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NoWhiteSaviors: Is ‘white aid’ colonialist?

This content was published on Oct 19, 2021 The debate on decolonising aid is pushing Switzerland to question how it is approaching development work.

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Geneva Internationals: When people collide at CERN, not particles

This content was published on Oct 19, 2021 Meet Oday Darwich, a computer scientist who brings together researchers, industry and society to work on quantum computers.

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Swiss youth group demands stronger climate action

This content was published on Oct 18, 2021 Swiss Youth for Climate (SYFC) wants to see a clear commitment to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees at the upcoming COP26 climate talks.

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Multiple groups feel ‘socially excluded’ in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 18, 2021 The study, cited by Keystone-SDA news agency on Monday, found that as many as one in five Swiss residents feel somewhat socially excluded. A smaller fraction – three out of 100 – feel not integrated into society at all. That feeling is most prevalent among the less educated, youth, older residents, Romansh-speakers and residents of the…

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New Geneva tunnel to improve city and international links

This content was published on Oct 15, 2021 Tunnellers digging from two ends of a new tunnel in Geneva met up on Friday as part of an ambitious project to improve transport.

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Georgian president makes first ever state visit to Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 15, 2021 Salome Zourabichvili met Swiss President Guy Parmelin and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis on Friday in Bern.

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Anticipating future technologies for humanity’s well-being

This content was published on Oct 13, 2021 A Geneva-based foundation has launched a tool that maps out future scientific breakthroughs to help decision-makers and civil society.

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Swiss-based world cycling body helps evacuate refugees from Afghanistan

This content was published on Oct 12, 2021 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has assisted in the evacuation of 165 refugees from Afghanistan, including female cyclists.

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