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SWI swissinfo.ch

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

Zurich fire brigades switch to green fuel

28. April 2025 - Fire brigades in canton Zurich have been testing an increasingly popular biofuel called HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). The trial is proving so…

Swiss Abroad ‘can be proud of the support they give their country’ 

27. April 2025 - Marianne Jenni took up the post of director of the Swiss foreign ministry’s consular division in January 2025. After 100 days in office, she takes…

The Böögg, Switzerland’s exploding psychic snowman

26. April 2025 - The quicker the Böögg’s dynamite-packed head explodes, the hotter the summer. That’s the theory. But where did the tradition come from, and – more…

Open-air assembly in Glarus: the most important items on the agenda

23. April 2025 - On the first Sunday in May, the Swiss canton of Glarus meets for its traditional open-air assembly, the Landsgemeinde. Here's an overview of the most…

Former Swiss Papal Guard reflects on Pope Francis' legacy

21. April 2025 - Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced on Easter Monday. Didier Grandjean, a seminarian and former Swiss Guard, believes…

Don’t stop me now: Freddie Mercury and Montreux

19. April 2025 - Thousands of fans converge on the western Swiss lakeside town of Montreux every year, enticed by an ever-growing number of Freddie Mercury-related…

Swiss hotel manager commits to China for the long haul 

18. April 2025 - Ticino native Carlo Schmed has lived for 37 years in China. A son of Swiss hoteliers, he decided to follow in the family footsteps – not in…

Sharp decline in IVF multiple births in Switzerland over two decades

15. April 2025 - The proportion of multiple births following in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has fallen significantly over the past two decades, largely due to a change…

Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger

14. April 2025 - A Swiss citizen has been abducted in Niger, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Monday on X. The Swiss representation in the capital Niamey is in…
 

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

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