused of massive fossil fuel investments

In the past three years, UBS and Credit Suisse contributed $83 billion to a $1.9 trillion flow of fossil fuel company funding, say NGOs.

By Matthew Allen

Stockpiling Swiss companies make contingency plans amid Brexit uncertainty

As the Brexit saga continues, Swiss companies are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.

By Jessica Davis Plüss

Troubling trend Anti-Jewish conspiracy theories make a comeback

Last year, cases of anti-Semitism rose in French-speaking Switzerland. The phenomenon is also noticeable in the German-speaking part of the country.

By Sibilla Bondolfi

Airborne adventure Record-setting balloon flight marks 20th anniversary

How a Swiss scientist from a family of adventurers pulled off his round-the-world balloon challenge.

Bless you! Why are allergies on the rise in Switzerland?

Soon, even people living high up in the Swiss Alps will no longer be safe from allergies like hay fever.

By Sibilla Bondolfi

2019 parliamentary elections Europe, not the economy, will decide Swiss political fate

Almost everywhere in the world, the state of the economy is seen as the decisive factor determining the outcome of elections. Not so in Switzerland.

By Claude Longchamp

Trendy and sustainable The new chic: pre-loved watches

With the rise of e-commerce and retro fashion trends, watches are finding a second life around new wrists.

By Samuel Jaberg

Human rights Swiss parliament's move to deport terrorists draws criticism

Parliament faces widespread criticism over its decision to seek the automatic deportation of convicted terrorists even if their lives are at risk.