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Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) Over the next six episodes, we're proud to present 'Lost Cells', a short investigative podcast series. The production is an original SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng) trilingual podcast made in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche and Studio Ochenta.  This gripping investigative podcast series uncovers the human stories behind the promises and failures of private stem...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2424338/open_sms) Tatiana and her husband Ratko choose cord blood banking in Switzerland for their daughter’s cells. They seek out a top US university conducting research in stem cell transplants and are offered a rare opportunity to be part of this leading-edge program. An original SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng) trilingual podcast series in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche...

The Australian Dollar appreciates despite escalating trade tensions. The PBOC injected CNY300 billion through the one-year Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF), keeping the rate steady at 2%. President Trump said tariffs on Canada and Mexico ‘will go forward’. The Australian Dollar (AUD) recovers its daily losses as the US Dollar (USD) weakens amid declining US Treasury yields on Tuesday. Investors eagerly anticipate Australia’s monthly inflation...

USD/CHF struggles as the US Dollar loses ground following disappointing US economic data. Traders anticipate the Fed will keep its current stance for an extended period due to ongoing uncertainty. The Swiss Franc strengthened as the yield on the 10-year Swiss government bond rose. USD/CHF remains under pressure for the fourth consecutive session, hovering around 0.8970 during Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The pair’s decline is driven by a...

On the night of the Boston Tea Party in 1773, American insurrectionists donned disguises and destroyed a shipment of tea imported by the East India Company. The protestors boarded privately owned ships in the harbor and threw the tea overboard. Later that night, the activists discovered another tea shipment that had been unloaded at a warehouse. Not content with having destroyed most of the company’s import, they broke into the warehouse and destroyed that tea, too....

Éric Lombard, France’s Minister of Economy and Finance, makes a negative impression almost every day with his statements on the economy and the role of the state in society. These positions are a perfect reflection of the gulf between the French political class, defenders of socialist statism, and a world that is following a completely opposite path: one of freedom, economic liberalization, eager to reduce the weight of the state in the life of individuals... In...

The day after the German elections, the flagship Swiss index quickly slipped into the red before recovering to break through the 13,000-point barrier for the first time. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

On February 10, President Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports. Legally, Trump is within his rights to do so, as Congress gave the President the power to set tariffs. However, the Constitution of the United States places the power to impose tariffs in the hands of the Legislative Branch. The President’s capricious application of tariffs demonstrates why Congress needs to guard this authority more jealously.Yet, tariffs are not cure...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Inside Geneva has some big questions about the US-Russia talks this week on ending the war in Ukraine. “Is this really a peace deal or is it just a deal about money? Or is it even some kind of capitulation or a power grab?” asks Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes. What does US President Donald Trump want? “Do you want to...

After the war in Ukraine began, several journalists from Novaya Gazeta stayed in Russia, continuing their work under censorship and, remarkably, still managing to accomplish a great deal despite the restrictions. Others left the country and started the media outlet in exile, Novaya Gazeta Europe. Watch the full interview with Ekaterina Glikman, deputy editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its...