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Almanac of Swiss politics goes digital

This content was published on Dec 1, 2016 The first edition of the “Annual Yearbook of Swiss Politics” was published in 1966. For the past five decades, experts have recorded political life both at a national level and in the country’s 26 cantons. The publication, written in German and in French, two of Switzerland’s four national languages, has become an important source of…

The difficult hunt for wild boar

This content was published on Dec 1, 2016 In many places, wild boar are a plague for farmers. The damage they cause throughout Switzerland each year amounts to CHF4 million. Farmers are engaging hunters to weed out the boar. But these highly sensitive animals are very difficult to kill. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Nestlé accused of ties to Indonesian palm oil labour abuse

This content was published on Nov 30, 2016 Indonesian children are working in hazardous conditions on palm oil plantations to supply multinationals like Nestlé, Amnesty International claims.

Sika founders appeal against voting rights ruling

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 The family’s holding company Schenker-Winkler Holding (SWH) wants the high court in Zug to dismiss the decision of the lower court on October 27, which upheld Sika management’s right to restrict the Burkard family votes during the past two annual general meetings. SWH said in a statement on Tuesday that resolutions of the 2015 Sika…

Swiss-made camera sends first high-res shots of Mars

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 The CaSSIS camera, which stands for Coulour and Stereo Surface Imaging System, was launched aboard the ExoMars mission’s orbiter in March and entered Mars’s orbit on October 19. Although the lander launched at the same time crashed on the Martian surface, the orbiter is currently circling the planet in an elliptical pattern, allowing the camera…

Why did voters reject a second major nature park?

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 Eight of 17 municipalities, including two key communes, have rejected plans for a second national park in the Swiss Alps.

Harnessing the humble plant cuticle

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 A common plant structure is the driving force behind a new EU research project, thanks to its potential for inspiring novel materials.

Swiss bankers plead not guilty in New York

This content was published on Nov 29, 2016 The two men, along with a third employee of the bank ZKB, were among those charged by US authorities in cases related to offshore tax evasion by wealthy Americans using Swiss banks. They stand accused of having helped to hide at least $423 million (CHF429 million) in US taxpayer assets for nearly 200 clients between…

Historian wins Latsis Prize for forced labour research

This content was published on Nov 28, 2016 German historian Alexander Keese has won the National Latsis Prize 2016 for his work on ethnicity, forced labour and political transitions in West and Central Africa. The CHF100,000 ($99,000) award recognises outstanding researchers under the age of 40 in Switzerland. Keese, 39, has held a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNCF) professorship at the University of…

Media: ‘The days of nuclear energy are numbered’

This content was published on Nov 28, 2016 A half-hearted no, a clear no or a snub? Swiss papers can’t decide what to make of voters’ rejection of phasing out nuclear energy.

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