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Our partner organisation SWI swissinfo.ch reports daily from Switzerland on the topics of politics, the economy, culture, society, science and direct democracy.

The platform provides information in ten languages, and offers top multimedia stories and analysis in German, French, Italian and English, as well as in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and Russian.

SWI swissinfo.ch is a public-law news information platform of SRG SSR which was created from the former Swiss Radio International. It offers independent information from the fields of politics, the economy, culture, science and education as well as on direct democracy. Its target audience includes foreigners who are interested in Switzerland as well as Swiss abroad.

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SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Poll finds over half of Swiss residents don't believe in God

15. November 2024 - The number of people turning their backs on organised religion in Switzerland has been growing for years. A new survey reveals how little importance…

The Swiss lawyer who strives to bring war criminals to justice

14. November 2024 - Alain Werner, a Geneva lawyer specialising in international criminal law, tirelessly pursues war criminals around the world, determined to bring…

Heard the one about the Swiss company installing laugh detectors?

09. November 2024 - Swiss insurance group Baloise is testing the frequency of laughter in an office to improve job satisfaction. Workers who don’t laugh enough are sent…

The miraculous resurrection of Canada’s Edelweiss Village

07. November 2024 - On the brink of demolition, a group of Swiss-style chalets in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has been given a new lease of life. SWI swissinfo.ch visits…

The end of communal chores tradition in Swiss village

06. November 2024 - For centuries, residents of Auboranges have participated in communal duties, from cleaning sewers to maintaining forest paths. With the municipality…

How Swiss cafés fostered the spread of knowledge and progress in Europe

05. November 2024 - In the 19th century, cafés run by Swiss emigrants from canton Graubünden sprang up in many cities across Europe. They soon became meeting places for…

Swiss man found dead in Jakarta

03. November 2024 - A 34-year-old Swiss man has been found dead in the room he was renting in Jakarta, in circumstances that have yet to be clarified, according to…

Gold-digging: why some Swiss bury their wealth in the garden

02. November 2024 - It’s not just plants that can be found in Swiss gardens – there’s a fair bit of gold too. About ten tonnes of the precious metal is estimated to be…

Hard drugs: does prohibition sometimes do more harm than good?

01. November 2024 - The use of crack cocaine is on the rise in Swiss cities. How can this growing consumption be tackled? And what support can be provided to addicts?…

SWI swissinfo.ch – a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

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