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Paper or online: where do you read the news?

A cover image for a Nouvo video about people reading more regional newspapers on paper rather than online.

This content was published on Apr 18, 2018 More people than you might think are picking up an actual paper newspaper to get their daily news fix. Are you one of them?

A thin slice of the meteorite sample used in the study.

Diamonds from space may be from ‘lost planet’

This content was published on Apr 17, 2018 Diamonds in a meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008 provide compelling evidence of an early ‘lost planet’, scientists say.

Urs Burkard appears on a screen at the Sika AGM

Sika stand-off with family heirs continues unabated

This content was published on Apr 17, 2018 At Tuesday’s AGM, the family heirs of Sika’s founder faced a familiar pattern of having their votes restricted when it came to electing board members. As a result, chairman Paul Hälg was re-elected along with other board members hostile to the proposed Saint-Gobain takeover. The four-year battle between the Burkard family, who control the majority…

Geneva hotels are the most expensive in Europe

This content was published on Apr 16, 2018 The Hotel President Wilson in Geneva reportedly boasts the most expensive overnight tariff in the world, charging around CHF80,000 ($83,300) to stay in its royal penthouse suite. However, such prices have not put well-heeled visitors off visiting Swiss luxury hotels. Switzerland’s 42 grandest hotels – not just in Geneva and Zurich – enjoyed a 9.75%…

The first trip down LSD lane

This content was published on Apr 16, 2018 On April 16, 1943, Albert Hofmann saw a ‘stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colours’.

Old dads, organic food and a brown bear

This content was published on Apr 14, 2018 Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure.

AI in banking: the reality behind the hype

This content was published on Apr 14, 2018 Bankers often talk up the potential of AI to revolutionise an industry that has struggled since the financial crisis. Is this realistic?

Chinese inventor King Peng with his new soft-bodied pneumatic vice.

Einsteins from around the world gather in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 14, 2018 The 46th International Exhibition of Inventions, currently happening in Geneva, showcases hundreds of new inventions over four days.

The Swiss village that’s home to an imaginary state

This content was published on Apr 13, 2018 It has its own currency and rejects the democratic state of Switzerland: an imaginary republic in Müllheim, canton Thurgau.

Swiss reinforce position as organic ‘world champions’

This content was published on Apr 12, 2018 Organic food sales amounted to CHF2.7 billion last year, three-quarters of which came from the big Swiss supermarkets Coop and Migros. Organic produce made up 9% of the market share, with fresh products accounting for half of all sales. The top sellers – eggs, vegetables and fresh bread – made up 20% of the market…

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