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A spontaneous, organised and well-financed campaign

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 Unexpected and spontaneous, the ‘No’ campaign was both well organised and financed. The result was a massive 63% voter turnout – something that has rarely been seen in modern Swiss political history – 58.9% of whom voted against the initiative. “This kind of dynamic campaign is not a completely new phenomenon,” said direct democracy expert…

Will Swiss palm oil declaration save orangutans?

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 Conservationists have welcomed the decision to have palm oil in products declared, but more is needed to preserve dwindling orangutan habitat in Sumatra and Borneo. The battle to save orangutans has brought together Zurich Zoo, NGOs and major retailers.

New bionic fingertip can ‘feel’ texture

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 “The stimulation felt almost like what I would feel with my hand,” said amputee Dennis Aabo Sørensen in an EPFL statement released on Tuesday. Using the EPFL device, Sørensen has become the first person in the world to feel texture using a bionic fingertip. In experiments, he was able to distinguish between rough and smooth…

E-voting suffers setback in parliament

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 The OSA has called for an end to discrimination of the about 147,000 Swiss living abroad who have registered to take part in votes and elections. “It is difficult to understand how the government gives priority to cantonal autonomy as the introduction of e-voting for the Swiss Abroad is a task of the [national] government,”…

Bees not treated against killer pest

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 Warm temperatures this winter have meant bees have not been hibernating. So many have not been properly treated for the varroa destructor parasite. Beekeepers are now worried about what might happen in summer. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

Geneva alarmed by ageing French nuclear plant

This content was published on Mar 8, 2016 “Bugey: a major risk for Geneva”. The headline and the main photograph of the nearby French nuclear plant on the front page of Tuesday’s Tribune de Genève newspaper could not be clearer. According to the Swiss paper, last week’s decision by the Geneva city and canton authorities to file a criminal complaint over the ageing…

Pay gap narrows only slightly for women

This content was published on Mar 7, 2016 A new report finds the employment gender gap has closed by less than 1% over the past two decades, despite some modest gains in some parts of the world.

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This content was published on Mar 7, 2016 Timetables are available online as well as over a useful iPhone app that also allows for the purchase of tickets over the device using a credit card. Many residents who frequently use the train system buy half-fare cards that give a 50% discount on journeys by most trains, buses and boats as well as discounts…

‘Everyone’s political ideas are considered’

This content was published on Mar 6, 2016 The 19-year old language student of politics from the Netherlands is a fresh voice of the Swiss Abroad community. swissinfo.ch gives the floor to leading members of the newly-founded online youth parliament. swissinfo.ch: What do you want to achieve as a member of the new youth parliament of the Swiss abroad – first of all…

Ariane de Rothschild: ‘I’m just the one taking the heat’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2016 The chief executive of the Geneva-based Edmond de Rothschild bank has come to wield controversial authority within the famous family.

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