Internal: Archive

Shipping line launches container clear-up operation

Volunteers clean up washed up content from container vessel in Netherlands

This content was published on Jan 12, 2019 The MSC shipping company has started cleaning up Dutch sea waters, after the Swiss-based firm lost nearly 300 containers in a storm.

Two senior members of the Swiss People s Party next to a Swiss flag

‘Swiss law first’ initiative challenged many voters

This content was published on Jan 12, 2019 A study shows that many voters did not fully understand the relevance of a proposal putting the Swiss constitution above international law.

Swiss-French lumberjacks go to work in Italy

Swiss-French lumberjacks help out in Italy

This content was published on Jan 12, 2019 In Italy, Swiss-French lumberjacks are working in forests destroyed by the storm on 29 October last year.

Geneva airport taxi drivers strike over foreign competition

This content was published on Jan 11, 2019 A strike held by Geneva cab drivers at the airport as part of a protest against illegal taxis from other countries has ended.

Certain elements of peoples’ lives could change

This content was published on Jan 11, 2019

Everyone’s circumstances are slightly different

This content was published on Jan 11, 2019

300-year-old watchmaker creates crypto storage timepiece

This content was published on Jan 10, 2019 Laurent Favre, the tenth generation of the watchmaking clan who revived the family tradition in 2008, says the product is no mere gimmick. It is intended to keep the mechanical watch relevant in the modern age. The family firmExternal link almost foundered in the late 1970s when the Japanese quartz watch fad threatened to wipe…

Disabled group takes Swiss trains to Supreme Court

This content was published on Jan 10, 2019 Switzerland’s umbrella organisation for disabled groups is taking the new double-decker trains to the Supreme Court, saying they are illegal.

Why one party is opposing the criminalisation of homophobia

This content was published on Jan 10, 2019 Last year, parliament approved legislation to criminalise homophobia. Now, a small conservative party wants to launch a referendum against it.

woman walking past a public billboard asking if it is democratic that only 43% of residents in Geneva have the right to vote

Foreigner voting rights: broad variety of opinions

This content was published on Jan 10, 2019 What do swissinfo.ch readers make of the idea of granting foreigners in Switzerland the right to take part in votes and elections?

Page 957 of 3045

First … 955 956 957 958 959 … Last

Internal: Archive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Internal: Archive

More

Shipping line launches container clear-up operation

More

‘Swiss law first’ initiative challenged many voters

More

Swiss-French lumberjacks help out in Italy

More

Geneva airport taxi drivers strike over foreign competition

More

Certain elements of peoples’ lives could change

More

Everyone’s circumstances are slightly different

More

300-year-old watchmaker creates crypto storage timepiece

More

Disabled group takes Swiss trains to Supreme Court

More

Why one party is opposing the criminalisation of homophobia

More

Foreigner voting rights: broad variety of opinions

Popular Stories

Most Discussed