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Studying fruit flies to help build better robots

Fruit fly inspires exploration of other planets

This content was published on Apr 14, 2025 Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) are trying to replicate the brains of tiny fruit flies to create next-generation robots.

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Trump policies amplify banking headaches of Swiss Abroad

This content was published on Apr 14, 2025 PostFinance is closing accounts held by Swiss citizens in Cuba – an example of the banking headaches facing Swiss living abroad. The US president is also a factor.

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You won’t find any Swiss in these countries

This content was published on Apr 13, 2025 Swiss nationals are spread all over the world. Only five countries currently have no Swiss Abroad - at least officially.

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How should Switzerland respond to the US tariffs?

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 After US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on goods imported into the US on April 2, we wanted to hear your thoughts on how Switzerland should respond.

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The Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Picture of the week

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 Mannequins lie in front of the former Jelmoli department store in Zurich on Thursday. In February the lights went out in Jelmoli after more than 125 years. (Keystone / Michael Buholzer)

Rock’n’hole: the awe-inspiring Martinsloch sun phenomenon

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 Twice a year the sun pierces a hole in a mountain in eastern Switzerland and lights up a church.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Apr 11, 2025 From tomorrow, Swiss nationals abroad from over 40 countries will be able to elect their representatives on the Council of the Swiss Abroad.

Picture of the day

This content was published on Apr 11, 2025 The Matterhorn, a dairy cow, Heidi or the thousand franc bank note: do you have a Swiss magnet in your home? This collection was photographed in the window of a souvenir shop in Geneva.

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This content was published on Apr 10, 2025 The US tariff rodeo continues, but Switzerland is back in key EU research and education programmes.

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