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In the Swiss Alps, solar power takes to the water
The world’s first high-altitude floating solar power plant may be a sign of things to come for the global photovoltaic industry.
4,5 Millionen vorzeitige Todesfälle durch Luftverschmutzung
Die Luftverschmutzung führt weltweit zu 4,5 Millionen vorzeitigen Todesfällen pro Jahr. Zugleich verursacht sie jährliche Kosten von 2,9 Billionen Dollar. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommen am Mittwoch veröffentlichte Berechnungen des Centre for Research on...
Belarus: ‘Women protesters experience less violence than men’
Why are so many women protesting against autocratic Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko?
Slovak parliament narrowly rejects tightening of abortion rules
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Slovak parliament on Tuesday narrowly rejected a motion by conservative lawmakers to tighten abortion rules, a proposal that was harshly criticised by women's rights groups. The proposed amendment, defeated by a 59-58 margin,...
Swiss tighten measures to combat spike in COVID-19 cases
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland announced tighter restrictions on Sunday to tackle the recent spike in coronavirus cases, including a national obligation to wear masks and a ban on large scale public gatherings. Gatherings of more than 15 people in...
Swiss can overcome Covid crisis without another lockdown, says leading epidemiologist
Mistakes, such as allowing public events to resume too quickly, likely contributed to the surge in cases this autumn, said Christian Althaus.
Swiss sign next vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca
Switzerland signs agreement with British pharma company AstraZeneca to pre-order up to 5.3 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine under development.
Swiss health experts sign letter wary of herd immunity claims
Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Switzerland, some experts warn that a pandemic strategy based on herd immunity is flawed.
How should we cope with pandemic fatigue?
We are all fed up with cancelled holidays, missing our families in other countries, and none of us, if we are honest, enjoys wearing a mask.
Switzerland at ‘critical’ moment in pandemic
The head of the government’s Covid-19 taskforce has expressed concern about the rising number of cases .
UN torture rapporteur slams British bill on immunity for soldiers
The law would guarantee immunity to British soldiers for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Race to WTO Leadership Is Down to the Final Two Candidates
(Bloomberg) -- World Trade Organization members selected two final candidates -- Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee -- to advance to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body, according to people...
When Gandhi visited Switzerland
Gandhi spent five days in Switzerland in 1931. swissinfo.ch retraces the Indian leader's footsteps on his 150th birth anniversary.
Humanity needs a digital home
More cooperation is necessary to connect the growing number of digital issues, writes Jovan Kurbalija, head of the Geneva Internet Platform.