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Electric car maker feels the power of Switzerland

This content was published on May 11, 2021 An interview with Toni Piëch, who wants to breathe life into the Swiss motor industry with an electric sports car for technophile purists.

Half the staff of Zurich nursing homes snub Covid jabs

This content was published on May 9, 2021 Only 52% of the staff in nursing homes in the canton of Zurich have been vaccinated, even though the pandemic took a heavy toll on elder care homes.

Covid taskforce chief ‘positively surprised’ by health situation

This content was published on May 9, 2021 The chances of easing coronavirus restrictions in Switzerland are improving, according to the president of the Swiss Covid task force. But the business community is losing patience.

Cartoons – capturing freedom of expression

This content was published on May 9, 2021 Caricatures, political cartoons - these are often fun or at least make you smile. But they are also key for expressing freedom of speech.

Alexandre Alahi (left) and Lorenzo Bertoni (right).

3D detectors measure social distancing to help fight Covid-19

This content was published on May 8, 2021 “When Switzerland went into lockdown last year, we were working on an algorithm for self-driving cars,” says Lorenzo Bertoni, a PhD student at EPFL’s Visual Intelligence for Transportation Laboratory. “But we quickly saw that by adding just a few features, we could make our program a useful tool for managing the pandemic.” EPFL’s 3D detector,…

Swiss warm up to Covid-19 vaccine

This content was published on May 8, 2021 The vast majority of Swiss people (73%) wants to get inoculated, according to survey results published by the German-language newspaper Schweiz am Wochenende. Fifteen percent remain undecided and 12% oppose vaccination – compared to 28% in November. “The willingness to be vaccinated is increasing rapidly,” says Marcel Zbinden, an occupational psychologist at the Lucerne University…

Expanded Swiss research campus to concentrate on sustainable energy

This content was published on May 7, 2021 Two of Switzerland’s leading science and technology research institutes have started construction work on the expansion of their campus near Zurich.

Switzerland shifts focus to tracking Indian Covid-19 variant

This content was published on May 7, 2021 Swiss laboratories are developing new tests to pinpoint the Indian coronavirus variant in the country.

‘Humour over rumour’: lessons from Taiwan in digital democracy

This content was published on May 7, 2021 Audrey Tang, the digital minister of Taiwan, talks about “antisocial” media and new democratic competencies.

far right group demonstration in Basel Nov 2018

Swiss far-right personality fined over anti-Semitic remarks

This content was published on May 6, 2021 On Wednesday, the public prosecutor’s office in Basel sentenced Steiger to pay a fine for those remarks, according to Zurich-based media group Tamedia. Unless he appeals, the far-right activist will need to pay a fine of CHF2,200 ($2,419) in addition to procedural costs and legal fees of over CHF6,000. He was also sentenced to a suspended fine of CHF12,800, which he will only have to pay if…

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