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80 years after the atomic bomb, a leading advocate shares her testimony — from surviving unimaginable horror to speaking at the UN for a world free of nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki. The bombings forced Japan’s surrender, ending World War II, but at a devastating cost: an estimated 210,000 lives. Michiko Kodama was seven years old and inside a school building on the...

Why Switzerland isn’t competing for America’s scientists As the United States slashes funding for scientific research and places increasing pressure on universities, many top researchers are seeking opportunities abroad. While much of Europe is actively welcoming this talent with open arms, Switzerland is taking a different approach – choosing not to join the race to attract them. Visit Swissinfo to read more about why Switzerland is standing apart, and what this means...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) We’ve received the sad news that former CERN director and experimental physicist Herwig Schopper has passed away at the age of 101. He was considered the grandfather of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, helped promote peace through a Middle Eastern science hub, and voiced his concerns about the Nobel Prize. In 2024, just before his 100th birthday, we had the chance to visit him at...

Fifty years on from the Helsinki Accords, we remember the women who resisted and took action – transforming a diplomatic agreement into a powerful human rights movement. Visit Swissinfo to learn more about their stories. --- 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...

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) Inside Geneva’s fourth summer profile – not a person, but a much-loved museum. “In this museum, we ask an essential question: what does humanitarian action have to do with me, in my life, here and now?” says Pascal Hufschmid, director of the Red Cross Museum. This month there’s a special exhibition, “Tuning in” … to the sound of humanity. ...

Making semiconductor chips for computers, machinery, transport and many other devices is a costly, time-consuming process. --- 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.

Have your say on Switzerland’s new banknotes, a glacier-hit village is set to be rebuilt and some Swiss citizens will join a new aid flotilla to Gaza. 🇨🇭💸🏔️🚢 Don’t forget to like, comment and subscribe for more weekly updates! --------- 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...

Do you believe in "chemtrails"? Here's what they really are. --- 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.

In an exclusive interview, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov discusses the fate of truth in the age of digital autocracies. Speaking with swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz, the former editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta outlines why real journalism is impossible without risk, why “likes” often beat investigations, and who can save political prisoners today – presidents, their spouses, or ordinary people. Dmitry Muratov, has appealed to Donald...

The US tariffs have sent shockwaves through Switzerland. 🇺🇸⁠ ⁠ Visit swissinfo to read how this is shaping Swiss foreign policy.⁠ ⁠--- 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:...