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Alternate universe Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con

For three days, the Swiss city of Basel became a mecca for 43,000 comic and science fiction fans.

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Swiss energy vote Technology is there, but not yet the market

The Swiss energy strategy is the only one worldwide to have been approved by voters - and therein lies its value, says expert Rolf Wüstenhagen.

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Educating Switzerland

How does Switzerland turn out enough skilled workers? Do Swiss universities fare well on the world stage? Which languages are taught in Swiss schools?

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Making Switzerland home

Expat, immigrant, foreigner: Whatever you call yourself, you’re in good company. One in four people living in Switzerland is not Swiss.

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TRAPPIST-1 system Bern researchers nail down exoplanet orbit

Smart sleep Researchers pinpoint how deep sleep affects learning

Coptic Christians targeted Swiss express sadness over Egypt attack

Assets linked to Ben Ali Swiss return second tranche of funds to Tunisia

Widening gap Strong franc scares off investment in Switzerland

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Cost control In Switzerland, citizens have the last word on money matters

Stephanie Hess, Aarau

If citizens in the Swiss town of Aarau think that their politicians plan to waste too much money, they can interfere using a special veto power.

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#Weareswissabroad What the Swiss think of Switzerland when they're far from home

Thanks to the tag #WeAreSwissAbroad, Swiss expats have been telling their stories of living far from home on Instagram.

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Bricks, mortar & dirty cash Squeezing laundered money out of Swiss property

Matthew Allen

The Swiss real estate is an attractive option for high yielding Swiss franc investments. But it can also be used for money laundering.

Seniors with addiction A home for elderly drug addicts

What is life like for heroin addicts when they enter old age? One Swiss nursing home provides special care for them.

From Einstein to No. 1 Swiss keep up the patent pace

Luigi Jorio

Switzerland is the champion of the patent world, filing the most patent applications per head to the European Patent Office in 2016.

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Swiss Bond Roger Moore: at home in Switzerland

What kind of relationship did Roger Moore, who passed away this week in Switzerland, have with the country? Did it go beyond skiing?

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Photographic Days 2017 Welcome to Biel, ephemeral capital of Swiss photography

Thomas Kern & Samuel Jaberg

For nearly a month every year in Biel, Switzerland's largest bilingual city welcomes a festival dedicated entirely to photography.

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Ueli Steck: a life remembered From mere mortal to climbing superstar

John Heilprin

On the day of his Swiss remembrance ceremony, a look back at the life of phenomenal alpinist and speed mountaineer Ueli Steck.

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Jura Swiss canton pushes for mandatory voting

Urs Geiser

Driven by concerns over low turnout, a Swiss political party has proposed compulsory voting in canton Jura.

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Anna Reinhart, Zwingli's wife 'Nothing is more precious than love'

Regula Bochsler

Read how priest Huldrych Zwingli's marriage was seen as a powerful signal in the early years of the Reformation.

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Analysis Five takeaways from Sunday’s Swiss energy vote

Balz Rigendinger

Sunday’s vote endorsing a new energy law reveals five interesting lessons.

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Vote May 21 Swiss give green light for renewables and nuclear phase out

Urs Geiser

Voters have approved a new energy law that aims to promote renewable energy, ban new nuclear power plants and lower energy consumption.

Cern Particle physicist shuns hyperactive investments

Madison Marriage, Financial Times

An interview with Elena Manola-Bonthond, chief investment officer of Cern’s $4 billion (CHF4 billion) pension scheme.

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Take a look Picture of the week

In this series, swissinfo.ch picture editors choose an image highlighting a news event of the past seven days.

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Auction of Zurich city cows Vanessa, Rihanna and Hedi - first, second, third!

Thomas Kern

Behind the scenes at a Swiss livestock auction.

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Swiss topography Bird's-eye view - as precise as never before

New aerial images record details of Switzerland with an accuracy of 10cm.

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Populism Crises that can strengthen democracy

Renat Kuenzi

A prominent Swiss political scientist assesses the challenge that populists pose for democracies.

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70 years at Cannes When Switzerland walks the red carpet

Here is a look back at the Swiss presence at the Cannes Film Festival, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

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Gay and lesbian visibility Rainbow families start to colour Swiss media

Thomas Stephens

Gay or lesbian parents are almost non-existent in the Swiss mainstream media, unlike in the United States. But are things changing?

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Front Page

Alternate universe Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con

Swiss energy vote Technology is there, but not yet the market

Educating Switzerland

Making Switzerland home

Latest News

TRAPPIST-1 system Bern researchers nail down exoplanet orbit

Smart sleep Researchers pinpoint how deep sleep affects learning

Coptic Christians targeted Swiss express sadness over Egypt attack

Assets linked to Ben Ali Swiss return second tranche of funds to Tunisia

Widening gap Strong franc scares off investment in Switzerland

Bloomberg business

09:04 Bordeaux 2016 Wine Starts to Price Above 2015, Liv-ex Data Show

15:01 Tesla's Model X Missing Out on America's Voracious SUV Hunger

14:15 Diamond Industry Faces Headache as Key U.S. Market Takes a Knock

13:05 Candy Brother Said to Sell French Riviera Villa for $28 Million

13:02 Volvo Wagon Fanatics Prepare for the New V90 Station Wagon

Reuters International

16:52 Trump ends nine-day overseas trip with a flourish as trouble looms at home

15:10 Exclusive - Trump son-in-law had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy: sources

16:12 Trump says he will decide on Paris climate deal next week

18:38 G7 leaders divided on climate change, closer on trade issues

11:23 Trump tweets 'money is beginning to pour in' to NATO

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Cost control In Switzerland, citizens have the last word on money matters

#Weareswissabroad What the Swiss think of Switzerland when they're far from home

Bricks, mortar & dirty cash Squeezing laundered money out of Swiss property

Seniors with addiction A home for elderly drug addicts

From Einstein to No. 1 Swiss keep up the patent pace

Swiss Bond Roger Moore: at home in Switzerland

Photographic Days 2017 Welcome to Biel, ephemeral capital of Swiss photography

Ueli Steck: a life remembered From mere mortal to climbing superstar

Jura Swiss canton pushes for mandatory voting

Anna Reinhart, Zwingli's wife 'Nothing is more precious than love'

Analysis Five takeaways from Sunday’s Swiss energy vote

Vote May 21 Swiss give green light for renewables and nuclear phase out

Cern Particle physicist shuns hyperactive investments

Take a look Picture of the week

Auction of Zurich city cows Vanessa, Rihanna and Hedi - first, second, third!

Swiss topography Bird's-eye view - as precise as never before

Populism Crises that can strengthen democracy

70 years at Cannes When Switzerland walks the red carpet

Gay and lesbian visibility Rainbow families start to colour Swiss media