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Israeli supplier bears service costs for streamlined Swiss drones

Supplier bears service costs for technically slimmed-down drones

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Switzerland is procuring a reconnaissance drone system from the Israeli manufacturer Elbit. As some of the drones' functions have to be dispensed with, the supplier in Israel will cover the fixed costs of the service contract for nine years.

Parmelin signs agreement on EU programmes in Bern

Swiss sign agreement on EU research programmes

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Switzerland is associated with the European research programme Horizon Europe with retroactive effect from January 1, 2025.

Cocoa: prices on a rollercoaster ride, chocolate remains expensive

Rollercoaster cocoa prices remain high

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 While at the end of 2024 cocoa was selling at $12,000 (CHF9,650) per tonne, it has recently dropped to $6,000. On the shelves of supermarkets, however, no difference can be seen.

New army camouflage systems from European manufacturers

New Swiss army camouflage systems made in Europe

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 The Swiss Armed Forces are receiving new camouflage systems. The Federal Armaments Office Armasuisse is ordering these from three European suppliers.

Bat species discovered in Lucerne

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 The Alpine bat has been detected in Lucerne for the first time. The species, previously unknown in canton Lucerne, is increasingly spreading northwards and has now been discovered as part of a participatory project.

Swiss mountain railways look back on a pleasing summer season

Swiss mountain railways look back on good summer

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Swiss mountain railways transported significantly more guests in the 2025 summer season than in the previous year. All regions closed with a plus compared to the previous year.

Birth rate in Switzerland hits new low

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 The average number of children per woman in Switzerland has fallen to 1.29, its lowest level since records began. The desire to have children is also declining.

AI has prejudices against texts from China

AI systems show strong bias against Chinese texts

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 As soon as artificial intelligence (AI) language models learn that the author of a text comes from China, they rate the text significantly lower, although it is identical in content to other texts, according to a Swiss study.

Afro-Brazilian activist wins Martin Ennals Award

Brazilian activist wins ‘Nobel Prize for human rights’

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira, a Brazilian activist against police violence, is this year's winner of the Martin Ennals Award in Geneva.

Youth session 2025 is concerned about education policy and the financial centre

Swiss parliamentary youth session makes 11 demands

This content was published on Nov 10, 2025 The demands include a register on gender-specific homicides, more attractive vocational training, free tests for sexually transmitted infections and condoms for up to 25-year-olds.

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