The Quest for Other Worlds
SCIENCEsuisse is an introduction to the fascinating world of science, focusing on Switzerland’s role as a centre for international research.
The series, directed by leading Swiss filmmakers, profiles 25 outstanding researchers from a wide range of disciplines. We find out which projects top researchers are working on and what scientists are pondering in the 21st century.
The series was produced by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Episode 10 The Quest for Other Worlds… Read the story »
Switzerland Tax Evasion Cooperation
(AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Schneider, file) In this March 6, 2009 file photo, Swiss Federal President Hans-Rudolf Merz, head of the Federal Department of Finance, conducts a news conference in Bern, Switzerland.
Switzerland Tax Evasion Cooperation – The Swiss government said Friday, March 13, it would cooperate on cases of international tax evasion, breaking with a long-standing tradition of protecting wealthy foreigners accused of hiding billions of dollars in the Alpine nation.
The government insisted it would hold onto its cherished banking secrecy rules, but said other countries could now expect Swiss cooperation in cases where they provide compelling evidence of tax evasion. Read the story »
Pictures from Switzerland
Oberaar glacier, Oberaarhorn and Triebten mountain lake, Bernese Oberland – (Swiss Image/Roland Gerth) Read the story »
Switzerland and the Swiss Flag
The Swiss Flag is made up of a white equilateral cross on a red field. It derives from a similar banner of the Holy Roman Empire, and thus indicates strong connotations with Christianity. Read the story »
Hans Erni Turns 100
Title: Pacem in terris, 1967 Artist: Hans Erni (Swiss b. 1909) – Medium: Tempera on paper – Dimensions: 64 x 46 cm – Image courtesy: Hans Erni, Luzern/Switzerland (private property)
Hans Erni Turns 100 - Hans Erni, the Swiss Abstract Painter, designer and sculptor was born on February 21, 1909.
Hans Erni was born in Lucerne in 1909 and studied at the École des Arts et Métiers and then at the Académie Julian in Paris from 1928-1929. Read the story »
Famous Swiss People
Famous Swiss People – Henry Dunant (1828-1910), Humanist; His exceptional vision led, as co-founder, to the creation of the Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva (now International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC). Joint recipient of the first Nobel peace prize 1901). Read the story »
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