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Vast majority of voters against nuclear power

This content was published on Jan 19, 2017 Three out of four Swiss citizens are against nuclear power plants according to a new study.

Swiss voters to decide on energy strategy

This content was published on Jan 19, 2017 Voters will have their say on Switzerland’s new energy strategy that would gradually phase out the nation’s five nuclear power plants.

Banks uncertain about May’s Brexit vision

This content was published on Jan 19, 2017 “Britain is, and always will be open for business,” May told delegates in Davos on Thursday. Britain will become a more confident country, in charge of its own destiny after leaving the EU, she added. And this will open to the door to a new “global Britain” that can take better advantage of international opportunities.…

What’s it like inside WEF?

This content was published on Jan 19, 2017 We go on a short walkabout with swissinfo’s WEF correspondent Matthew Allen inside the main congress centre.

The future of Europe

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Switzerland’s chief negotiator with the EU, Jacques de Watteville, says the post-Brexit vote European bloc should stop blaming outsiders for its problems, but look within for solutions. Also speaking at the Open Forum debate in Davos was Nestlé chairman Peter Brabeck. “The political environment is getting more and more emotional and less and less factual.…

Figueres and Gore on Trump’s green credentials

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Former US vice-president Al Gore and Christiana Figueres, one-time executive secretary to the UNFCCC on Donald Trump's green credentials.

Stadler Rail awaiting big contract before investing in India

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 A spokesperson for the firm confirmed that the city of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, is one possible location for a production unit. The state’s chief minister Chandrababu Naidu recently met with the company’s officials in Zurich and his office had issued a press release stating that Visakhapatnam could be potential choice for…

‘Most important office in a democracy is the citizen’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Here are some extracts from the January 10 speech, compiled by the democracy platform people2 power. Change of power “In ten days the world will witness a hallmark of our democracy. The peaceful transfer of power from one freely elected president to the next. I committed to President-Elect Trump that my administration would ensure the…

Fixing the climate ‘more urgent than ever’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 Speaking at the Arctic Basecamp event on the sidelines of WEF in Davos, Figueres said it was time for the climate change agenda to gravitate away from bickering politicians towards companies, investors and ordinary people. The 2015 Paris Agreement committed 195 countries to restricting climate warming to no more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels,…

Learning to run like a refugee

This content was published on Jan 18, 2017 So this is what it feels like to be a refugee for an hour – in the basement of a luxury hotel in Davos. swissinfo.ch’s Matthew Allen tried out the Refugee Run simulation alongside executives at WEF.

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