Switzerland in the age of automatic exchange of banking information
By Armando Mombelli Sep 17, 2019 – 10:38 A year ago, Switzerland began to pass on data on the bank accounts held by foreigners in Swiss banks to around […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at celebrates the 728th Swiss National Day
(Please use google translate to read the German article in your language) Eine grosse Schweizer Fahne und Girlanden mit dem Schweizer Kreuz – die Mahmud-Moschee an der Forchstrasse in Zürich ist bereit für den Schweizer Nationalfeiertag am 1. August. Das freut Leser-Reporter Johny Wüest: «Das ist doch mal eine schöne […]
Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya Switzerland hold their 35th Ijtema – MTA Report
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Cassis in Turkey: Swiss minister tries to mediate in Cyprus conflict
Jul 12, 2019 – Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has praised Turkey for its role in stabilising the situation in the Middle East and offered Switzerland’s good offices for peace […]
eye on the multinationals: How do we keep companies honest on human rights?
By Jessica Davis Plüss This content was published on June 20, 2019 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. There was a time in […]
Legal question: Mosque dome challenge may test Swiss minaret ban
Jun 20, 2019 – A Bern politician looks set to test Switzerland’s decade-long ban on the construction of minarets by objecting to a dome that is planned for a […]
opinion: Boycotting artisanal gold miners is not the answer
Jun 18, 2019 – 15:52 Switzerland’s anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth thinks Metalor was wrong to drop artisanal miners. The sudden decision by the giant Swiss refinery Metalor to throw a […]
Mental health: Why the world is so divided on burnout
By Jessica Davis Plüss Jun 17, 2019 The latest Job Stress Index survey found more than a quarter of Swiss workers suffering from critical levels of workplace stress. (Keystone) Burnout […]
Esoteric appeal, Demand for information about Swiss sects on the rise
Jun 6, 2019 – 15:29 A helpline that provides information about sects in Switzerland has seen an 11% increase in requests for information. Infosekta, an independent Zurich-based association that answers […]
Dangerous driving: When Chaplin and Nehru cheated death in Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar Jun 6, 2019 – 10:00 Pictures by Keystone (go to ‘source’ for all the pictures) The Swiss mountain air – and Chaplin’s antics (here posing as […]
Decades after war, Kosovo shapes up with Swiss support
By Julie Hunt Jun 5, 2019 – 11:00 Twenty years after the end of the war in Kosovo, the young republic still faces serious economic and political challenges, but […]
Cassis Pompeo talks – Swiss ask US to ease aid deliveries to Iran
Jun 2, 2019 Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis has called on the United States to facilitate the provision of humanitarian aid to Iran in a bid to de-escalate tensions […]
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
Source: The Youth 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 […]
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 […]