Fertility Sperm quality of Swiss youth in ‘critical’ condition
May 22, 2019 The first ever nationwide testing of young Swiss men has found that over 60% have below average sperm count, mobility or morphology. Researchers from the University of […]
Legendary Roger Federer spends whopping $13.5m to open 81 schools in Africa
by Chaithanya G Spending even a little for a good cause does make a difference in the society, but in this case- a man has given away a whopping amount […]
TROUBLE RECRUITING : An uncertain future for Swiss soldiers guarding the Pope
By Patrick Boehler THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 7, 2019 (Alessandro Di Meo/Keystone) Every May, a new batch of young Swiss Roman Catholic soldiers swears allegiance to the Pope. But in […]
CORONATION OF RAMA X: The new Thai king’s Swiss childhood
By Olivier Grivat, Bangkok MAY 3, 2019 The Thai royal family walking by Lake Geneva in Lausanne in summer 1960. The future king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarang is wearing the cap of a local school. (Archive Yves Debraine) In 1960 and 1961, Thailand’s new king lived with his parents and sisters in […]
A 2000-year-old guest from Pakistan comes to Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar MP3 FILE DESCRIPTION THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 5, 2019 11:00 AMMAY 5, 2019 – 11:00 Convincing Pakistan to lend an ancient Gandhara Buddha statue to […]
“PAY YOUR INTERNS”. In pricey Geneva, UN interns use May 1 demo to demand pay
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 1, 2019 Around 80% of UN internships are unpaid, according to the Fair Internship Initiative (FII).(swissinfo.ch) Dozens of young interns working at the United Nations […]
REVOLUTIONARIES AND SPIES: When Swiss neutrality hurt the Indian freedom struggle
By Anand Chandrasekhar THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 2, 2017 The Café de la Couronne along with Hotel Bristol in Geneva were favoured hangouts for anti-colonial […]
Christian Terrorists: ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: PART 4. – When bombs shook Geneva
By Regula Bochsler (text) and Andrea Caprez (illustration) THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 29, 2019 (Andrea Caprez) In the early 1900s, Geneva was the site of two […]
FOREIGN INFLUENCE: Qatar ends funding of Swiss Muslim Cultural Institute
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 24, 2019 The financial future of the Museum of Islamic Civilisations in La Chaux-de-Fonds looks uncertain. (© Keystone / Laurent Gillieron) Qatar funded projects […]
MANDATORY RESERVES: Why Switzerland stockpiles for possible emergencies
By Samuel Jaberg THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 24, 2019 Currently, fifteen companies, including La Semeuse in La Chaux-de-Fonds, hold mandatory coffee reserves. (Stefan-meyer.ch – Switzerland) Self-reliance is […]
‘We eat pork’: Swiss company’s job listing for a driver accused of discrimination
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 18 April 2019 racismemployment Photo: dedivan1923/Depositphotos An online job listing seeking a ‘Swiss’ driver has caused outrage among members of Switzerland’s migrant community. An online job […]
CRIME STATISTICS: Why most of Switzerland’s prisoners are not Swiss
By Patricia Islas THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 17, 2019 The profiles of those behind bars in Switzerland are as diverse as the causes that can lead […]
INSIDE GENEVA: What to do with the children of Islamic State?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 A child rides in a makeshift cart at Al-Hol camp in Syria on March 31, […]
Swiss Education: Are 14-year olds ready to make a career choice?
EDUCATION By Isobel Leybold-Johnson THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 16, 2019 Starting young: a bicycle mechanic apprentice goes about his work (Christian Beutler / Keystone) Students make big […]
MINING AND HUMAN RIGHTS: How Glencore does its homework
By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 2019 A worker at Glencore’s Mutanda copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glencore says it employs about […]
INVESTMENTS IN SWITZERLAND: Qatar said to be leading funder of mosques in Europe
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 5, 2019 The Museum of Islamic Civilisations, opened in 2016, is said to be one of five projects in Switzerland funded by […]
History: When the Americans bombed a Swiss city
By Sibilla Bondolfi (Text), Ester Unterfinger (Photo editing) Residents of the community of Feuerthalen rescue their belongings from the fire. After 371 bombs were dropped, numerous fires broke out. (Walter […]
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: China steps up diplomatic efforts in Geneva to deflect censure
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 Chinese Vice-Foreign Affairs Minister Le Yucheng arrives for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China at […]
CONTROVERSIAL WEAPONS: Killer robots: ‘do something’ or ‘do nothing’?
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 29, 2019 The US X-47B unmanned autonomous aircraft being tested in 2015 (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter) Countries […]
Halal, health and healing: Will halalopathy bring hope to patients?
Halalopathy is based on medicine, nutrition and faith – but some are wary of its religious connotations The pharmaceutical market is worth billions of dollars worldwide – but many are […]
