Category Archive: 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy

In the future the internet will not only allow people to comunicate with each other but with objects too. Swiss public television’s 10vor10 programme explains the “Internet of Things”. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) — 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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You need planning permission for even minor changes to your property in Switzerland. The authorities in Lucerne are seeing red because people are buliding lakeside bathing huts without seeking permission. So they’ve sent out drones to have a closer look. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role …

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From agricultural law to baking bread, a school for female farmers high on a mountain in canton Uri teaches all the skills needed to run a farm. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) It’s not the first school of its kind in the canton of Uri. Between 1946 and 1996 there was a training programme in the Reuss valley in … Continue reading »

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Last year, someone made the mistake of demolishing a 450-year-old farmhouse near Zurich. Now a court has ordered that it be restored to its original state. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — 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. …

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Sometimes asylum seekers go underground, as they have no hope of getting official refugee status. They’re known as “sans papiers” (without papers). (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Asylum is only granted to those who face persecution or imprisonment in their country of origin for reasons of race, religion or nationality or because of their political views. Most asylum seekers …

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Many churches are listed buildings, so pulling them down is not an option. A number of parishes now want to revive empty churches by converting them into homes. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — 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 …

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Divers have found a historic aircraft in Lake Lucerne, which crashed in 1941 and was deemed lost – until today. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — 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 …

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The 118 church bells of St. Gallen are now to be used for a neo-romantic church bell concert. But the organisers will have to overcome a number of obstacles before the world premiere in the summer. (SRF/swissinfo) — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on …

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Benzodiazepine is a class of tranquillisers used to relieve cramps, dissipate anxiety and help with sleep disorders. But as this report finds, addiction can become a dangerous side effect. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) — 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 …

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