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Grande Dixence Dam: Europe’s Tallest Hydropower Marvel Turns 75 | #switzerland #engineering

2025-08-26

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Discover the Grande Dixence, the tallest gravity dam in Europe and a symbol of Swiss engineering excellence. 🇨🇭 At 75 years old, this hydropower giant in the heart of the Swiss Alps remains a cornerstone of Switzerland’s renewable energy strategy. --- 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...

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Why Is Switzerland Sitting Out The Race To Attract US Scientists? | #US #switzerland #science

2025-08-22

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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...

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How semiconductors are made: inside the chip manufacturing process | #switzerland #semiconductor

2025-08-18

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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.

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Why Are So Many People Leaving Switzerland? | #switzerland #migration

2025-08-10

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The high immigration figures for Switzerland make it easy to forget that not everyone who arrives is going to stay. In fact, the Alpine country has a comparatively high ratio of emigrants to immigrants. --- 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...

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Switzerland hit by highest US tariffs in Europe, hereditary citizenship and anti-slavery statue

2025-08-08

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How did Switzerland go from trying to negotiate a 10% tariff deal with the US to ending up with the highest tariffs in Europe? Why was an Austrian denied “hereditary citizenship”? And who stole an anti-slavery statue? 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...

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What got Switzerland talking in July? | Here are the top debates on our Dialogue platform

2025-08-07

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Join the conversation on our platform Dialogue 🗣️ --- 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.

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A Hiroshima survivor’s voice against nuclear weapons

2025-08-06

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On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb fell on Nagasaki. A Hiroshima survivor recounts the stigma of surviving “hell” and her fight for peace and a world without nuclear weapons. --- 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...

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From Belarus to Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record

2025-07-30

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Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo journalist Elena Servettaz about how his parents are trapped in Belarus, specifically in Minsk, and about the criminal case that has been opened against him. #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...

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He can’t go home: a Belarusian author on lost roots and life in Switzerland // On the Record

2025-07-30

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Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo in this episode of On the Record about freedom, censorship, and life under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship. He discusses Putin’s Russia, his parents being held hostage in Belarus, prisoners reading his books, and how he survives in Switzerland as a writer. Filipenko’s novels have been translated into dozens of languages, and his voice is listened...

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From Belarus to Switzerland: Sasha Filipenko’s Story // On the Record

2025-07-29

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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...

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Worldwide curry: a Bengali artist spans East and West via Switzerland

2025-07-27

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Since moving to Switzerland in 2018, Ishita Chakraborty has deepened the scope of her work, dissolving geographical and conceptual borders from India to Brazil. Interviewed in her Swiss studio, she discusses her restrictive upbringing and how cooking transcends art. --- 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...

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Hikers in Nazi uniforms, local voting rights for foreigners and Emmentaler trademark dispute

2025-07-25

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What do you think about this week's 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 our YouTube channel.

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Is it a good idea to let AI vote?

2025-07-21

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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:...

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Aare Böötle: A Swiss Tradition of Floating Down the River Aare | #switzerland #aare #aareböötle

2025-07-17

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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:...

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How Locarno became the ‘city of peace’ | #switzerland #locarno #peace

2025-07-15

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The Swiss city of Locarno might be known for its stunning lake views and laid-back holiday vibe, but in 1925, it became the stage for an important diplomatic breakthrough.⁠ ⁠ Why here? And what did it mean for the city?⁠ ⁠⁠--- 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...

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Swiss branch of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shuts down, Women’s EURO kicks off, Swiss lakes warm up

2025-07-04

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Here are three stories from Switzerland this week 🇨🇭 Let us know what you think in the comments. --- 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.

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Amnesty International opens exile Hong Kong office in Bern | #switzerland #hongkong

2025-07-03

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Amnesty International has opened an exile Hong Kong office in the Swiss capital Bern. --- 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:...

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Nuclear talks in Switzerland, ETH Zurich and cow toilets to cut emissions | #switzerland #news

2025-06-20

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Here are this week's stories from Switzerland.   --- 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:...

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What you didn’t know about psychiatry and Switzerland

2025-06-19

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You might already know that the psychedelic drug LSD was first created in Switzerland, but did you know that it was synthesised at a pharmaceutical lab in Basel in 1938? --- 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...

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Swiss Political Cartoonist Patrick Chappatte: Cartoons and the fight for press freedom

2025-06-17

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Patrick Chappatte is one of the world’s most prolific cartoonists, with his work being translated into numerous languages and published in 130 countries. Living in the Swiss city of Geneva – home to the UN and a major political hub – he comments on world events with his cartoons. We talked to Chappatte about the current state of satire, media and free speech in the world. And we looked over his shoulder while he was creating a cartoon for the...

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