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April 8, 2021

Modern human brain is 1.7 million years old

Today’s human brain was born 1.7 million years ago when our ancestors started using more complex tools and were developing language, say Zurich scientists. Researchers at the University of Zurich used a digital imaging technique called tomography to analyse the…

April 8, 2021

Switzerland will not protest WHO Covid report on China

Switzerland refuses to be drawn into a growing international row over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The United States and 13 other countries have condemned the findings of a recent World Health Organization (WHO) visit to China. They have demanded…

April 8, 2021

Access to Vaccines

Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), discusses the inequities of access to vaccines.

April 8, 2021

Swiss composer Kelterborn passes away

Inspirational Swiss composer Rudolf Kelterborn has died at the age of 89. In addition to his compositions, Kelterborn was a conductor, taught music in Switzerland and abroad and helped form an influential academy. Born in Basel in 1931, Kelterborn combined…

April 8, 2021

Swiss artists to showcase project on borders at Venice Biennale

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has chosen a quartet of artists and architects from Geneva to present their work on political and spatial borders at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. Material collected in the participative project, Orae – Experiences…

April 8, 2021

Fewer antibiotics needed to fatten calves, study shows

Swiss researchers have developed a unique method to reduce the use of antibiotics in calves while still maintaining the profitability of farms. Farmers in Switzerland rely heavily on antibiotics in the process of fattening calves, even though efforts have been…

April 8, 2021

All electric pledge by Swiss car-sharing firm

Car-sharing company Mobility says it will electrify its entire fleet of 3,000 vehicles and build a network of e-charging stations by 2030. On Thursday, the company said its first 300 e-charging stations should be operational within three years. Mobility, which…

April 8, 2021

When companies can’t look to Twitter to set their moral agenda

Labour rights activists are calling Xinjiang a “profound moral test” for companies like H&M and Nike but it’s clear that consumers are driving the moral agenda. What does this mean for an industry without a Twitter following? If you look…

April 8, 2021

Punk designs, Swiss fabrics: Vivienne Westwood at 80

British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood is largely responsible for bringing punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream during the 1970s. Today, as she turns 80, she remains the queen of punk rock fashion – albeit swapping the safety pins…