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Contamination Study shows mercury disrupts algae metabolism

Even tiny amounts of mercury can wreak havoc on algae, with the effects being passed up the food chain and onto dinner plates.

Press review Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

Former Swiss prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, Swiss President Doris Leuthard and a study on Germans in Switzerland make up some of the headlines.

Study Swiss forests must adapt to cope with climate change

Norway spruce and European beech trees are struggling to keep pace with warmer and drier climatic conditions in Switzerland, new research shows.

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Greenland field trip Swiss president views Arctic climate change

Swiss President Doris Leuthard is in Greenland learning about the impact of climate change on the Arctic.

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• Arabic (ar) الرئيسة السويسرية تُعاين انعكاس التغيير المناخي على القطب الشمالي
• Spanish (es) Presidenta suiza en Groenlandia
• Portuguese (pt) Presidenta suíça foi à Groenlândia
• Russian (ru) Президент Швейцарии Дорис Лойтхард побывала в Арктике

Emissions monitoring Can Swiss data help catch climate cheaters?

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Veronica DeVore

Scientists monitoring emissions from an Alpine station want international monitors to use their data, since other reporting could be flawed.

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• German (de) Können Schweizer Daten helfen, Schwindler zu entlarven?
• French (fr) Quand les données récoltées en Suisse contredisent celles des voisins
• Italian (it) Dei dati svizzeri serviranno a smascherare gli imbroglioni?
• Portuguese (pt) Dados suíços podem corrigir manipulações do clima?

Cybercrime ‘Darknet’ drug traffickers arrested in Switzerland

Three Swiss men suspected of selling large amounts of illicit drugs via ‘darknet’ sites have been arrested.

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Biodiversity blow Light pollution keeps night pollinators away

Swiss researchers have found out that artificial light can significantly reduce visits by nocturnal insects that help pollinate certain plants.

Swiss bunkers and tunnels ‘We want concrete over our heads’

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Hans Graber, Luzerner Zeitung

The author of a book about underground Switzerland discusses 'beautiful drinking-water reservoirs' and Switzerland's collective agoraphobia.

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• Arabic (ar) «نحن نريد إسمنتاً فوق رؤوسنا»
• Spanish (es) “Queremos hormigón sobre la cabeza”
• French (fr) «Nous voulons du béton au-dessus de nos têtes»
• Russian (ru) Почему швейцарцы любят строить бункеры?

Digital democracy The man who wants to revolutionise online government services

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Adrienne Fichter

“Civic tech” activist Daniel Gasteiger is a former investment banker who wants to digitise Swiss government.

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• Arabic (ar) هذا الشخص يُريد وضع سويسرا على الهاتف الذكي!
• German (de) Dieser Mann will den Staat Schweiz auf dem Smartphone
• Spanish (es) Una especie de iTunes para las prestaciones del Estado
• French (fr) Une sorte d’ITunes pour les prestations de l’Etat
• Italian (it) Quest'uomo vuole lo Stato svizzero sullo smartphone
• Japanese (ja) スイス国家をスマートフォンに移そうとする男
• Portuguese (pt) Esse homem quer colocar o Estado no celular
• Russian (ru) Поместить всю Швейцарию в смартфон — зачем?

Climate documentary Al Gore to attend Zurich screening of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’

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swissinfo.ch

Former US Vice President Al Gore will attend this year’s Zurich International Film Festival to present An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.

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Climate change Gruesome discoveries a sign of rapidly retreating glaciers

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swissinfo.ch

The finds of human remains in the Alps are a reminder that glaciers are melting rapidly, and could disappear entirely by the end of the century.

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• German (de) "Für die Schweizer Gletscher ist es zu spät"
• French (fr) «Pour les glaciers suisses, il est trop tard»
• Italian (it) "Per i ghiacciai svizzeri è troppo tardi"
• Japanese (ja) 「スイスの氷河にとっては遅すぎる」専門家が警鐘
• Russian (ru) Швейцарские глетчеры обречены на исчезновение

Big Pharma Novartis faces vexing decisions over asset sales

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Tony Barber, Financial Times

The status of Novartis as a leading Big Pharma company is beyond doubt. But after five difficult years, critical choices about assets are looming.

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Digital magnets Cantons draw on eID to attract foreign firms

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Matthew Allen

Two Swiss cantons, which both pride themselves on being magnets for international companies, have introduced digital ID to enhance services.

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• Spanish (es) Identificación digital, un anzuelo para las firmas extranjeras

Bottlenecks Long Gotthard tailbacks for holiday weekend

Holiday-weekend traffic has been causing long tail-backs at both ends of the Gotthard tunnel in central Switzerland, up to two-hour jams.

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Press review Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

More patients in psychiatric units, gluten-free pet food, and a cold state visit for Doris Leuthard make up some of the headlines in the papers.

walking the line World’s longest suspension footbridge opens in Switzerland

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world was officially opened in Switzerland today, measuring just under half-a-kilometre long.

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• Portuguese (pt) Maior ponte pedestre do mundo foi inaugurada na Suíça

A drone's-eye view

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swissrope.com

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world was officially opened in Switzerland on Saturday 29 July, measuring in at just under ...

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• Arabic (ar) أطول جسر مشاة معلق في العالم يتأرجح بين جبال الألب
• Spanish (es) En Suiza, el puente más largo del mundo
• Japanese (ja) スイスアルプスに世界最長の歩行者用吊り橋オープン！
• Russian (ru) В Швейцарии открыт самый длинный в мире подвесной мост
• Chinese (zh) 踏上世界第一吊桥 青川雪峰尽收眼底

Science Saturday A swimming robot to sniff out water pollution

A bio-inspired robot developed by a Swiss research team can be fitted with sensors that allow it to zero in on sources of aquatic contaminants.

Biological breakthrough Scientists find 16 genetic markers linked to lifespan

A Swiss-led research team has identified the largest-ever number of genetic markers that are directly linked to human life expectancy.