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In a special bonus episode of our podcast The Swiss Connection, our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluss. We trace how Switzerland was uniquely positioned to become a global hub for healthier ageing. We also compare lifespan and health span, examine why access to clinics is so tightly guarded, and discuss why the pharmaceutical industry is moving cautiously in this growing field. Search for The Swiss Connection wherever you...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) How did longevity go from a social media trend to a focus of serious science? In this special bonus episode our host, Jo Fahy, is joined in the studio by pharmaceuticals and healthcare reporter, Jessica Davis Pluss. We trace how Switzerland was uniquely positioned to become a global hub for healthier ageing. We also compare lifespan and health span, examine why access to clinics is so tightly guarded, and...

Swiss research institutes may tighten the screening of foreign academics as the current patchwork system of controls contends with growing threats of spying by China, Russia and others targeting commercial and military capabilities. Visit Swissinfo to read more about how Switzerland is navigating the delicate balance between attracting global talent and mitigating the risk of spying. #Switzerland #espionage #security #Iran #China #Russia --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the...

Despite years of awareness campaigns and a national drive to cut waste, large amounts of edible food in Switzerland are still ending up in the bin.⁠ ⁠ 🔗Visit Swissinfo to find out why Switzerland is falling far short of its targets to reduce the amount of edible food being thrown away.⁠ ⁠ #foodwaste #zerowaste #Switzerland #swiss --- 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...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) On Inside Geneva this week: world leaders are gathering in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, but do they have any answers? “I think we are at an amazing moment in history. We have in our hands the opportunity to do well, to save our own environment, the planet, to take the right decisions to bring humanity onto a good path,” says Marilyne Andersen, Director General of the Geneva Science and...

🚨Update: The Valais Public Prosecutor's Office has remanded in custody Jacques Moretti, the manager of the Le Constellation bar, following the fatal fire on January 1. --- 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.

Today at 2pm, Switzerland paused for a minute's silence dedicated to the victims of the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana in which 40 people died and 116 were injured. ⁠ ⁠ The moment of silence took place on a national day of mourning.⁠ ⁠ Our thoughts are with everyone affected. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠--- 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...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) This week on Inside Geneva, we discuss the key stories of 2025 that we know will continue to make the news in 2026. “The top story of 2025 has been the cuts to the humanitarian aid sector. We knew that, with Donald Trump returning to the White House, cuts were likely, but we did not expect them to be so brutal,” says Swissinfo journalist Dorian Burkhalter. “I wanted to talk about Gaza,...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) Inside Geneva joins aid workers staying in Ukraine this December.  The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) supports tens of thousands of people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed. Marcel van Maastrigt, UNHCR, Odessa: ‘At two in the afternoon you might have an air alert, and at three in the afternoon people in shops and restaurants are putting up Christmas decorations, because they want to...

“I’m not the story of persecution. The story is the Russian people,” says Mariana Katzarova, the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on Russia. We joined Katzarova on her journey from Geneva to Brussels as she met UN and EU stakeholders and collected testimonies from Ukrainian and Russian survivors of torture. Watch our closeUp mini-documentary for a rare insight into one of the UN’s toughest jobs. #humanrights #freedom #justice #socialjustice #activism...