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Human Brain Project hits milestone

This content was published on Mar 30, 2016 The HBP hope the platforms will allow researchers from many fields to share and analyse data collaboratively, leading to the development of maps of brain diseases, digital brain reconstructions across different biological scales, and brain-inspired computing systems. The launch of the platforms marks the end of the HBP’s two-and-a-half-year ramp-up phase, and the beginning of…

Novartis faces Turkey bribe allegations

This content was published on Mar 30, 2016 Novartis whistleblower allegations of a $85 million Turkish kickback scheme have found their way to the media.

Where is Swiss chocolate most popular?

This content was published on Mar 29, 2016 Switzerland has a longstanding reputation for making exquisite chocolate, but which countries buy the most from the Swiss?

The gnomes of Zurich are silent no longer

This content was published on Mar 29, 2016 What connects the Petrobras case in Brazil, the 1MDB affair in Malaysia, FIFA, and a party funding row in Spain? Swiss bank accounts.

Jet fuel dumped high in Swiss and Italian airspace

This content was published on Mar 28, 2016 Pilots with Corsair International Airlines reportedly learned of the unspecified difficulties while the Boeing 747-400 was above Italy’s Gulf of Genoa, and then decided to turn around. To lighten the weight of the plane so that it could land properly, the pilots dropped some 70 tonnes of kerosene jet fuel around midnight at elevations sometimes…

‘Chile lacks Switzerland’s democracy’

This content was published on Mar 28, 2016 The 17-year old student who is part of a vast community of expats, is a founding member of the Youth Parliament of the Swiss Abroad External link(YPSA). In a series of interviews, swissinfo talks to the group’s committee members. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of…

The house that provides its own energy

This content was published on Mar 28, 2016 The project has been aptly named “The House of the Future”, and it is claimed to be the world’s first energy self-sufficient apartment block. The dwelling is being built in Brütten, and by springtime it will be ready to house nine families. The construction of a self-sufficient house poses the engineering challenge of balancing tenant…

The Swiss houses making energy go a long way

This content was published on Mar 28, 2016 Despite its growing population and the amount of space needed per person, Swiss household CO2 emissions dropped between 2000 and 2013. How?

Reports from Brussels stoke fears of attack

This content was published on Mar 26, 2016 Nations’ defenses against nuclear sabotage are in focus as the Brussels attacks raise concerns.

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The Referendum Charade

This content was published on Mar 25, 2016 Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has already said that Hungary would resist letting them in. “All the terrorists are basically migrants,” he saidExternal link. The referendum is likely to go his way. Perhaps the oddest referendum will take place in April in the Netherlands, following a successful petition campaign. The question put to Dutch citizens…

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