Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz about freedom, censorship and life under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship. #switzerland #lukashenko #putin #war --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit...
Read More »New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse
Thawing permafrost is transforming landscapes and presenting risks for railways, roads, cable cars and buildings. A novel scientific solution being developed in Switzerland aims to stabilise mountain infrastructure endangered by climate change. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch...
Read More »Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: A Conversation with international lawyer Dapo Akande
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) Inside Geneva brings you our second summer profile, with international lawyer Dapo Akande. “I’m one of those boring people who actually always wanted to be a lawyer. I’m not sure exactly what the motivation was when I was younger, but I think I was very argumentative as a child. And everyone used to say, ‘You should be a lawyer,’” says Akande. As a child in Nigeria, he...
Read More »Is it a good idea to let AI vote?
Some people want to let AI vote in place of humans. Find out in this video why this might be a bad idea. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe:...
Read More »Teacher targeted for wearing headscarf, Israeli drones and Swiss nuclear plant remains offline
Here are three stories from Switzerland this week 🇨🇭 --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe:...
Read More »Aare Böötle: A Swiss Tradition of Floating Down the River Aare | #switzerland #aare #aareböötle
Have you ever tried this? --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=swissinfovideos
Read More »Football qualification, brave Chihuaha and ruling in favour of Semenya | 3 🇨🇭 news of the week
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Read More »Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles: Tammam Aloudat
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) Inside Geneva’s Summer Profiles are back! In this episode we talk to Tammam Aloudat, doctor, aid worker and now journalist. “I was born in Syria, and I spent most of my life there until my mid-20s. I studied there; I went to medical school there,” says the CEO of The New Humanitarian. Was being a doctor in Syria his first choice? “One of the first side effects of...
Read More »Truth or tale: is Swiss chocolate tainted by child labour? | #worldchocolateday
Is it true that children are involved in cocoa production for the Swiss chocolate industry? 🍫 We received this question from one of you on social media, and since today is World Chocolate Day, we’re diving into this complex issue. This is episode two of our new series "Truth or Tale?"! 🔎 We’re taking your questions from social media and fact-checking them for you. Have you heard anything about Switzerland you’d like us to fact-check? Drop a comment...
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