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In this video astrophysicists at the University of Bern explain, how they want to study the ice beneath the surface of comets, using a type of instrument usually used in airport security. The ice on comets could help answer questions about the formation of our solar system. 00:50 A new kind of space instrument based on terahertz spectroscopy 01:42 Distinguishing between amorphous and crystalline ice 02:32 Building the SUBICE instrument 03:47 Making SUBICE fit for space Read more about the...

Send us a Text Message. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) Pamela Munster, a world-renowned oncologist, has been working in San Francisco for 15 years.  In this episode, she recounts her battle against breast cancer.  You can find more written and video content about this story on SWI swissinfo.ch:  in English (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/from-cancer-doctor-to-cancer-patient-and-back-again/49160434)   in French (original)...

Recently, there has been a scandal in the luxury fashion industry concerning “unethical business practices,” and without going into the history or nature of these industries, somethings are particularly disconcerting about the scandalizing itself. The practices may be causes of disturbance; however, that is not our aim in this article. What I seek to put under scrutiny is the journalistic slandering of these corporations.Perhaps a skeletal summary would be useful...

Only one trio out of 30 finalists completed the course—a testament to the challenging task that demanded the utmost from horse and rider, overtaxing some of the duos. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the article...

Overview: Calmer markets are prevailing today, but an unease remains, and market moves continue to be sharp even if less dramatic. Still, it is in these somewhat less volatile conditions that the US dollar is doing better. It is firmer against all the G10 currencies today. The yen and sterling are the weakest, nursing 0.4%-0.5% losses, while the Norwegian krone and the Canadian dollar are faring the best, off 0.05%-0.15%. Emerging market currencies are also mostly...

Send us a Text Message. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) In the fourth episode of our summer profile series on Inside Geneva, we talk to a Geneva career woman and a Geneva asylum-seeker about a project to unite communities through sport. Surely the world’s humanitarian capital is good at welcoming refugees and immigrants? “We have all these international organisations working on various global challenges. But when you talk to people from...

On Monday morning, investors woke up to plunging stock markets as the “Yen Carry Trade” blew up. While media headlines suggested the sell-off was due to fears of a recession, slowing employment growth, or fears over Israel and Iran, such is not the case. As previously noted, headline events like the economy, employment, or geopolitical conflict are quickly evaluated and hedged by market participants. However, as we saw on Monday, what sparks a global sell-off is...

Respect for the rule of law cannot simply mean a moral obligation to obey legislation. History is replete with too many examples of tyrannical legislation for that notion to pass muster. But if the rule of law does not mean obeying whatever legislators enact, what does it mean?Murray Rothbard argued that this question must be answered by reference to ethical guidelines, which he constructed around the concepts of self-ownership and property rights. Rothbard...

More Swiss breast cancer screening quality varies across cantons This content was published on Aug 6, 2024 The quality of breast cancer screening programmes in Switzerland varies from canton to canton. However,...

Together with neutrality and federalism, direct democracy is a part of the Swiss national identity and helps unite the various languages, religions and cultures in the country. Watch the video on our main channel to find out more about this unique political system. --- 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...