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Euroviews. Davos ‘elite’ still pretending we have time to fix the climate crisis | View

The Davos ‘elite’ are still pretending we have time to fix the climate crisis. We don’t. We have already entered into a new phase of climate change, one in which the impacts are coming faster and more intensively and we have to act immediately to avoid an even more catastrophic disaster.

21/01/2019

Switzerland

World Economic Forum 2019: What to expect at this year's Davos

Leaders in politics and business are gathering in the mountain resort of Davos in Switzerland ahead of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting.

20/01/2019

Living

Audemars Piguet: "The watches we make last forever"

One of the oldest Swiss watchmakers just launched a new collection after 25 years. We visited their workshop to learn more about their 144-year-old savoir-faire

18/01/2019

Cult

Technology and tradition: the new world of watchmaking at SIHH 2019

The luxury watch sector has embraced modernity at the 29th edition of SIHH.

15/01/2019

Switzerland

Geneva’s annual watch season-opener gets underway

Around 20,000 visitors expected to attend the luxurious event, including Hollywood celebrities such as Pierce Brosnan.

15/01/2019

Switzerland

The watch made of plants

Mother Nature plant watch on display at Geneva Fair

15/01/2019

Cult

The future of watchmaking is under the spotlight in Geneva

Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie opened for a much anticipated 29th edition.

15/01/2019

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Three injured after avalanche hits hotel in Swiss resort

Three people were injured after an avalanche hit the Swiss resort of Schwaegalp on Thursday (January 10).

11/01/2019

Switzerland

Champions League: find out who is playing who in the last 16

Who has got struggling Manchester United in the next round of the Champions League?

17/12/2018

Switzerland

Swiss Cabinet postpones vote to ratify EU treaty despite bloc's threat

The EU has piled on pressure for a treaty that would see Switzerland automatically adopt some EU laws.

07/12/2018

Switzerland

Hadron collider shutdown

CERN accelerator to close for upgrades

04/12/2018

Switzerland

'Women’s Bible' puts religious texts in new light

Around twenty Protestant and Catholic theologians from many different continents and different ages came together to publish the alternative book which shows women in different Bible texts in a new light.

27/11/2018

Living

Black Friday or 'Fair Friday' — which one do you want?

A Swiss bookstore decided to turn Black Friday on its head, encouraging customers to make charitable donations instead of snapping up cheap deals.

26/11/2018

Switzerland

Swiss 'say no' to more sovereignty — and cow horns — in referendums

Early results suggest that Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to give domestic laws precedence over international statutes, an outcome which critics said would compromise its global agreements and damage its economy.

25/11/2018

Switzerland

Swiss councillor barred from vote after nursing baby outside chamber

The decision to bar a council member from a vote after she left the room to breastfeed her baby has sparked conflict between politicians in the Swiss city of Basel.

23/11/2018

Switzerland

Switzerland to vote on whether to save cow horns

Switzerland is going to vote on Sunday on whether to save cow horns.

22/11/2018

Switzerland

Wish you were still here: giant postcard highlights shrinking glaciers

Climate campaigners assembled a giant postcard at one of Europe’s shrinking glaciers to send a message about global warming.

17/11/2018

Living

GPHG 2018: Bovet received the award for "best watch"

The prize-winners of the 18th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) were unveiled and the "Aiguille d’Or" went to Bovet 1822.

10/11/2018

Switzerland

Emmental beats: Swiss researchers are playing hip-hop to cheese

Emmental beats: Swiss researchers are playing hip-hop to cheese

04/11/2018

Focus

Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève shows off competition's final selection

With the winners from the 72 magnificent timepieces to be announced on November 14th, the latest edition of the "watchmakers' Oscars" is a blend of ancient art and innovation...at a price.

02/11/2018

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WATCH! The 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) final stage.

After Venice, Hong Kong and Singapore, the 72 watches selected by the jury of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) are arrived at the final stage of their international journey.

01/11/2018

Living

Exhibition opens in Geneva to present this year's trending watches

The mobile exhibition presents 72 watches competing to win the "Watchmaking World’s Oscar".

01/11/2018

Focus

Crans-Montana Forum calls for political courage in troubled times

In partnership with Crans Montana Forum

The latest edition of the forum, held in Geneva, focussed on the ills of our age and the importance of security.

30/10/2018

Switzerland

Switzerland bans paedophiles from working with children for life

Switzerland has announced it will ban all convicted paedophiles from working with children for life.

11/10/2018

Switzerland

Switzerland imposes lifetime ban on paedophiles from working with children

Judges will be obliged to impose the measure on almost all those convicted of sexual offences against vulnerable victims.

11/10/2018

Switzerland

Women aren't discriminated against - it's men, says professor

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research based in Geneva, has publicly apologised for a researcher's report which said physics was “invented and built by men, it’s not by invitation”

01/10/2018